Brian Bannister's arrival as senior adviser to pitching with the Chicago White Sox has added meaning because his father Floyd pitched for the team from 1983-87.
Royals pitcher Brian Bannister delivers against the Cardinals on May 24, 2009, in St. Louis.“They didn’t even know what to call me,” Bannister recalled with a laugh Thursday. “I was pitching them the concept of a director of pitching. At the time, they called me a scout and an analyst, and it evolved over the next couple of years to turn into a director of pitching, VP of pitching.
“For me, this isn’t just a job, I have history here,” Bannister said. “There are a lot of players throughout that time period that I consider friends and almost family. So just to have this logo on me again and really build something special for this franchise with people that I care about a lot is very special.”“Whether it be at the major-league level or the minors, the Dominican academy and on the acquisition side,” Getz said Tuesday. “Very bright guy, he’s accomplished a lot.
“When I got to Boston, when I got to San Francisco, I talked about: You have ingredients in the organization when you get there. It’s the drafts that have occurred in previous years, it’s the players that are in the system, it’s the expertise of the staff and what they’re comfortable teaching. But ultimately, you’re looking to bake the best cakes possible. These are the ingredients you have, bake the best cakes.
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