Any time your major-league club goes into Colorado, if you're at the triple-A level, you're probably on guard because of what can happen there. That's my guess, I know nothing else, so we wanted to be careful in case something happened and they need him. |
Everybody's contributed to this point. Felix - he's got a bright future and he showed that he's an exciting player with that bases-loaded triple . . . that blew the game open, but after just four games, you don't want to get too carried away. |
Guzman was up in the strike zone the first two innings way too much and paid for it. He settled down after the second inning and really pitched well, the way he needs to, keeping the ball down consistently. |
He has the talent to be a quality shortstop at the Major League level. |
I believe he'll be an everyday shortstop with a chance to be a very good offensive player. He's still very young and has plenty to learn. I saw stuff that he did at the plate that I loved. I think he's going to get better hitting-wise. I'm real optimistic about his future. |
I think there's a little more power in there than he shows right now. |
I'd be really happy if we didn't see (Sheets) pitching against us in Nashville again. |
If that's not close to being ready, I'd hate to see him when he's ready. |
It's a tough series to get swept, but we had better have learned some lessons here, because if we don't play any better, it'll be a tough season. |
Obviously, you lose two quality guys and you ask guys to do some things they haven't done before and you're hoping somebody can pick it up. The bullpen is a work in progress right now. |
Our kids got a taste of Albuquerque and what facing a veteran triple-A club is like. |
That kinda pitching will make you look like a real good manager. Both Hill and Aardsma did a heck of a job. |
The kid will let you know when. His performance will dictate that, how quickly he matures, how quickly he learns. |
The mistakes we've made defensively have cost us. |
The past two or three weeks we've pitched it the way I thought we would from the get-go. This is also the kind of pitching I expect from Mitre. |