Chris Antonetti

He's impressed. He continues to take steps forward in his development, and we're excited about the progress he's made.

He's impressed. He continues to take steps forward in his development, and we're excited about the progress he's made.

We took our time to examine all potential alternatives, contacted every team, and tried to make the best deal we read more

We took our time to examine all potential alternatives, contacted every team, and tried to make the best deal we could. I think there were a lot of teams, like us, that liked his talent, but found it hard to find a spot on their major league team.

Hopefully it'll be a guy we feel good about that can play in the Major Leagues someday. He'll probably be read more

Hopefully it'll be a guy we feel good about that can play in the Major Leagues someday. He'll probably be a little further away [than Phillips was].

The timing of his development and the development of our team didn't align. The fact that he was out of read more

The timing of his development and the development of our team didn't align. The fact that he was out of options forced us to make a decision. We feel he has a chance to be a very good major league player. Hopefully he'll get his chance.

I think it's more of a question of timing. The timing of his development, combined with the development of our read more

I think it's more of a question of timing. The timing of his development, combined with the development of our team, didn't align.