It's all speculation. They have set guidelines. The 65 pitches on the first round is probably a little advanced. We're in communication with their people. There's probably a little more intensity with the WBC than in exhibition games. |
It's not just one or two of us in the organization that feels this way about him. A lot of eyes were watching that Double-A Jacksonville team last year. Other teams feel the same way about him. Over the second half, he was just lights out. He's the total package. |
People say we have no true ace. The fact is, we have four veteran guys that all have had good levels of success. |
Right now he's pitching, he feels fine and he's bouncing back. We have to go on his past until he proves to us differently. |
That will be a good test for him. |
We like what we've seen so far, and we're real excited to have him here. He knows how to pitch, and there is a place for that. |
We're not asking anything that they haven't done before. Just to give us what should be a normal year. My biggest job is to get them back to what they do best. |
We've got guys who are capable of pitching 200 innings, which is something they've done in the past. I don't think we're asking anything that they can't do or haven't done. We've been healthy this spring, and that's good. |