The other piece is that we probably had the best developmental pitching year in the minor leagues since I’ve been here. We have a large group of pitchers that fit that profile, most of whom we see as starting pitchers... There is going to be a group of arms that are ready to come to the big-league level, but letting these guys get their feet wet in the bullpen is something we’re going to talk about as well.”
- External acquisitions: “I don’t want this to come across as ‘We’re closing the laptop today’. I’m not going to be unrealistic about realizing we are a 52-win team.