Pat Gillick
Pat Gillick
Lawrence Patrick David Gillickis an American professional baseball executive, currently serving as the president of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. He previously served as the general manager of four MLB teams: the Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, and Phillies. He guided the Blue Jays to World Series championships in 1992 and 1993, and later with the Phillies in 2008...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth22 August 1937
CountryUnited States of America
We're making an adjustment to his arm action, and we want to see if he's making it.
Wait until the championship season gets going and judge for yourselves.
We were disappointed. At the same time, you can't say you're shocked or surprised that something like this would happen.
We had a very thorough examination. Unless something unforeseen occurs, we think he'll be healthy and ready to perform the entire 2006 season.
We're looking for a top-of-the-rotation guy, someone who can strike people out and stop losing streaks. I'm optimistic we can find one. They're available. It just depends on what you have to give them. You may have to overpay.
He didn't figure into the rotation. His inconsistency with his control makes him a tough guy to have in the bullpen. We thought it was better that maybe he went someplace and got a fresh start.
I like the pitchers we have in Jon Lieber and Brett Myers, but I think we still need a real power type of pitcher who can stop the bleeding or stop a losing streak. Is there someone out there? Sure, there are pitchers out there, but it's about what you need to give up to get. I'm talking to clubs all the time and evaluating this every day.
He's getting better. I thought this spring that he didn't indicate to me that he was that type of (one-dimensional) hitter. He indicated to me that he was a lot better.
He's a blue-collar guy. And he's somebody that the public will like.
Going to a fourth year as the Mets went to, we didn't feel that comfortable, ... We were disappointed.
Going to a fourth year as the Mets went to, we didn't feel that comfortable. We were disappointed.
Everybody's looking for pitching and there's not a lot of pitching out on the market. Consequently, it's economics.
We're trying to add more depth to our pitching staff and give Charlie more people to look at in spring training.
Three years we felt very comfortable with. Going to a fourth year as the Mets went to, we didn't feel that comfortable,