Mark Shapiro Great Quotations

He made great progress from a year ago in approach and plate discipline. The quality of his at-bats were significantly better.

I love his demeanor and the way he carries himself. He plays with a great sense of presence and confidence.

We had intended to put a young player in the rotation and sign elsewhere. But we made this signing, and it gives us an area of great depth.

Hey, we're chasing the behemoths. I look up and watch Anaheim and the Yankees and Oakland, it's kind of funny. But shoot, Eric (Wedge, manager) is great at internalizing things.

He's a high-character guy, and when he's healthy, he wins. I just thought he'd be a great fit here.

We are excited to add a veteran right-handed bat like Eduardo Perez. His experience, professionalism and knowledge will be a great compliment to this year's team.

Particularly down in the zone. But it was a great camp by him. He left here knowing he'll be back to help us.

Character is very important to us, so to say we did an extensive background check on Jason would be an understatement. What we found is that he's a great teammate, he plays hard and is great in the clubhouse. We read the police report and talked to everyone involved. Our conclusion is we feel it was a mistake on Jason's part, but it's an isolated incident.

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It's great to see him perform like that, but that is not going to affect our decision. He's doing great things, but he's going to start the season at Buffalo.

It's great to see him perform, but he's definitely going to (Triple-A) Buffalo.

I think he's made great progress from a year ago in his approach and plate discipline. The quality of his at-bats was significantly better. He's a guy that's coming. He needs to finish off some things offensively, but he's coming.