It's a challenge because we all love winning. We're trying to find the balance between doing something that will make us happy today but could hurt us in the future. It's not necessarily true that making a move to help the team this season won't benefit us later.
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We made it clear at that time, as Larry said, that we hoped that it would leave the light on for Theo to return. The word 'momentum' has been used by Larry and Theo, and that's a good word. It continued after that news conference and the fact that he is returning is a successful outcome for all of us.Ben Cherington
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The word prospect means absolutely nothing to us. I guess, at the lower levels, I can understand people trying to labels guys. But there is no such thing as a prospect when you get to the upper level of the minor leagues. You either play well or you don't. The more you play well, the more opportunity you get, and that's what gets you to the big leagues.
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