He even said he had a tremendous time here at camp, learned a lot, got to play, felt like he was part of it. It'll serve him well when he gets back here that he's been part of it. He'll feel comfortable when he gets back here. |
He gave us what we needed. The ball was diving probably more so than we've seen, with the amount of strikeouts that you saw. I've said many times, there are sinkers, and then there's what he throws up there. |
He gets another two-out hit with a runner at second. We've seen him do that so many times. |
He got off to a tough start. And having that big contract, pitching at home, can sometimes weigh on you. I don't think he'd admit that, but you really want to start things right, especially being back home, with a new team. And that didn't happen for him. |
He had a great year at Triple-A, came in here, and from day one, here he's been impressive. |
He handles the bat very well, hits the ball to all fields. I've already hit and run with him a couple of times this spring, and he's done a nice job. |
He has the actions of a guy who's been around the big leagues for a while. He's a clear thinker out there and nothing that we've thrown at him has he not been able to handle. |
He hits the ball to all fields. And the numbers show that if you stack your best hitters, that's how you score the most runs in bunches. He's certainly not a prototypical [No.] 2 hitter. |
He is similar to Tony [Clark], who has learned this [reserve] role. Being a bench player isn't easy to do, and the quicker they accept it and fine a routine that works for them, these are the guys that are the most successful. |
He just had a good sinker. He was keeping the ball down, challenging the guys, making them put it in play. |
He just lost it in a hurry, |
He just lost it in a hurry. I thought he was throwing the ball as well as he had all year, working both sides of the plate. The first few innings were great, and then he just lost it in a hurry. |
He just seems like a different guy. You can see that he's got a lot more confidence in himself. . . . We're going to take the best arms, the best guys we see fit. |
He loves Tacoma. There were times last year, I think, where he would have rather been playing there than sitting up here, ... And for a World Series MVP to be that way ... that says something. I wish we had a 26-man roster, 'cause he'd be on it for sure. |
He made two nice picks. I was surprised to see how comfortable he was. They were moving him around and keeping an eye on him. You could tell. |