He could hit 20 to 25 homers in the big leagues and hit .280 or .290, ... That's how he has to think of himself. |
He didn't agree with all of the decisions. |
He got it, ... It was the best option to the minor leagues we had all year. He went down and figured out that he's not a Punch-and-Judy slap hitter. He can hit with some power. |
He has a history of success. His fastball is in the low 90s, a decent breaking ball. He has three pitches that he throws with a changeup. |
He has pitched well in New Orleans. He knows how to pitch a little bit. We don't have a lot of depth. We're already on starting pitcher [No. 7]. |
He has the ability right now to catch and throw in the big leagues. When his bat comes, he'll come quickly. |
He is hitting the ball hard and had some tough luck. He has had a good attitude in New Orleans. |
He is not a player I like to compete with on the free agent market because he is so special. This is a deal that needed to be done. I don't think it could have waited. It's good for all the parties involved. |
He looks good, totally different guy -- different mechanics, different arm action. I didn't recognize him. |
He made it pretty clear that he was not going to play. We hope that when he reflects on it, we hope that he changes his mind and plays left field. |
He takes the ball every day, he never complains and he gets the job done. He has nasty stuff. He warms up quick to get in a game. |
He was able to pitch with the tear. His lack of performance had to do with the tear. |
He wasn't much on the radar screen. He cleared waivers. Twenty-nine teams could've had him for the waiver price and didn't. |
He'll be somewhere after Hernandez and Patterson. Whether it will be three, four or five, we'll have to see. He had a rough year, but in the second half he pitched pretty well. This guy's history is that he makes a lot of starts and throws a lot of innings. |
He's going to play left field. He needs to be out there now the next couple of weeks to play, and if he's not going to play for us, we need to know so we can go forward. We obviously will field offers, but we're not going to give the player away. If we can make a deal that makes sense, we will. |