Depodesta Quotes

We've spent a lot of time together lately... The goal was to become very comfortable with the direction we are going. Although creative conflict is healthy, it is critical to our vision for the GM/manger dynamic to have enough consistent elements to move forward. - Paul DePodesta

We've had tremendous success throughout the organization from a player-development standpoint... One of the things that made this organization great was to have our own players. Despite the fact we're in the position we're in, this is an exciting time for us because right now we're just starting to see a few of those guys break through the surface. - Paul DePodesta

We're still evaluating every possible option. - Paul DePodesta

We're probably going to have to play it by ear. That's not necessarily the preferable way to go. But it's not something where we have a choice. - Paul DePodesta

We're all in this together. It's not unlike a player move. Frank's given me the autonomy to make the baseball decisions, but he is the owner and we need to be on the same page. To this point, [his involvement] has never been an issue. - Paul DePodesta

We'll always have to make changes -- a guy or two will be a free agent -- but, hopefully, the foundation is now laid. - Paul DePodesta

We'd still be having this discussion (on the conference call) sometime this month. - Paul DePodesta

We were all incredibly frustrated with the way the year has gone... If anybody should be blamed, it should be me. I think Jim is a terrific manager. Despite how hard we tried, we couldn't get on the same page. - Paul DePodesta

We know it hasn't been fun for them. It certainly hasn't been fun for us. - Paul DePodesta

We just couldn't get on the same page. That's really the only reason why. - Paul DePodesta