105 Quotes by Jon Daniels

She nodded her head approvingly, ... I was a little surprised.

Oakland has really improved itself, Seattle has improved itself and Anaheim has a ton of young players coming up ready to help them. It's a really competitive division and we had to take some steps to stay in the mix.

Obviously, Buck's opinion is going to be heard, ... I think that's the case with all managers or at least it should be. But there will be a lot of people involved in all the decisions we make.

Phil has come in to camp in great shape, and seems committed to staying there. We've got a commitment there, and we're going to give him every opportunity to make the best of it.

I couldn't have seen this coming. I don't think anybody could have.

Bullpen, I think, is the most unpredictable part of the game, for me. You can build a quality bullpen so many ways. What I want is to slip a few pieces of it in and then bring in a lot of quality arms, then sort it out from there.

He was converted from third base to second because he doesn't have big power but our scouts say he can hit. He has good makeup.

He will be a source of creativity and ideas now and in the future. I am excited about someone with his knowledge and skills joining our baseball operations staff.

He is a youthful starting pitcher with an excellent track record that includes an All-Star selection, and will bolster our starting rotation.