[2:45] ..." Eric Hinske -- that's --"...

[5:00] ..." You know JP before we saw Daisuke Matsuzaka throw a pitch in the major leagues we talked you bottom you're very high on them. Now that you've seen them face"...

[9:53] ..." was the word among general managers on Cleveland at the time Cleveland's Coco Crisp. "...

[10:40] ..." him remove them from center to left to make room room for Grady Sizemore but is that more. Indication of how good Sizemore."...

[10:49] ..." I I take that as a compliment -- all. Grady Sizemore is probably one of the top ten players in baseball right now and you know. I'd have to say it yet every general manager based that they would take Coco Crisp agreed to write -- also they take precisely what it's not a knock on Coco or just. That's so good radius and"...

[0:00]" Talk about injury issues man this guy can write a book on it JP rich hearty joins us on the line do it JP there -- yet until the talk to make trades going after. I was talking right now they're actually at least he's healthy for you right now. Man oh man did you guys get pummeled here in the last couple days."

[0:25]" Alioto committed to our evidence and that probably -- If you like to be able to put like every and you want to put be judged by the people on the field in the way you Drew it up in the way you want to have their place in. Are now its not there right now but in order to keep on everybody not going to feel -- to participate in Carolina what a pleasure so. -- finally called fort down until we get it back piece by piece and double at that way."

[0:50]" While no one's gonna feel sorry for you but I'm sure people understand if you feel sorry for yourself a moment ago is specifically to the closer position. Yeah one of the best guys in the game and B. J. Ryan he's going to be up four to six weeks it is Frazier equipped to do that were on average going to have one of those bill James like a closer by committee deals."

[1:11]" Aren't you afraid his rookie David 17 -- so it's not like it's -- foreign territory -- I think. Every three years under his belt he's he's been through this setup role the closer -- so he's probably regards best suited. To be able Philip Morris and it'll probably. The bigger blow that we suffered -- that the people forget about evidence retreat -- Brantley who is. Really going to be very -- guy that -- regretted that a -- peace at least we're coming back from for sort the only. We try to bogeys in -- all over again."

[1:44]" You also had another blow when you're you're really lost your lead off hitter yesterday but this one's going to be for a little more long term."

[1:52]" I'll read our attitude particularly back this morning. Are you went great so that's so that's encouraging were probably going to Alomar went -- star break maybe maybe a little earlier but you know here on the side of caution. We can't I want a little bit because you're going to -- limited -- swing the -- and you know he at least a little bit of depth in our helps us in that role."

[2:13]" I JP -- you start to answer my next question in my -- of the Yankees if you're the Red Sox you have some injuries because of their payroll situation. They have more depth than teams in your payroll situation are you comfortable with the depth we have right now or do you do you need to be working the phones to make some deals."

[2:31]" I don't think -- I think you know we're pretty confident that we haven't -- you know who is really out there that he's going to be able to get that's going to be the caliber. Maybe somebody -- hey we can we count on this guy every day it."

[2:45]" Eric Hinske -- that's --"

[2:49]" Well we don't -- that we need you know are -- reverend has been the closer and -- what did you see if we can hold what down there are a purebred -- Perez would be. Our television you know we've we've been through this before two years ago that it was -- lead with six schedule of 500 ranked second place and you know we had to scramble -- yet you know have a good idea aren't. Between who does that validate that that's a major major blow to look -- that Ryan isn't but we got a better chance to close at Ryan get that we do we lost the got to talladega."

[3:19]" Help is not an issue but Frank Thomas has gotten off to a kind of a slow start Fauria and he had the same sort of issue last year out in Oakland where he only get 190 in April."

[3:29]" Yeah he's got to Trinidad will benefit graduate that's a good double when not really but. Good at bat he -- my -- I was really afraid that that's that's released about perjury now."

[3:39]" You know JP because you're in Toronto and you have the situation with the dome you don't have to worry about some things -- the Yankees in the Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians. In a very high profile example but I was wondering. What is your opinion on some of the early season baseball scheduling. Is this a situation that Major League Baseball could correct in 20082009 going forward."

[4:01]" I think you have to look at that especially after this year with the all of the cancellations in indicative Cleveland that's a potential playoff -- the reds are. Well many things that are up those doubleheader sometime in the summer -- deadly effect on the Perry so that it can happen at least reproduce. Maybe opening up and some of the warmer places. It's crazy that we open up the Detroit in similar to Detroit the campus they get to don't team's play and that that wasn't good cases seated at a ball and he's probably one of those score overcrowded and put that private."

[4:32]" And and it's the sort of thing is you said where it it plays havoc with pitching rotations you're going to see guys I would imagine. For Cleveland -- or Seattle when they have to start making up games where they're going to have to have guys pitching who they didn't plan on having pitch in the major leagues"

[4:46]" unless there was September. They use some of their better prospects their car option and you know that might do little -- the jets but it's just like start again not if he's got back up games in. Q and a please bring up the pressure -- that it might not be stuck you have."

[5:00]" You know JP before we saw Daisuke Matsuzaka throw a pitch in the major leagues we talked you bottom you're very high on them. Now that you've seen them face Kansas city of Seattle what are your impressions of this kid what stands out --"

[5:13]" While in the east is going to be a special -- to -- got. Pretty evident why the Red Sox let the money they spent you know whenever you can get a guy like that that's still. The 2526 point evidently it's still a lot of baseball parliament -- appetite. To a group Eric. -- used to it everything we thought it would be I mean I don't think he's got a breeze through. The American league but I wish I think he's going to be very very successful I think -- all these huge basic probably. The ultimate when it comes -- hitters and I. In professional baseball America league nationally guys so. I don't think he'll have just that these these which which he maybe had the past but it certainly going to be very very successfully he -- throw at bad pitches strikes -- our ballots. -- he could be he -- religious fastball from. Any in 96 so they definitely got a real special Barrett."

[6:06]" You know at her many times -- a certain pitch or not -- but anyone. You know certain pitcher is not going to be good in the American league east where teams are really going to be able to jump on his fastball. How is that different then the central on the west why why why is the east. What what is the east and out over those that --"

[6:23]" I don't perfect Big East in particular I think it's been east for a number of years but I think it's not an anti American legion I think you have to group Cleveland lineup whenever. These White Sox lineup in their habitat we just that we played -- at six times and you know arguably the best the American league for -- to integrate started pitching they're great bullpen. For the most part didn't catch the ball an -- just keeps -- idea and it seems like guys that want to get a little older than a lot of it's a little more selective from what they were in the beginning. I picked -- the history of the Red Sox Yankees. Is -- always going to grind it out type lineup then there are a team that you know can get the -- the -- and it based there are but I think -- take your rob you the American league general. The teams are better and I'll leave it to be offices which established."

[7:08]" It always seems as though there are certain players who performed particularly well against certain teams sometimes he can't explain it you don't even -- what it is. But the Red Sox have never really been able to solve establish just seen."

[7:24]" That lineup over this pretty good at -- you know. There's definitely some -- at some point I think. It's funny because I don't become about -- on -- Catalanotto because we can't get the -- out. I graduate assistant coaches -- up about certain parts but there we ought to respect for the Red Sox lineup especially the additions they've added. And it could be different line up now with withdrew in the Bloomberg who's who's always played well against that so -- hopefully we'll continue Ferrara."

[7:53]" You know -- when -- go back briefly to your point about the tigers and how that lineup does -- top top to bottom how is Gary Sheffield changed the airline."

[8:03]" Articulate presidential wanna I don't know if Sheffield little -- you to -- the player that he once was but it's just one more. Bat that you have to get out and don't you -- Munro and you've got injured in the bottom half lineup that okay you know somewhere in the mid 20s and runs. -- everybody rededicate grown up in Arab -- had a great lineup where where ops or was it not been. Got to the point of the bargain over the on the run and it's just topic for a pitcher to -- they have to get through it so -- there's always going to enhance what they already have."

[8:35]" When you have to bounce people around in your batting order I always wonder why it hasn't affected it but it does seem to at times. Are you concerned about. You know -- haven't had to hit Alex Rios in a different spot now work or -- frank Howard around or or get protection for him with -- subtle line up are you worried about guys performing as well in different spots."

[8:55]" I don't think so I think it's still relatively early in the season they were still trying to figure out what's best for us well we we batted over very. Our second a couple of times in. He's he's probably will look comfortable betting further doubt but I think I want that we were coming it was going to be a little bit of -- problems of trying to look upper level rose so. I I don't really not bad but that where they hit and it was going to hit three obviously pitted there about that I think the going to get a pretty flexible"

[9:21]" JP we know. You've got your ear to the ground much more than we do you know what's going on and they."

[9:27]" At that Michael. And and I eat the state of Connecticut."

[9:31]" Now I'll stick averaging hear about my school my Ohio State -- that Greg Oden standard school. I don't know how that worked out what that not to well. So I would I -- going to defer to you on this one I ask you to comment on a guy hitting 111 right now on Coco -- that want to know. In 2005 and 2005 beginning of 2006 what was traded to the Red Sox. What was the word among general managers on Cleveland at the time Cleveland's Coco Crisp. "

[9:59]" I picky he's very good player -- the most people look at it that way. I think -- required to play you have to look at -- the lineup -- know what your expectations but it won't get amid. I -- the -- you know look at him as a guy that could probably get to eat the 300 missile bases in -- Maybe not -- exactly right Johnny Damon but you know -- TV programs Johnny Damon and I still think that is this. But that's how I feel like I've seen -- beat a guy that can really make quite as required a lot of weight and you know some -- just regular all of Connecticut's settlement."

[10:34]" And I guess we look at it here as a knock on -- that Cleveland was willing to. Give up on him remove them from center to left to make room room for Grady Sizemore but is that more. Indication of how good Sizemore."

[10:49]" I I take that as a compliment -- all. Grady Sizemore is probably one of the top ten players in baseball right now and you know. I'd have to say it yet every general manager based that they would take Coco Crisp agreed to write -- also they take precisely what it's not a knock on Coco or just. That's so good radius and so they probably treated it would make it over guys from -- just haven't what what depth that would position."

[11:15]" One of the things JP I thought you brought to the blue jays was a stability in the management organization yesterday. You were able announced the contract extensions of five guys in your baseball operations department guys some of whom you brought in crucial guys to the whole baseball ops is it a further extension of that stability letting people know that it we've got team in place and these guys are going to be in place for the foreseeable future."

[11:39]" It's a good question bill because when I first came here are probably the thing that I have been underestimated was how hard it is to take our organization that you have. Off aren't too and the big -- you have to do to committee if everybody wants to bring Darryl people and I understand why I don't know what the way to do it now what made this commitment they trying to. Cleaned house in and do things that way so when we first got here. Are part of -- thing we wanted to do was have everybody on the same page and it takes a while being able to do that -- that the what you do you do that it it's such a base -- infrastructure from starting. Player development. They usually ecstatic kids in the office are on the same page. Elena took us about four years to really get that down and now that we we could no longer than that it is it's just nice culpability in. It makes life easier for everybody but it that they -- there."

[12:30]" See I get the impression that's the sort of thing now that the hosts Seattle that a little better at that that's the sort of thing he's got going here as well."

[12:38]" got great people there and I think -- let people -- he's comfortable with that I was always wonder. Not knowing you know like -- commit like Parcells would commit a -- committed. Why they would just write our post that. But -- hope that you only have so much time. You're gonna get people on board that believe what you try to do -- you got to get people let's keep things the same way up at least cabinet. -- our thought process that can challenge you to work with in the dynamics in the weight lately doubt and if you going to spend a lot of time education to people are pretty good people that are on board diminished waste a lot of time -- on people let. Maybe never ever get it so. I understand now why would people take over our people there are people because it just really. -- speed up process."

[13:23]" Well I'll what are JP what you guys do in terms of operations now that you didn't do before you got there."

[13:31]" I think talk about the trust to be honest with you think we knew we knew coming to an organization and you don't have people want Byrd there's -- that that that limited trust factor that you know. Do we want to share everything which supplement they got beyond Gordon. The worst possible thing you can bet they organization does not everybody on what in what we've done here in. And it sure reorganization tries to do is you try to create everybody from your yacht club are established yet. Get ticket guys you're traveling secretary. Who are. It all guys like that on board because then you have the right approach which would create it and get it out of the club as. You don't know this is what we expect this we want to show the guy what the chocolate secretary regular. Goes a bit creative player that he knows exactly where -- take it won't let the -- all. You know our our our minor -- people on board I would want to play the game pitchers if it's a lot of work together but it. -- because target Michelangelo purpose of the basketball guys. I have to deal with 11 players in you know of peripheral coaches in big baby's scalp. 20 players for the draft. You know we -- charge of hundreds have been minor league guys were chargers thousands of people that we got -- it's it's a bigger -- you -- everybody on --"

[14:43]" I I know that generally speaking worry about your team and you know when when a team shows up in your town and you start looking at them. Did you get a chance to look at the box scores at all NC with the Red Sox just did to the angels over this weekend."

[14:55]" Yeah I totally do do we say about to watch a game we have our game on TV it's it's on a delayed about a half a second -- so we could see Rick pitches and in particular that we MPT we're playing. In front of us we have this game one and -- national league team just to Connecticut familiar with that it will have a lot of stuff going up my idol expressed on another got computer so. We all stepped in front of the box and watched as -- watch -- the Red -- Kansas -- we -- taxes -- Played it -- I didn't. You know they they got a good quality at -- club -- I do that he we do that committed just that they're very good to have been. Particularly their -- obviously an -- summit here that they get questions on it. I think you're the best even our division did you know for -- up to get it we're going to go through."

[15:41]" How much better do you think they are than the Yankees."

[15:43]" Just be easier to save situation as well we're in the -- with the help issue -- we got beat we beat we can and with both those teams. And the Red Sox suffered some injuries epic but expect to nobody else's I think Yankees adrenaline as they've taken the starting rotation has banged up and and I got a political well maybe the best wine opener in our league but enough that I didn't put -- You know it maybe just relied on that that's the -- that that -- IP well I certainly did whatever he stays healthy as a lobbyist in our division title when it."

[16:15]" And here's the question is very closely related to what we're talking about the -- Toronto Raptors come out of the eighth inning when this thing."

[16:23]" Not separate server officially and that's the way"

[16:31]" for the ping pong ball right now. That directly attribute to probably added advantage that Sam Mitchell a good job they did did deep they've -- a budget guys that can run yeah. And not the east is not that strong so I could be got to -- struggle with a little --"

[16:44]" How much does it help you to have beliefs clear the sports board for you a little --"

[16:49]" Well I mean you know tip your hockey guys that the -- here like the Red Sox are back called it's absolutely unbelievable admitted they know where these -- eat breakfast and so did they didn't infatuation with a mission not a -- not pointing to protect us in the way of attendance good -- attendance this past weekend against Detroit with 2530 -- Sunday which it sort of pass we we. We probably would the head that's so what the benefits from. Does somebody says that they want to policy based"

[17:15]" JP it's always fun to talk baseball with you good -- Thank -- area that is JP retarded the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays"