Word: depodesta
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...have a huge payroll," DePodesta says. "So we have to be more intellectual and creative about our decisions than other teams. When I was in Cleveland, most of the decisions people made were just about money -how much do we pay this guy, things like that. Here, we talk more baseball than anything else...
Eventually, the financial issues could catch up with the A's. Free agency will give some of Oakland's young stars to either press the A's for cash or look for more lucrative deals elsewhere. DePodesta recognizes that hanging on to the youngsters will be a challenge...
...thing that won't change is the amount of strain that accompanies a job in baseball. "It's not for everybody," DePodesta admits. "As it turns out, it's what I want to do, but you have to understand the reality of the position. You have to realize the unbelievable amount of work involved and the level of commitment you have to have, or you'll be miserable...
...DePodesta's advice similarly reflects his own experience...
...have to be willing to take anything that's out there," DePodesta adds. "You can't worry about pay, position, anything. I remember when I got my first internship, and they told me I'd be working 60 hours a week. I thought to myself, 'You've gotta be kidding me!' But that's the way it is here. To work 300 straight days, from nine in the morning to midnight, from February on, you have to have a passion...