8 Quotes by Deric Ladnier

We've negotiated in good faith to this point. We'll continue to do so.

Negotiations will continue to go on like they have.

He enrolled in school as a contingency plan.

He'll play third base. There's no thought process of playing him in another position.

He'll play third base. There's no thought process in putting him at another position. I think he's going to be a very good third baseman.

We think everybody is pretty aware as to who the better pitchers are. The publications, I think, have been pretty accurate in identifying those guys. Now, it's just a matter of who do we want?

He's a highly skilled player. Obviously, his credentials speak for themselves. We just need to get him some at-bats so we can assess where he is and where he starts next year.

This is a great day for the organization. I know Alex is excited to start his career, and he'll do that today by heading to Phoenix to begin play in the Instructional League.