Hunter Goodman<\/a> and Kyle Freeland met with media.<\/p>\nHere\u2019s a clip from that session courtesy of Guerilla Sports:<\/p>\n
Below are some highlights of McCarthy\u2019s conversation with media.<\/p>\n
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On playing at Coors Field<\/p>\n
I was initially very excited. I\u2019m so excited. I always loved coming to play here. Obviously, it\u2019s a beautiful park. The fans are good. But, you know, when you talk about the big outfield, the elevation, I do think that plays to my game pretty well. And I think this team, especially, too, it\u2019s very athletic team. . . . So I\u2019m just excited to be a part of it. Whatever that role looks like, I just want to make an impact offensively, defensively, on the base paths, and put my game on display.<\/p>\n
On changes the Rockies are making<\/p>\n
It\u2019s super exciting to be a part of something new. . . . I just think a lot of people in this building are hungry, and I have a lot of respect for this organization. I\u2019ve been here, played against the Rockies at all the levels of the minor leagues up to this point, so I\u2019ve got a lot of respect for the coaches and players that I played against for so long. And again, I\u2019m really excited to be a part of it, really, really happy to be a part of what\u2019s ascending here.<\/p>\n
On making adjustments<\/p>\n
I honestly can\u2019t tell you what the adjustment of life is going to be so far because I\u2019m just going to the same building in a different door. . . . I just go a little further to go into a different gate in the building. So that\u2019s pretty convenient spring training part of it. But I think this team has played against me a lot, so I\u2019m sure they have a lot of evaluations, but they traded for me, and I\u2019m really grateful for that, and I want to make them really look good in this trade. And again, I\u2019m just grateful for an opportunity here to sort of go out and [get a] fresh start just making my own impact here and helping this team. So I keep repeating myself, but I\u2019m just really excited.<\/p>\n
On what he worked on during the offseason<\/p>\n
I think getting back to what makes me go as a player, and I think it could be dynamic, and I think that means getting on base for guys like this guy to the left of me [Goodman] and playing good defense, especially in a field like this. So, I think there were parts of last season that maybe I got away from that a little bit. So again, just eager to kind of get back on track.<\/p>\n
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On getting comfortable at Coors Field<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll say I\u2019ve always sort of bounced around all three outfield positions, and there\u2019s been no communication of like, exactly what the role will be, but I\u2019m totally okay with doing that, and I\u2019ve always done it. I take pride in playing all three outfield positions, and then, yeah, it\u2019s a big outfield, whether it\u2019s left, right, center, it\u2019s a lot of lot of room to cover. So I\u2019m looking forward to the challenge, and I\u2019m excited to play alongside other good defensive outfielders, and I\u2019m excited to sort of make that a reputation of us playing the outfield really well.<\/p>\n
On Warren Schaeffer<\/p>\n
I just met him for the first time in person five minutes before this. But he seems like a go-getter. Seems like the right guy to put this organization going in the right direction. And, you know, I love it. I love a straightforward manager, a guy who\u2019s just going to shoot you straight and try to win some ball games. So I think that\u2019s the type of guy we need, and I\u2019m excited for it.<\/p>\n
After the session ended, McCarthy found himself surrounded by Denver media introducing themselves to him. He smiled, shook everyone\u2019s hand, and said, \u201cSorry, but I\u2019m not going to remember your names.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was a drinking-from-a-fire-hose kind of day, but McCarthy handled it with grace.<\/p>\n
Now to see how it plays on the field.<\/p>\n
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