We've had problems with these issues in the past. But Jason has performed at a high level on the field, and we felt the timing was right to make this offer.
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What we saw from Shelton was a good hitter who had some defensive challenges. We tried him around at some different places. And, as we made the move to bring him up to Class AA, we really were questioning the kind of power that he was going to show at upper levels. Combined with his defense, we just thought he was more American League-oriented.Dave Littlefield
I know he doesn't want to be just a two-year quality player. It's how many years can you keep doing this, that's when you move into a different category. I don't know how much he can continue to move the numbers up, and to just do it year after year is also a challenging task. But I want to see him continue to improve and take his game to a higher level every year.
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Those are some challenges some young guys have to face, even guys as talented as he is. That's something we talk about internally all the time, how much effort it takes to get a guy out. Those 100 pitches in the major leagues are a heck of a lot tougher than those 100 pitches at the minor league level.
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We feel good about the talent we have. Now we have to push that talented group to achieve more. We have to win more games.
Dave Littlefield
Jody didn't make our trainers aware of any issues in spring training, he performed as every player did, and he played well offensively. He also showed increased strength in testing we did to his knee. Our view is that he is a healthy player.
Dave Littlefield
He was trying to get back to the bag and he slid a little late.
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