24 Quotes by David Forst

We spent four weeks discussing a one-year deal and drawing lines in the sand. Then it took an hour to get a multiyear (deal) done.

Until they are in the Major Leagues, they are assets.

We felt like he needed to get everyday at-bats to break out of his slump, and that's clearly not going to happen in the big leagues.

We had a very good meeting with Bob. Obviously, there's a lot of familiarity there and it was good to meet in that setting.

I don't foresee that happening. Lew and his ownership group have proven things are a little bit different now.

He has exceeded any expectations you would have for someone less than a year out of the draft. Certainly, we probably expected a little more out of him because of the person he is and because of his background, and we all went into spring training hoping he would be ready to contribute at some point this year, but never expecting he'd be closing games in June.

He had a fantastic camp and really caught the attention of the big league coaches. He stayed in camp longer than some guys who were ahead of him on the depth chart. That went a long way to increasing his confidence going into the year.

We've been trying to move Freddie most of the spring. He certainly played himself onto somebody's club.

He was a huge boost for our offense. When he came over here, we said at the time of the trade that having that option was attractive because we knew we'd be able to keep him beyond this year. Jay's a professional. He fit in great with the clubhouse. He's another great veteran our young guys can learn from.