He's pitched very well. He hasn't done anything to prove to us that he shouldn't be pitching, so he'll get a chance to pitch. He's done very well here. |
He's pitching like a man on a mission on the mound. |
He's pretty intense right now. No one wants to win any more than Johan. He's all about winning. That's why it's fun to have him on your baseball team. When he goes out there, you can see it in his heart that he wants to win for this baseball team. |
He's running around fine. He ran from first to third on a ball the other day and his legs are doing good. He says he's feeling good. |
He's staying within himself right now. He's been working very hard. Hopefully it's going to pay off for him. |
He's still a very young player. We know he's just going to get better and better, and he's doing it now. |
He's the best player I ever saw on the field, without a doubt. |
He's very sure of himself. He's a very smart young man, and I'm sure that things like (White retiring) won't go by him. He'll push the issue as hard as he can. He'll get plenty of opportunities. |
He's very valuable in that respect. And I know what he wants to do. He wants to get to one place and play. I'm just mixing it up as best I can. |
He's working ahead in the count more than he ever has. He kind of wore us out. |
Him leaving after (the first week) is a little difficult. You'd sure like to have him for the whole spring training, but that's just not possible. |
Him playing in Japan last year kind of leaves us a void here as to what he's going to look like. We were told he was in good shape here and ready to go. He's excited about being back here and he's excited about being back with the Twins, so those are all good things. If he comes here in shape and healthy, then he can be a big plus for our team. |
His arm strength looks good, his velocity is very good, but it's a mechanical thing just getting the ball down and locating the ball a little better. |
His location is not there, obviously, as his fastball was jumping all over. But the ball was coming out of his hand good, he threw free and easy and felt no pain, so that's a good thing. |
Home runs are going to come. He'll learn to take a pitch and drive it out of the ballpark. We don't really need to tell him what to do. |