He's not going to get the innings he needs to get. He's a starter, and he's behind. I told him, 'It's kind of a speed bump. When you had that injury, it was a speed bump. You're the one who determines when you're going to get back.' ... He's not ready enough to compete as a starter. |
He's not going to get the innings he needs. He's a starter, and we need to get him to feel comfortable to where he should be. What I told him is you can take it a couple of different ways. It's kind of a speed bump. You're the one who can basically determine when you can get back. |
He's not here, we can't put him in the picture right now. |
He's one of those guys fighting for one of those spots. His demeanor on the mound is very good. He never seems to be out of control. Sometimes that is good for young players. |
He's played in some intensity-filled games, and he will fit right in. |
He's played some center field in the minor leagues, and he's taken fly balls pretty much every day out in the outfield. |
He's put together a pretty good little stretch here. The thing we've talked about the whole way is consistency through the whole year, understanding you are going to go through some struggles. How are you able to get out of them? Are you able to get out of them quicker than other players? Those are the great players. |
He's sore, he's going to miss some games anyway, so why push him. |
He's still going to catch. But we believe he will be more productive if he doesn't catch six days a week. |
He's the kind of guy you hate to look in the face and say you're going to skip him, with how hard he works and the things that he does to prepare himself. You hate to do it. We weren't able to predict the rain. |
His arm strength and accuracy ... he will get better as he keeps going. His footwork and throwing will get quicker as he gets more confidence. |
Hopefully someone develops into that as time goes on. |
Hopefully, we'll have off-days every two or three days, |
I actually thought he threw very well. |
I actually thought Vargas was better tonight. He was down in the zone. He just threw a lot of pitches. I thought he was more effective tonight than in his last start. |