He had a track record. When the contact was made, we were interested enough to bring him in. He's got a track record doing exactly what he's done. There isn't anything that is surprising about it, it's just impressive that he's gotten himself in this kind of shape and he's still capable. |
He had some good swings. I think Juan will be all right. By the time we get to the end of the season, Juan will be all right. |
He has a lot of aching body parts. |
He has a lot of parts of his body that are aching. He got hit by a pitch, and he took that tumble in San Diego. It's an accumulation of a lot of things. I'm just going to watch him closely and maybe later in the game, if he can get through the first two-thirds, I'll try to protect him a bit. |
He has been working, but there's a difference between throwing to friends at home and our guys in camp. |
He has to have talent. But I think the Latin-American player has an advantage because when they play down there, they play in front of their families and it is high pressure. And they get used to just playing the game. |
He has tremendous experience in this kind of situation, ... He's healthy, and he's an addition to this club they didn't have last year. He's got that (good pickoff) move, so there isn't a whole lot you can do with him as far as manufacturing (runs). You just have to compete against him. |
He hasn't been declared healthy yet. He's working hard everyday. He's hitting everyday. He's just not allowed to run or jump. |
He hasn't started working out hard yet. I don't know enough about his stroke. He missed a lot of playing time in spring training, so I don't know how quick (his return) can be. |
He hit his back, he hit his head, he's got sore spots all over his body, ... He's bruised quite a bit all over and we'll see how he feels. |
He is a classic high-average hitter because he takes a relentless approach every at-bat. Every at-bat he's the same way. He battles the great pitchers, he battles the real good ones, the good ones, the ones that are trying to make it. |
He is pitching at a very high level. It was more of the same of his great performances. |
He is playing so good in every facet of the game. He's hitting fourth, and that's because nothing bothers him. He just plays. He's been as important as anybody we have; he's had an outstanding year. |
He is sore and probably will get sorer as he goes along. So we'll pay attention to it. |
He is the best manager I have ever been around. |