247 Quotes by Mark Shapiro

The question and the unknown on him is going to be how much more power he's got. That's an unknown. ... Last year, he was very bad against left-handed pitching. Very bad.

I had nothing to do with that. I was in the room, but I was the assistant general manager. I didn't make any of the calls.

We worked on that organization from the get-go,

In Andy we are acquiring a right-handed power hitter who is also a good defensive third baseman. It is difficult to acquire a player of Andy's caliber and skill set via trade or free agency and third base is a position of need in our organization.

Worry and bullpen are always in the same sentence for me. He'll be a welcome sight for us up here at this point.

We won't stand in the way of either one getting major league jobs. But just because we've made these decisions, that's not to say that either one couldn't be playing in Cleveland at some point this year.

We're still engaged in conversations with a few clubs. By the end of the week, we should have some resolution to that.

I'm happy for him. We're disappointed it's not happening here, but that's just part of the game.

We won't know until Monday night, but it's a realistic expectation.