Right now he's getting ahead of hitters and throwing three pitches for strikes. That's what a starting pitcher needs to do. |
The ball was moving good today. He was throwing it over the plate. If he does that, he'll get people out. There's progress each time out. |
The thing about Tejeda is he has a little bit of a track record. He pitched well in the big leagues last year. In that one start [for Oklahoma] his head was probably spinning. We don't want to push this kid into anything he's not ready for. |
These appointments reflect our continued progress and our intention to bring forward other large mixed use schemes across the North West. |
Through my years, I've felt a closer needed to pitch about 20 innings in the spring. But I like the course Coco is on. As long as he keeps building up and feeling good, I think he'll be fine. |
We laid it out on the table for him, what his situation was, and to his credit, he's done everything he possibly could do to get back. He's bigger and stronger. We thought his weight was down last year, and it may have affected his velocity. |
We like this kid and his stuff. This kid has got the ability to do anything in the Majors. Like Juan Dominguez, it's a matter of consistency. |
We want him to keep starting. If he goes 80 pitches and five or six innings, it's fair to say he's now an option for us. |
We're counting on him to assume a role of responsibility late in the game. |
You know what I like. He threw two shutout innings in his first Major League game ever and he wasn't happy cause he felt like he overthrew and didn't locate. He's a young man that I've been impressed with all spring. |