They are getting along great. It's too bad they have that small problem with the Super Bowl. |
They're young guys, but you have a better feeling of trust about them because of their composure, their maturity and, obviously, their ability to throw strikes. You don't see those inconsistencies that you see out of most younger players. |
This early in camp we want to make sure everything is OK. |
This injury is something very unfortunate. I feel bad for Sean. |
This is the process. It's something not a lot of people are clear about, but it's not just about the player's previous year. We understand it and deal with it every year. |
Those are some challenges some young guys have to face, even guys as talented as he is. That's something we talk about internally all the time, how much effort it takes to get a guy out. Those 100 pitches in the major leagues are a heck of a lot tougher than those 100 pitches at the minor league level. |
To find shortstops who play defensively like he does ... there are very few guys out there who do. This is a player we wanted to have for a long time. |
To have Jack and Jose together for the next few years gives us a good feeling about the future of our team. |
To show the power he's shown in the big leagues at this early stage, frankly, is remarkable. You do expect a power hitter to strike out, and I think that's something we're going to have to deal with in the long haul. But we do want him to get better, and I think we're going to need insurance at that position. |
We acknowledge he has (an injury), but the greatest test is the functional part of it -- being able to play with it. He's shown that based on him being available, playing every day, having no complaints, and stating to us and (the media) that he's healthy. |
We are very pleased to come to terms with Andrew. He's had a great deal of success at the high school level and we're looking forward to him continuing that within the Pirates organization. |
We continue to think of him as part of the answer in the short term. He is certainly the leading candidate. |
We do have some numbers, I wouldn't call it excess. It's nice to have starting pitching, and it's the key component in the game and we've got some talented started pitching. |
We don't think it's anything serious and anticipate he should be ready for the start of the season. We're just being cautious. |
We don't think surgery is necessary based on what we saw in spring training. |