Dave Littlefield Quotes on Future (7 Quotes)

To have Jack and Jose together for the next few years gives us a good feeling about the future of our team.

We're in a position where we can look years down the road and plug in other things. I think that gives us hope for a stronger future. Now, they've got to win and perform well and all that stuff, but you've got to get yourself to that point where we are now.

We need to try to continue to get him at-bats. Because of his path the last couple of years, he hasn't had the normal number of at-bats that your prospects have. I think it's important that we get him a lot of playing time at third base. ... We want to exhaust the opportunity for him to play third base, because we are looking at our future.

We have made Jason an offer. He's a well-rounded player and he's performing at a high level. We also have a great deal of trust in what he will be able to do in the future.

Without a doubt, we want him to be a part of this organization and we look to him as a part of our future. What happened in the past is irrelevant.

I've been very impressed. He's a done a very nice job. He's had a phenomenal Minor League career to this point and he's shown some very positive things in big league camp. I think the experience has been good for him. I think he's got a bright future.

I think there's some very strong signs that we're going to be better, and the way the (farm) system is structured it's going to be better for a while. Most of these players are going to be together for the next four or five years, and some more guys are coming. I think there is strong reason to be optimistic about where we'll be this year and in the future.