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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In the past, we maybe had a little more patience. We're not going to have the same amount of patience in the big leagues, because we want to win.Doug Melvin
I think that this team here is a team that we can pretty well keep the most of it together for a period of time.
Doug Melvin
Matt's ability to retire batters in tough situations makes him one of the premier setup relievers in baseball.
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When you're a team like ours that has to build, the one thing you need is stability. You need that with your front office, your manager, your scouts for good things to happen.
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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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Do we have enough I can't answer that compared to other clubs, but I think we've got more than we've had in the past. If Dave Bush does well, we've got more depth than the Matt Kinney-Wayne Franklin years. Compared to last year, we've got better pitching.
Doug Melvin
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