[Terry] is very familiar with our personnel, ... Jerry made sense for a lot of the same reasons.

Jim Tracy has been a passionate and valued member of the Dodger organization. I have an extremely high regard for him professionally and personally,

It became clear to us that the inefficiency in decision-making in baseball was vast.

If we weren’t already doing it this way, is this the way we would start?

He's had nights like tonight, and early in the year he hit a handful of home runs in April and May. So there's no doubt the potential is there, because we've seen it. As with all young players, it's going to be about the consistency of his offense. But it was his effort level, and the above-average defense really solidified his spot on the club throughout the year. He's got elements of his game that you can't teach, like speed and outfield range, so that's certainly going to make him a valuable guy for us going forward.

You can't underestimate the following that Terry Gilliam has.