He's down there to play, but we're here to win. I have to talk to Jim and figure out who's the best for us. |
He's earned it. It couldn't happen to a finer young man. The whole city of Sacramento is probably proud of him. |
He's getting more confident, more control of the strike zone, more confidence to throw any pitch in any count. That's what you call progress and what you like to see of the young man. |
He's given us a lot of quality, period, |
He's going to be a fine, fine player. It's just a matter of when we clear that spot for him, and do we hold somebody in reserve in case he doesn't do it. |
He's going to get better. It's a big jump from Double-A to the big leagues. He's hit everywhere he's been. If you've hit everywhere you've been, you should hit where you're going. |
He's going to have nerves -- that's natural. Hank Aaron told me when I came up, 'It's natural to be nervous. Just don't be scared.' You wouldn't be human if you weren't nervous. But after you throw that first pitch or two, your nerves subside and it's the same game. |
He's going to hit. You don't usually stop hitting, and if you do, then somebody's in trouble, because a lot of hits are coming. |
He's going to play now because we're out of outfielders, ... This is an opportunity to salvage the season. |
He's going to play now because we're out of outfielders. This is an opportunity to salvage the season. |
He's got a good tempo, good rhythm going, great control, great movement. When things are going good, you don't worry about why they're going good -- you just keep on going good. It's like surfing -- you ride it to the beach instead of worrying about when you're going to fall off. |
He's got some skills, definitely. He's got great range, quickness. His bat has really improved over the last year and a half. Fundamental stuff? There's still a few things he needs to work on. He'll probably get a pretty good shot of that here. |
He's got the legs (to be a power hitter). We know he can hit the ball to right field, he's got a good eye for the strike zone and he can run and he's making fine progress for a young man who came out of Double-A. |
He's had leg problems two or three years in a row. But I've got to play him enough to get him ready, too. |
He's had that from time to time. That's the first time he's had it this year, but when a guy comes to you and says his back is really tight, you can't leave him in there. It's just unfortunate that it happened tonight at the end of this trip, a bad road trip. |