A lock? Also a lock. |
Andre understands our organizational hitting philosophy. He has worked with a number of our young players, as well as some veteran players that came up through the organization. |
But he improved his release time last year. |
But we still have some things left to do. We'll continue to be aggressive. |
Coming back with the same ball club was not going to cut it. |
Corner outfield, first base ... second base. He's a good enough athlete. |
David is one of our key core players. He fits perfectly into our plan and direction. This shows the continued support of the Glass family to build a winning club in Kansas City. |
Emil has put himself in a situation, offensively, to be an everyday player. But where he is defensively is still in the discussion stages. |
Everybody told me the same thing about Raul Ibanez. I was told he'd never be anything but an extra outfielder. |
For us, it's a necessity. |
From there, we'd like to get him in the fall league and, if he does well and where he's at stamina-wise, we may even look at the Puerto Rican League just to make up for some of the time that he has not been on the field. |
Having a good camp is one thing, a lot of people have good camps. But his maturity level, his presence, his professionalism and respect for the game ... those are things that really stand out. |
He comes in where he's got to be beat out for the fourth spot in the outfield. He has some speed and defense, and a pretty good approach to the plate. |
He comes into Spring Training where it's his job to lose. |
He had a good breaking ball. |