He had a really good cutter today
He's shown better power, better quality of repertoire than maybe the win-loss and ERA might otherwise indicate.
It really helps those players get drafted and helps us make better decisions in the draft.
We're good, we're fresh down there
He'll play ... I'm not going to let him sit around for five, six, seven or eight days in a row.
I remembered (Upton) said something about (Jansen) in the advance meeting, so I wanted to go to him to see what I could get ... Whatever I could get in an at-bat like that was going to help.
He'll play ... I'm not going to let him sit around for five, six, seven or eight days in a row.
The consistency to which he's made himself known for is a little elusive right now ... He's a key part for us. We need him -- and we may need to work with him -- to get him going every day. But his consistency has a huge effect and a huge impact on who we are offensively.
The consistency to which he's made himself known for is a little elusive right now ... He's a key part for us. We need him -- and we may need to work with him -- to get him going every day. But his consistency has a huge effect and a huge impact on who we are offensively.
I didn’t but into the doomsday scenario that many people did. Because I knew that we had some good kids at Triple A. But more importantly, I knew that the guys we got in the offseason were veterans
I could see where guys, because of that free agent year, if you start off rough, it’s like you want to do so good that you’re overdoing it
You have to contend with it and adjust accordingly
He's a hard guy to keep out of the lineup because he wants to get in every day and he'll probably push it or risk it a little bit more than maybe we're comfortable with ... I think the additional day will be good.
Shane feels better than he did last night, but still there's probably a little bit too much risk running him out there today when another day might just get him over the hump somewhat
So let's just see if he can get it down to some really outstanding numbers by the end of the year and forget about these two moments in early May
When I got the bases loaded, I know I can do it. That's what I got on my mind. OK, get this guy out, get a strikeout of this guy, because I need it. I don't want them to score a run ... The pitch did not go where it was supposed to go. I think it was the worst change-up of my career. I think so. It stayed right in the middle.
What happened last year is something I can't say how it happened. How I threw the ball was unbelievable last year ... This year is a tough year early in the season, but I feel certain I'll come back and do my job like I'm supposed to do.
The biggest difference, obviously, is the strike zone ... Velocities and change-ups and usage and all that stuff is pretty similar to what he had done last year. It's just walking folks, putting people on and not having them earning it. For my money, from watching it, I think it's more what he's thinking right now.
The only thing I saw that I can tell you guys, I think the fastball location is not exactly what I want, what I'm looking for. It's going to be better ... Sometimes I think I try to do too much and try to pull the ball in the strike zone. I'm going to keep working. I'm going to get it soon.
