[That is] fair to say, against a pretty good lineup with a lot of left-handers and the wind blowing out to right. |
But we had given Kim a lot of money and he was dealing at the time. |
He deserves the opportunity to be in the rotation. |
He feels like it's a pitch he can use. |
He has been lights-out since January and wasn't laboring, so I didn't have a problem with that. He's throwing the ball well. He probably came in here closer to having game stuff than anybody. |
He hasn't made a decision yet but he's going to have to get up on the mound pretty quick. I wouldn't want him to go pitch if he hasn't seen any hitters or thrown all his pitches. I'm not worried yet. He said he felt better today. But I'm not sure he's ready to get on the mound. |
He needs to recognize when he throws a good pitch, he doesn't need to throw a better one. You just have to get a hitter out, you don't have to embarrass him. |
He probably would have thrown more, but I told him to stop. |
He sure had it moving last week. |
He threw really good. It's the first time he felt like everything came together. |
He was perfect. He walked a guy that I thought he struck out. He gave up a base hit and it was probably an error. He commanded his fastball, changeup and breaking ball. I've been telling him all spring he's got the stuff to do this. He's got to believe in it and trust it. |
He's a talent. As he matures and gets more experience, there's a pretty good chance he's going to be a good starting pitcher in the big leagues. |
He's impressed everybody. He locates his fastball and his breaking ball is plus. He's very quiet, it's tough to get a 'Hi' out of him, but he seems like he's on a mission. He should be. |
He's not ready. It's his typical Spring Training regimen. If you look at his past, he basically averages eight innings in 'A' games, even back when he was in Atlanta. His first spring they pitched him 20 innings and he basically had a 10.00 ERA. It takes him a while to get going. |
He's the player of the day for me. He was good. I like the fact that he can change speeds and throws strikes. He's not scared out there. He gets after it. |