“To have an entire new infield and a new center fielder is a huge change for a team. It's going to take probably to the beginning of April to see where we are.”
Bronson Arroyo
“More teams have traded for or signed center fielders, so the market is clearer. Our absolute priority is to bring Johnny back.”
Jed Hoyer
“When you have a center fielder like him, it makes your whole team better and certainly your entire pitching staff.”
Jim Tracy
“If you saw my face, I looked at the fielder and then turned straight to the bowler and said 'I'm 100% sure that didn't carry'. Otherwise I would have been off straight away.”
Ricky Ponting
“[Johnny Damon , the Red Sox' center fielder who is in the final year of his contract, said he and his agent are waiting to hear from the team to begin talks on a contract extension.] I'd like to finish up my career here and get locked up for a long time, ... I know it's always been Red Sox policy to wait until after the season, but that can get hairy. I don't want to be looking over my shoulder at the All-Star break and thinking, 'OK, what's going on here.' ”
Johnny Damon
“We have to get one of our center fielders going. They are young, and it's a tough game, but we have to get them going.”
Joe Girardi
“He's a natural center fielder -- Luis runs better and has a great first step and great instincts. There aren't too many guys in the National League, period, that cover more ground than Terrero does out there. Shawn's done a good job, but Luis is defensively pretty special out there.”
Bob Melvin
