He wants to be the center fielder but at the same time this deal gives us an opportunity to experiment with other players, too. Brady doesn't have to look over his shoulder wondering whether we're doing it because we're going to dump him.
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He's a good, instinctive base-runner. We're not blessed with a lot of speed. In the end, I think you'll see that Corey Hart may be our best base-runner.Doug Melvin
There were a couple times that we talked about it. We were just going to let him go out (to the minors) for two or three weeks to get some consecutive at-bats, then we were going to bring him back. It wasn't a matter of sending him out and leaving him down. We didn't want to lose the progress that we made.
Doug Melvin
After reaching an agreement earlier today, we continued talks and all parties were interested in exploring an extension. Brady has worked extremely hard to develop his skills and has become one of the league's most dependable centerfielders and leadoff men.
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We're always going to be a team that has to move prospects up to the big leagues. It's good to have a mix of young and veteran players.
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It required patience by our fans, by our ownership, by ourselves. There's a tendency to say, 'Jeez, how much we lose and lose' But it's worked out well. The plans worked out well last year.
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