He's making more quality pitches down in the strike zone. |
He's on a level with Barry Bonds, as far as hitting ability. He's just so hard to pitch to. ... We're just going to keep trying. |
He's on a mission right now, and it's good for him. |
He's ready to roll. Everything is fine. |
He's really excited about this. Great first impression for me. |
He's so easy to talk to on the phone, and you're standing over there meeting him for first time in front of a bunch of people and that was easy, too. He's just such a nice man - everything he's supposed to be. |
He's still a bit sore. |
He's throwing the ball well. There's been no negative impact. No setbacks. There's no pain. I think he's fine. But we still have to monitor it. We're not just going to throw him out there. We want to stick to the plan. Once we get to the season we'll determine how many days in a row he can play and when he needs a day off. |
He's very impressive. He knows how to command his fastball, change speeds and he's got a nice mound presence about him. I've really enjoyed him so far, he's solid. Really solid. |
He's won two games with his glove already. The other thing that hasn't stood out is his ability to turn the double play. He's turned two double plays that a lot of people don't turn. |
Hendrickson is on for Thursday. We're going to send [Edwin] Jackson back down. Jack's going back out and Mark will be back at that time. |
His day shall come, and it should come for a long time. |
His fastball located down much better. |
Honestly, everybody liked him in spring training. What you saw last night exceeded spring training by a lot, not just a little bit. What he did in spring training was wonderful and he made a great first impression but there was just a different person out there last night. |
Honestly, I am not worried. If he was not healthy, then I would be worried. He wasn't missing by a lot. He was just missing on the inside edges. |