Jim Bowden Quotes

Larry is a guy that could help us this year. I want him to play every day and get his at-bats because he is going to be a good player. He has made a lot of progress and I think he will continue to make progress.

- Jim Bowden

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When we drafted him we thought he would be 15 to 20 [home runs] early on and eventually he would be 25 to 30 and what you saw this spring he might end up being 30 to 40 with a normal ballpark. - Jim Bowden

This doesn't change our plans, not at all... You never get enough pitching. The only thing it changes is that now we know we have a fourth or fifth starter. - Jim Bowden

He's such a great athlete that he's able to play other positions. He could play center, he could play left. Winning players always care about the name on the front of the jersey more than the name on the back of the jersey. I've had instances before in my career where star players have had to change positions. Players normally like the position that they're playing, and that's understandable. If we decided to move him, it'll be because it's in the best interest of the name on the front of the jersey. - Jim Bowden