She nodded her head approvingly, ... I was a little surprised.

He smiled. He nodded. He thanked me.

He pitched his butt off for Cleveland down the stretch last year.

We've had good reports on him the last couple of years. He's a tall (6-foot-4), athletic pitcher who throws strikes with all three pitches. He has a live arm and a chance to have an above-average breaking ball. He has an advanced feel for pitching.

Oakland has really improved itself, Seattle has improved itself and Anaheim has a ton of young players coming up ready to help them. It's a really competitive division and we had to take some steps to stay in the mix.

The Eaton injury changed the dynamics of what we were working with.