57 Quotes by Bill Bavasi

It was not an optimum year for it. The free-agent pool was not deep where we needed it. But it was good at the very top and we do feel we siphoned off some of that when we signed Jarrod.

Nothing is official yet. We feel good that common sense will prevail.

So far, so good. I bet he is very happy, too.

So far, he's every bit the player we thought we were getting.

The language barrier, as we're finding out, was way overblown. I think he was the only one who was freaked about it. But by and large, there won't be any communication problems.

In order to make deals you have to create some excess. Some guys have options, some don't.

He's tough in our ballpark. He knows the AL West. He has great makeup. And the transition should be fairly smooth.

He's looking good on the side. I think for most everybody here, the issue is keeping him healthy and getting him a chance to show what he can do.

If he has interest in playing for us next season, we will have interest in him.