“Toronto always was No. 1 on his list. A.J. is thinking of living in Toronto, he wants a stable environment. His wife is now only 400 miles from her family (Annapolis, Md.).”
“No question [the lack of ownership] is going to play a role with everybody they have interest in. There's no doubt about that. You're entering into a situation where basically there's no assurances, no certainty to any aspect of it. It's a tough battle for them. It's an unfair battle for them, is what it is.”
“It's certainly not going to help us going into the off-season. This isn't a bad person. This isn't a guy who's got character flaws. He made some bad judgment calls and said a few things he shouldn't have, but he is not a clubhouse cancer.”
“After everything that has happened, the last thing you expect the team to say is, 'Just go home.' It's almost unprecedented. It's a terrible way to end the relationship as volatile as that relationship has been for some time.”
