Jason's a guy who had a very, very live ball a couple of years ago. He probably doesn't have quite the same stuff, but he still can be effective and we'll see where he fits in. Statistically, he's definitely a guy you want to match up against lefties, and that's a role that we'll look at. |
Jeff has had some rough edges but has gotten his feet on the ground. There is not enough of a sample, though, to judge. Whatever happens we will need that defensive presence behind the plate. |
Jeff pitched a terrific game. |
Joe has an incredible baseball mind and a tremendous ability to communicate with players on all levels. That's a combination any player should appreciate. |
John did something that he hasn't done since last year. He would bend but not break. He was good in the early going but it got away from him. |
John didn't miss by much but he still walked seven and we walked 10. We played right into their hand. That's been a trend the last four or five games. |
John Lackey is probably the biggest story. He was terrific for eight innings. |
John looks ready to go. He's one of the top pitchers in our league. He had quite a year. |
John was outstanding. He's where he needs to be. His stuff looked great. His ball was coming out of his hand as well as we've seen it. |
John wasn't as crisp from the get-go tonight or as crisp as he's been, ... He's pitched a lot of baseball. He was out of the zone a little bit and they got into some hitting counts |
John wasn't out there and wasn't awful, but he obviously wasn't as crisp as we had seen him and as crisp as he was against the Yankees . |
Jon Garland ... pitched one of the best ballgames we've had pitched against us all year, ... If we're going to beat Jon Garland we needed to match him pitch for pitch and unfortunately we didn't get that done. |
Jon Garland ... pitched one of the best ballgames we've had pitched against us all year. If we're going to beat Jon Garland we needed to match him pitch for pitch and unfortunately we didn't get that done. |
Juan is a guy that we know can play every day, and he needs at-bats. A lot of it will be how the team shakes out. Right now, he is going to get a lot of at-bats. Needless to say, he is going to help. |
Juan is running better, he has surprising range and he throws well. |