He's hasn't told me he needs to be shut down yet. We're playing him. As long as you can play. Everybody has issues this time of year -- believe me. Everybody is hurt. Everybody is playing hurt. If you're not, you probably didn't play very hard. |
He's having a little bit of a rough time swinging right now, and we'll see if he can put some good swings on the ball tomorrow and go from there. |
He's healthy now. His knee got checked out at the end of the year. No problems. It looks great. Everything is fantastic. He's a stud. This young man is a real deal. |
He's in our rotation. We know we have pitchers coming up [for September]. If it looks like we have to make a decision there, then we'll make it. We need Joe to step up and have a good ballgame. |
He's just getting better pitches to hit. |
He's just got to learn to control everything a little better. He did a lot better last year, they told me, but he had the arm injury and it's just got to keep improving. He has a chance to be a great pitcher in this organization, whether it is as a starter or a 'pen guy. We haven't really decided. He will dictate that. |
He's just rushing. He's not being patient enough. |
He's just rushing. It looks like to me he's not patient. I'm just letting him play and not think about it, see if he can work his way through some of these things. |
He's mixed in there with a few guys. He has thrown the ball well for us. |
He's not going to carry that with him. He learned over the past few years to just blow things off. It's over with. You're not going to do anything about it, so you move on. He's fine. |
He's not only a powerful hitter, he's a quality person. We know what he can do, and if we need him this season we won't hesitate to call him up. |
He's on a little roll right now. He's playing very well right now. I want to keep him in the lineup when he's swinging good. He's been one of our better hitters on this trip. I'm trying to keep him going. |
He's on fire right now. He's a great hitter in a great zone. |
He's one of our leaders. We lost a lot of people this year. Our outfield has been beaten up pretty bad. And Jacque is the one guy who needs to step up, and he's been doing that. |
He's pitched very well. He hasn't done anything to prove to us that he shouldn't be (in the rotation). I think common sense tells you pretty much where it is. |