Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
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We are excited to add an experienced starting pitcher to our rotation, one that represents the team we are trying to build both on and off the field.
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To have a guy as your sixth starter who could very easily be your fifth starter -- we want to be a championship organization -- and that's the kind of depth championship teams have.
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From a level of mental toughness and competitiveness, he has kind of reframed the standard for all of us in this organization. He made a big impact on our young starting pitchers.
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With him not accepting arbitration and us having five starters under contract, it definitely takes us out of the Kevin Millwood competition at this point.
camp club expect fully good healthy starting
Should he come into camp healthy and in good form, I fully expect him to make our club and be a starting outfielder.
needs pitch starters
A lot is being made about our bullpen, but what needs to get better is our starters. Our starters have to pitch more innings.
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In Paul Byrd, we are excited to add an experienced starting pitcher to our rotation. We are pleased to bring Paul back to the organization he grew up in.
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You can't take stretches of weeks off, especially coming out of the Indy 500, or you lose your momentum. TV promotes a week out. The IRL will be there when its season starts in April and ends at Labor Day.
colon defining start trade
The Colon trade was the start of everything, ... It started the change. That was the defining trade.
affect great perform season start
It's great to see him perform like that, but that is not going to affect our decision. He's doing great things, but he's going to start the season at Buffalo.
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I think there's been a general skepticism in the game, a lot of people inside and outside of Cleveland waiting for us to collapse. It's been so hard for people to believe. But if we're still standing by the last weekend, either race, it doesn't matter.
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Jason is a hard-nosed, tough player that compliments our lineup extremely well. He has always been a tough out while recording a high on-base percentage and has the ability to play all three outfield positions well.
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Jhonny's a guy that we expected to have a good year,
area gives great intended player rotation sign
We had intended to put a young player in the rotation and sign elsewhere. But we made this signing, and it gives us an area of great depth.