A situation may arise where he's a better option than what we have. There aren't too many guys you can bring in under these circumstances and be sure they won't be afraid.
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Josh Bard is a catcher with excellent defensive tools and someone ... whose best days are ahead of him. He's not coming off his best offensive season, but we still think there is some ceiling on him. He has outstanding makeup and calls a good game. He's a solid receiver with a plus arm, and he's going to be coming to camp with a chance to open some eyes.Theo Epstein
I think Manny is obviously a huge part of this club. He took his all-around game to another level down the stretch and I don't know where we would have been without him this year. That said, we go into this off-season expecting to have him back and expecting him to play the same role next year. Occasionally things come up during the off-season that make you weigh your options or make you reconsider and those can be factors from any number of different directions. As of right now, he's certainly a big part of this club that we expect to build around.
Theo Epstein
He says that when he covered first base, he kind of felt it give a little bit.
Theo Epstein
This year, for a lot reasons and for a lot of teams, has been an exercise in survival. Getting past the attrition of a long year for a lot of different reasons, ... We both survived in probably the toughest division in baseball to get to a point where whomever wins that series will probably get in. It doesn't matter how we got here. It's what we do the rest of the way.
Theo Epstein
Because we're still in a pennant race, we won't be able to reward all deserving players. Decisions will be based on the needs of the big league club.
Theo Epstein
We think he's above average offensively and defensively at a premium position.
Theo Epstein
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