Dayton Moore Quotes (15 Quotes)

God's not making many guys like him - a switch-hitting catcher with power from both sides and the ability to make contact.

Our children are 9, 6 and 3. The demands of this game are tough enough. To be general manager of the Red Sox , it just puts it in a whole other gear. It just didn't feel right.

We have worked hard to develop our international scouting and Phil and Hiroyuki have had a good relationship with the Tigers for some time. This agreement will help us in building a strong and trusting partnership as we seek and exchange information that allows us to acquire talent from Japan.

With some of the questions we have in our major-league bullpen, we wanted to acquire as much talent as we could to create depth and to create competition. Our pitching depth, we feel real good about. It's as good as we've felt about it in Triple-A.

He's had a tremendous year. He comes to play every day and he doesn't give up a single at-bat. He's really shown a lot of maturity.

Manuel says that he's throwing well and his arm looks as good as it ever has. That's encouraging. He says Villarreal is really excited about his new opportunity and can't wait to get to Spring Training.

He has the charm that people want to be around. No matter what your physical ability is, unless you didn't have that advanced ability and advanced knowledge of the game, you can't advance quickly.

He'll probably go to (Class A) Myrtle Beach and he'll be evaluated accordingly. The next step would be Mississippi. It's possible he could get there this year. The competition (in A-ball) will tell us.

These players are technicians. Do they have the power, the strength, that you see in the athletes in the States and other countries No. Baseball is a game of fine motor skills. Asian players possess that. These are very good fielders, accurate throwers, hand-eye coordination guys, hit-and-run guys. They execute and that's how the Atlanta Braves win baseball games.

He can be a bat off the bench for us in Atlanta at some point in time. He's got a very patient demeanor. He's always had an instinct to hit.

Andy profiles as a guy who has the ability to hit in the middle of the lineup for a championship major league team. He has all the ingredients to be a special hitter.

Patience and opportunity are really the number-one things that develop players. The guys are young and they make mistakes. You've got to believe in them and you've got to keep throwing them out there.

This is a good kid from a strong family with a father who wouldn't let him throw away that money. He didn't even get a car until about two years ago. He's an outstanding person.

David Kelton is a guy who still has youth on his side, and we feel there's more in there.

We want to stress having balance in their lives and making good decisions off the field.