Jason's a better catch-and-throw guy. I don't know if he's a better hitter. At this stage, both were confident kids that believed they were going to be big leaguers. |
The main thing is he's been able to answer the bell. His fastball is up to 93 miles per hour. The Class AAA innings and production at that level are what we're looking for. |
To say he threw the ball well was an understatement. He was dominating. If he keeps doing that, he's going to force us to do something. |
We definitely see him having a chance of being a back-of-the-bullpen guy. He has a plus-plus fastball. |
We definitely wanted him to pitch better (and make the big club. To be honest, he pitched his way out of the picture. His velocity was so-so and it looked like he was pitching away from the bat. |
We don't anticipate Cole being there a real long time. |
We have no timetable on him. Hopefully, he'll stay on this course. If he continues to pitch like this, it may move up our timetable. But it also depends on how the rotation is going in Philadelphia. |
We need to get some looks at him and make a decision. This will give us a better reading. We want to get him ready to go, because we believe he can help us at the Major League level. He understands that's the circumstance. |
We see a lot of 95s and 96s from this kid. |