Dave Dombrowski
Dave Dombrowski
David Dombrowskiis a professional baseball executive and currently the President of Baseball Operations for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Dombrowski has previously served as the general manager of the Montreal Expos, and the general manager and president of the Florida Marlins and Detroit Tigers...
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Our scouts thought he could hit at a big league level because he swung a good bat and had a good command of the strike zone.
believe chances reason
I think he's going to be fine. There's no reason to believe he won't be fine. We just can't take any chances with that.
brings enjoyed experience nobody
It brings back memories. Nobody enjoyed the experience of what we had to do.
step year
I think it's an important year for the organization. We need to take a step forward.
charge hop knows passion
He's got that hop in his step, the passion back. I think everyone knows who's in charge at this point.
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I don't have any steadfast rule. I think it's more of a generality. I think in Mike's case, he's a guy who expressed a desire to have a multiyear deal. Based upon his past performance, we were open-minded to it.
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Ideally we'd like to still have Kenny in the organization. He had a good season last year. Other pitchers are ahead of him at this point. We needed to create a roster spot.
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I am driven to move quickly because I think there could be a lot of interest in Jim Leyland.
general
I always wanted to be a general manager.
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I don't think it takes long for somebody to be impressed with Jim Leyland and his knowledge of the game. He knows what he wants to accomplish, and he's done it so many times. He's a great communicator. The players like him.
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Naturally, you don't ask him to lead the other guys. But if you watch (the pitchers), he's like a sponge. They're always around him, asking questions.
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We've talked about having somebody at the back end of the bullpen. Todd has had a tremendous career, had a fantastic year last year. ... He's not only got the ability, but the experience that we know we need.
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We're extremely pleased to have a person of his makeup and his ability to bolster the bullpen.
decision
We're still in this position where we haven't made a lot of decisions yet.