He's very talented. I know people have been expecting big things from him, and hopefully it'll happen here. |
He's willing to work. Anyone who says he's not hasn't been around him enough to know. He gets frustrated at times. But he's not a lazy guy. |
His command is going to be fine. I'm pleased with him. |
His command was a little shaky. It would be nice if we could send him on a rehab somewhere for a couple of weeks. |
His numbers are definitely good enough. And he's been swinging the bat really well. |
Holbert is a little better hitter than Olmedo against left-handers, ... And this was a chance to give Holbert a start. We're facing three left-handers in a row, so probably we'll play both. |
Honestly, they've got three good, young pitchers to build with. And we're talking about Maholm, Duke and Perez. Maholm and Duke are definitely big-league pitchers, and we all know how good Oliver Perez is. |
Hopefully, (Milton) will be fine and can pitch. If he's healthy and feels good, he'll go. ... I'm cautiously optimistic. |
Hopefully, he'll be able to go out on a rehab sometime next week. We'll see how he feels tomorrow. He's getting close. |
Hopefully, he'll be ready to go on a rehab (assignment) next week. He's getting close. |
How much it hurts him, I don't know. But I know it's not helping him to sit and not play. |
I believe he'll be ready on Monday. |
I believe in Major League Baseball, you have to continue to adjust and you have to continue to get better. If they do that, they have a chance to have very good years. |
I believe when somebody makes a mistake, you have to let them know about it so they don't make the same mistake again. But I will never embarrass one of our players on the field. |
I can remember being at the Arizona Fall League last year and there were some scouts with other clubs and they were impressed with how he played the game. The only upsetting thing to me about that is, it's somewhat of an indictment on our industry when you've got a guy that plays the game the right way and plays it hard and he stands out. |