We were looking at young pitchers who would have left us the flexibility to do other things. It wasn't something that could happen here, and I didn't want to walk away from the opportunity.
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They have a lot of information they can bring. It's good to just get an outside opinion on things.
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Now we get to the point where we want to keep our players and build from within. Our model is more Minnesota, or more Oakland. We're not the Marlins. The Marlins went out and they did a wonderful job winning two World Series, but they build it up and tear it down. And I don't know if our fans would go for that. But our goal and objective is to build it up and sustain success for periods of time for a long period of time.
Doug Melvin
One of the best things about getting to .500 is we don't have to hear about it anymore. The best thing about it is it raises the bar. Our expectations are going to be greater. I'm looking forward to playoff baseball. That's what our goal should be.
Doug Melvin
I don't know if the players recognize it because none of the players were here the last 12 years. They want to go out and win every game. I would bet that some of them keep hearing about it and they wonder what we're all talking about.
Doug Melvin
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