Charleston Times blog
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 4:30 pm
Charleston Times reporter Charles Asnotalent had a quick question and answer session with new Charleston Statesmen GM Dave Barnett.
CA: So how are you settling in to the Charleston hot seat?
DB: Some of it has been easier than I thought, whilst other parts have not gone as planned.
CA: Is that your disagreement with the owner you are talking about?
DB: Yes, I think his memory is going. I told him when I took the job that success will take time as the team was in an awful state. Getting things right is the only way forward.
CA: You have brought in some 27 free agents, did the team need that many?
DB: Definitely. We have nothing to loose and every player will have a chance to stake a claim for a place on the ML team.
CA: You also seem to be selling off some top prospects, why?
DB: Sometimes certain players don't suit the way forward for the team and those players didn't fit the mould we wanted. The draft is a crap shoot but hopefully we can replace those players traded with better potential players.
At this point the GM had to cut the interview short as the trade phone was ringing. I asked if another trade was in the works but were politely ushered out by security women. Yes I did say women, supposedly the GM wanted to have a gender neutral office, but strangely there ere no other men around.
CA: So how are you settling in to the Charleston hot seat?
DB: Some of it has been easier than I thought, whilst other parts have not gone as planned.
CA: Is that your disagreement with the owner you are talking about?
DB: Yes, I think his memory is going. I told him when I took the job that success will take time as the team was in an awful state. Getting things right is the only way forward.
CA: You have brought in some 27 free agents, did the team need that many?
DB: Definitely. We have nothing to loose and every player will have a chance to stake a claim for a place on the ML team.
CA: You also seem to be selling off some top prospects, why?
DB: Sometimes certain players don't suit the way forward for the team and those players didn't fit the mould we wanted. The draft is a crap shoot but hopefully we can replace those players traded with better potential players.
At this point the GM had to cut the interview short as the trade phone was ringing. I asked if another trade was in the works but were politely ushered out by security women. Yes I did say women, supposedly the GM wanted to have a gender neutral office, but strangely there ere no other men around.