Jose Bautista needs at-bats. He's shown he has that power, that he can hit at Class AA, which was exactly the right level for him last year. If he does the same thing in Indianapolis this year, then he's earned the chance to be the everyday third baseman in Pittsburgh. |
Last year, the velocity was down and I'm not convinced he was 100 percent healthy. He looks a lot better this year. He's thrown the ball well and it's nice to see him at the point he's at right now. |
Michael worked ahead in the count most of the game, and we made some plays behind him. Wilson has been coming on lately after struggling early in the season. We are counting on him to be a big stick. |
Mike Johnston is a competitor. He's a guy that cares about his job. I have confidence that he's going to get back to the big leagues. |
Neil's coming along just fine. It won't be long before he's taking batting practice and catching. |
Not right now. I don't think anybody's going to know who's the best player or players in the country until next year. Everybody has his own favorites, of course, but it might take until April until there's some kind of consensus. |
Patrick was just a wonderful person. He was the guy who lit up the room. |
Right now, he's going to catch. |
Sean's velocity and command were good through the first two innings, and you want to see him keep that up for longer stretches before he takes the next step. It's a process you've got to go through. |
That's quite a difference from the regular season where the development and the major emphasis is, 'If today doesn't go so well, then there's always tomorrow.' |
The experience at the higher level for pitchers is invaluable. For example, the idea that when he attacks a batter inside with a fastball and then tries to double up with a fastball and the guy hits it. You need to start recognizing and realizing hitters' tendencies as a pitcher, and you need to pitch off your experience. |
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The reports on Correll was that he could be a platoon outfielder in the big leagues some day, given his chance. |
There was a need early on with the Pirates that you had to bring guys to the big leagues because you had to have people to fill positions. |
They're all young, and they all can hit, run and play defense. That's the best thing about them from our perspective. They're three-dimensional players, and that's going to benefit them and us in the long run. |