He was only supposed to go two innings, but the way he threw, we stretched him out to three. He had real good command of his fastball and a real good breaking ball. |
He was rushing, he was missing his spots. He threw a couple of good pitches, then he'd get away from it. It's still early in the season. |
He was so-so. He struggled with his command and didn't throw a lot of strikes. He was behind a lot of hitters. |
He was terribly excited facing the Yankees; he was rushing and flying open. That drops his arm and flattens his sinker, a pitch he needs. |
He wasn't getting many at-bats, and he didn't have any prospects of getting more at-bats. We like him a lot and we'd like to keep him in the organization. |
He won't be at that level. But he'll be close to it. |
He'll be back when he can. |
He'll be ready by Opening Day. He's a baseball player. there's no reason to think he won't be. He has a full day, every day. But he's a hard worker. |
He'll come off the bench for now. We'll try to get him as many at-bats as we can. |
He'll get some but it's not going to be an everyday thing. I don't necessarily think that Jeremy is a leadoff hitter or we want him leading off. |
He'll get worked real hard, |
He'll pitch at least one simulated game and probably a 'B' game. We want to get him to the 50- to 55-pitch level before he leaves. |
He's a baseball player. Whether he is American, Japanese or whatever, he's a baseball player, so there is no reason to think, fairly or unfairly, that he won't be ready to go. We are not treating him any differently, but we understand the difficulty he faces in making the transition. He's a tough guy and is working hard. He puts in a full day. |
He's a better player now than last time we saw him in Seattle. All parts of his game have advanced. |
He's a good player. He's a good hitter, a good defender and a good baserunner. He also plays hard all the time. He certainly is a tremendous role model for all our young players, or anyone else who wants to watch. |