He reminds me of a young Willie Stargell. This is an award he definitely won. We were very fortunate to have a player like him in the minor leagues. When Thome went down, the rest was, like, history. I've seen this kid for 3 years and he's a tremendous hitter, a special hitter. He's going to be doing it for a long time. |
He seemed like he was doing OK today. When I talked to him, I didn't ask him if he wanted to sit. He kind of let me know that he wanted to play. |
He shocked 'em twice, didn't he? I think Coste is serious. I'm serious about Coste, too. |
He showed a lot. He showed how he can really pitch and be effective for us. I think he'll do the same [thing again]. |
He showed us in St. Louis that he can pitch a big game in the Major Leagues. That wasn't luck, because he was hitting spots that day and [making] quality pitches. |
He stands a real good chance of pitching in our rotation. |
He started having trouble with his command. He started to get the ball up. It looked like he started to overthrow the ball. |
He started to make adjustments in September. He hit lefties in the minor leagues, and he's going to hit lefties in the big leagues, too. If he keeps the same demeanor, he's going to be real good. |
He still has his velocity, ... His command is a big thing. He's missing with his changeup. His last two times out, he's given up home runs on high changeups. He's also having a hard time getting his breaking ball where he wants it. |
He still has his velocity. His command is a big thing. He's missing with his changeup. His last two times out, he's given up home runs on high changeups. He's also having a hard time getting his breaking ball where he wants it. |
He threw good. He was a little wild up with his fastball, but he was wild enough to be good with it. What I like is that he has been aggressive. That?s encouraging. I like the way he is throwing. |
He threw OK. We have to get him healthy so that he can pitch in a regular rotation for a while. |
He told me he wanted to play. I made the decision to sit him out. We'll practice [today] and Wednesday and then he'll be in the lineup on Thursday against the Yankees. |
He took us exactly where we needed to go. |
He totally demoralized the ball. |