Last year our training staff received an award for our players spending the least number of days on the disabled list. That has to continue. Our margin of error is still pretty slim. We need the players we are counting on to deliver.
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That's a lot for three guys, but we also had a bunch of arbitration guys (who received raises). We've got even more coming (next winter), so it's going to be challenging the next year or so.
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The one thing we're real envious of is how well they play defensively. That's one area where we need to improve.
Doug Melvin
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.
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There's a lot of people who weren't sure what we were getting. I think the scouts that recommended him obviously felt that he was a good pitcher that could probably fit in the four or five slot in the rotation.
Doug Melvin
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.
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