Omar Minaya
Omar Minaya
Omar Teodoro Antonio Minaya y Sánchezis the current, Sr. VP of Baseball Operations for the San Diego Padres. He previously served as General Manager for the Montreal Expos and New York Mets...
throw
Our 'pen probably is going to have to throw a lot.
fans opening wants win
Our fans want to win so bad. Remember, this is opening day. It's been a long winter, everyone wants this to happen.
age athletes middle older players
Players are able to play at an older age than they were before and I think Julio Franco personifies that. I think we are going to see athletes play on into the middle 40s, especially in baseball.
age connect fans five four free guys next younger
I think the fans connect with the younger guys. They know that, in the age of free agency, these guys are going to be around for the next four or five years. That's the goal.
based
Based upon what we heard, it's more of a precautionary thing.
except expect games guys played players
I don't know what to tell you except that the games are going to be played and it's just going to be baseball. That's what it is. Do I think there's going to be an incident? I don't expect there to be any. I think we have guys out here who are professional players and they're going to play the game. I don't expect anything like that.
He made it look easy. That's why we went with defense.
decided happen next normal pitch sure time
He may not pitch in the normal five-day turn, but I'm pretty sure it hasn't been decided what will happen the next time around.
pounding strike velocity zone
He was dominating, pounding the strike zone with velocity over 90. But it wasn't so much the velocity but the command, velocity and the delivery.
bobby cox develop helping leave productive situation team
He has a situation where he's been very productive with Bobby Cox and he's been a big part of their team in helping develop their young players. They win. If I was him, why would I leave for one year?
shot
He has a real shot to make this club. He's not here for show. He's here to make the club.
deals geniuses improve moves trying
There are no geniuses in baseball. Some deals work, some don't. You just keep trying to make moves to improve the club.
time
We're going to give him an opportunity. But like anything else, there comes a time when he has to perform.
came innings
You never know. If that need came up, we thought Darren could give us more innings than Pedro.