He looks to be healthy and ready. |
He made great progress from a year ago in approach and plate discipline. The quality of his at-bats were significantly better. |
He phoned and said that he wasn't going to show up, ... And when he didn't he was in breach of his contract and we terminated him. |
He phoned us and told us that he was unhappy with his role on College GameDay . He felt that he was playing second fiddle. |
He told me that at the end of last year. I guess it was supposed to make me feel better. |
He wants to be here and wants to be a part of it. He wants so badly to be a big part of our future, as well as our present. If he can do what he did in the second half over the course of a whole year, he'll be more than enough. |
He was at a pivotal point where he could have went one [of] two ways. He could have given into it. But he didn't. He bowed his neck and made some significant adjustments, both in his delivery and his pitches. |
He was basically everything we had hoped and expected to see. |
He was everything we had hoped to see. The things you don't know when you make a trade ? the mental approach, whether he will be a good teammate, were the most encouraging things, in addition to his physical tools. |
He was unhappy with his role on 'College GameDay,' ... He felt that he was playing second fiddle. |
He'll be a good major league player. It's just that the time frame didn't align with how this team has matured. |
He'll be in the middle and hopefully we'll let him work his way toward the back. |
He's a cornerstone guy. He's come a long way, defensively. From a leadership standpoint, he's a guy that's come light years and keeps coming every day. We're ecstatic about who he is and how he plays. |
He's a good fit for us as a person and a player. His style is different from everyone else in our rotation. |
He's a high-character guy, and when he's healthy, he wins. I just thought he'd be a great fit here. |