[The collision also seemed to fire up the Yankees, even though everyone insisted it was clean.] There's nothing he could do, ... I'm right in front of the plate. |
As he gets older and wiser, he's going to realize what works for him. The thing is, most of what he does works. He's that nasty. I don't think a lot of people realize how good he can be. |
Chacon is very quick to the plate, ... And if you give me a chance to throw some people out, I'm going to throw some people out. |
Chacon was given a new life when he left Colorado, and he was able to come in under the radar. He's not a big, big name -- just like Small -- so people didn't expect them to do this well. They're not panicking, they know how to pitch and that's what they're doing. |
Everything for him is easier now the second time around. You've seen it with everybody that comes here; they know what to expect. |
Having Mariano on the mound really helps because you know he's going to throw strikes. We took a gamble. |
He comes out of the game and everything turns around. |
He did it for a longer period of time. I'm not saying this kid won't be very good, but let him be himself. Let him do it for an extended amount of time. |
He doesn't get intimidated by anything, wants to be out there, and doesn't want to come out of the game. It's fun to see, because anyone that wants the ball that badly usually does the things he's been doing. |
He gives me a lot to work with. He does everything possible to keep them off balance. He obviously works both sides of the plate. His location is unbelievable -- when I want the ball up or the ball down, he hits my mitt pretty much consistent. And that's why he's doing what he's doing. |
He gives me a lot to work with. His location is unbelievable. He hits my mitt pretty much consistently, and that's why he knows what he's doing. |
He got ahead of them pretty much. Today was one of those days he felt pretty good about all his pitches. |
He has the best arm in camp, no doubt about it. Better than all these guys. I don't care how old he is. He's unbelievable. It's effortless the way the ball comes out of his hand at 95-96. He's that impressive. He's the best prospect we've got. It's fun to see. |
He hit all of his spots; I don't know how hard he was throwing, but his location was excellent. I thought he was locked in. His mechanics are so sound, he doesn't really have to work on anything except building his arm strength. Wherever I put the glove, he hit it. |
He is going to be in the major leagues very soon. An arm like that just doesn't miss. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw him before the end of this year. |