He needs to get a better breaking ball, and he needs to get control of his fastball. If he does that, he'll be a big league pitcher for a long time. |
He needs to get through this onslaught of attention and being the next Babe Ruth. He needs to settle in and get into a routine on a daily basis. |
He needs to work things out. It's not the end of the world for him. |
He never played left in his life. |
He pitched great. We only got one hit against him. That pretty much sums it up. But we were into it the whole game and competed out butts off. That's all you can ask for, so I have no complaints. |
He pitched really well. He had good stuff, and Vance did a tremendous job. I thought they were a pretty good combination. |
He really pitched well and he really showed me something. He got in a jam and pitched out of it, made a couple big time pitches and got out of the inning. |
He represented the Twins , but I think everyone in baseball felt like they were a teammate of Kirby Puckett. |
He said he was driving (from Miami) and said he'd be there (Saturday) morning. I was very impressed with that. He showed me something. |
He seemed to be himself. |
He used his change-up well. He didn't get his breaking ball over early, but the last inning he did. Velocity he always has. He mixed up his pitches and threw well. |
He was a good fit for the conditions at the time. |
He was a little more tender than normal. This is not anything significant, to our knowledge. |
He was all smiles when he came in. I learned a long time ago that when they say they're ready, to probably give them two more days and then do it. He's ready to go. |
He was fine. He went after them real good. He's a real aggressive kid and we don't want to take anything away from that. You have to make sure when situations come up that you don't try to be too aggressive. |