This is just purely hypothetical. If he's the fifth starter with the second [day of the season being an off-day], you won't have to use him until the second time around. So you can get a little [simulated] game or something more on the side, a bullpen [session]. There's different things you can do to take care of that. If he just stays well, there should be no problem. If he gets to the point where he's hurting again, that would obviously cause an entirely different scenario. |
This is the second game of the year. We have plenty to go. I am not upset. I am not concerned. |
This was a real intense game. I think it was a growth moment for our group. |
Those things, every guy I've ever known who had one never gets well quickly. They think they're OK then they try something and whoops. Or if they sneeze, laugh, or cough hard, they feel it. It's just one of those things you have to be patient with. Every guy I know who has had one of those takes a little time. |
To come off this road trip 3-3 is very nice. We've had some obstacles to overcome, and our guys have responded really well like I thought they would. |
To command it at 40-something, I swear that's very hard to do. I know it gives the hitters something else to think about. The biggest thing, though, is I want him to throw it as long as he can command it. |
To command it at 40-something, that's not easy. |
Twenty-three saves is pretty impressive. I knew that was a familiar role for him. He just pitched well. He came in and threw strikes. He had a nice way about him. |
Until he says, 'I'm 100 [percent]' and we see he's just letting the ball fly, there's still some trepidation involved. So we're just going to do it in small increments. |
We aren't going to surprise anybody. Everybody knows that the Rays are a very good offensive team, so the meeting prior to a series against us are going to pick up on that. We're not going to ambush anybody like we did the second half of last year. We have to adapt. |
We definitely want to give him a good look. There is competition within the rotation and that's a good thing. Bringing Jackson on is wonderful for the organization. If you talk to a lot of Dodgers they'll tell you some excellent things about this guy, and the fact that maybe he got to the big leagues a little too soon. |
We didn't see him last year. I can't wait to see him. Everything I hear is good. |
We gave him some things to work on. |
We had a physical day. |
We had seven walks today. You saw a little bit of patience. When it got tight, I saw a little bit of patience and it was fun to watch. |