I've never lost an opener in my four years as GM. Of course, what does that mean? |
If Cedeno and Murton are playing, that's a positive, and I think our fan base would appreciate that. |
If he can pitch pain-free and this ongoing discomfort he's had after a certain amount of pitches, if that can be rectified, then you are going to have the same guy you are seeing for one inning for seven or eight. That's really everybody's priority. |
If he can pitch pain-free and this ongoing discomfort he's had after a certain amount of pitches, if that can be rectified, then you are going to have the same guy you are seeing one inning for seven or eight. That's really everybody's priority. |
If he chooses to stay in Atlanta, obviously nobody could fault him for that. I just told him what we're trying to do, what my plan may be for the next month, be open and honest. |
If he is not going to have a chance to be a full-time player, he is not going to be able to correct the things that led him to have a bad year last year. It was not a good fit for him to be a bench player here at this point, after what happened last year. |
If we can't, we'll table it for later on. |
In all honesty, he did not want to have the procedure. He was opposed to it at first. As long as it didn't hurt to pitch, he wanted to continue because his arm is feeling so well. After I talked to the doctors, we felt it's best to do it now. |
It can't be a real significant injury because it's hard to believe somebody can throw 98 miles an hour and have a serious arm problem. He hasn't had any discomfort at all. He hasn't had any complaints since going to the 'pen. |
It didn't work the way we all would have liked for Holly this year. But it was never out of lack of effort by him. He gave us a heck of a first 40 percent last year and never got back on the field after the injury. |
It doesn't bother him at all to pitch. His arm is feeling great. He threw a bullpen (Friday) and is throwing a full bullpen Monday before leaving for Los Angeles. It's going to be a minor setback. |
It looks like, without snags this week, we're going to activate all three of them on the same day, which would be very refreshing. |
It's a big blow, so we have to keep plugging and hope we can play better and better. |
It's a good gamble for us. |
It's a process of looking back over three years. There were a couple years when Will didn't pitch. And he pitched about three-quarters of the season last year. |