Ned Colletti Quotes

You're talking about two players who met every expectation. In some ways, they were even better than I had thought they would be. Mike hit a lot better than he had in past. He's becoming a better and better hitter. My only regret with Omar was, if he's this good at 38, what was he like at 28? He was tremendous. - Ned Colletti

You can't diminish the importance (of postseason experience). When you get to mid-September, it's almost like the postseason. Guys who have been through that year after year have an advantage. When things go south, those players can steady the ship. I think it's got great value. - Ned Colletti

Without that we would have had a real tough time folding him in. Their willingness to work with us was the key to getting it done. - Ned Colletti

We were a good team, but the reason why we won 100 games was the manager. - Ned Colletti

We think Brett is a huge plus. He's been so durable, probably a 200-inning guy. Having starters who are durable gives us more options in the rotation, in the bullpen. - Ned Colletti

We obviously had no idea this was going to occur. Eric pitched 14 games last year. We're all smart enough to know you don't know what you're going to get when the guy comes back. - Ned Colletti

We need to get to work. - Ned Colletti

We met again today. I can tell you from my perspective both meetings were very good. - Ned Colletti

We met again today. He came out again today with Mia. I can tell you from my perspective both meetings were very good. They took the time to come out here two days in a row. - Ned Colletti

We had no idea this was going to occur. But Eric pitched 14 games last year and hadn't pitched in the second half, so we're all smart enough to know you don't know what he's got. He gave me no indication anything was wrong. We made the trade to shore up the bullpen and provide a little bit of security in case something like this happened. - Ned Colletti

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