He was making progress at the end of last year, too, so it's not like all of a sudden he's just back. He's made a steady progression, he's worked very hard, and he's back at a point where he could be a legitimate contender for these spots [in the rotation]. |
He went through the lab, he had X-rays, he met with Dr. Andrews. There's no further information. |
He's a good man. He's helped a lot of our pitchers over the years. A guy like Charley is one of the reasons we've had such a productive pitching program. |
He's a guy that can pinch-run, play some defense [and] steal a base for us, ... Gipson's probably [Round Rock's] most steady player offensively and defensively. |
He's a very happy man, and it shows in his work. |
He's certainly being considered (for a promotion), |
He's got a severe injury and it hasn't gotten better. He wanted a chance and he's got a chance to be here and see what he can do. I'm trying to be more optimistic than pessimistic. ... It's a situation where he hopes he can come back, but he doesn't know and we don't know. |
He's got what I call an outstanding pedigree. |
He's making progress. We thought he could maybe play catch today. He's one I'd really like to get here, get him on the mound for a bullpen to test the quad. The quad is like a rib-cage muscle. It takes a long time to heal. |
He's making progress. With a young player, there's that adjustment period. It takes time. I give him a lot of credit. He had some tough outings and he's come back from it. |
He's not the defensive outfielder that Charles is, or the speed guy, but it might be important to have someone on the bench who can hit the ball out of the ballpark. |
He's truly only taken baby steps. He's only on his toes now. There's no road map for this. The thought of having him back in September is pretty appealing to us, but he's got a long way to go. |
His last two starts have been much better, ... His velocity (Thursday), he topped out at 89 (mph) and he averaged 88. His control is much better. ... He's throwing a little bit freer and easier and he's gotten a little bit more out of his arm. Certainly, if he's throwing 88, 89 from the left side he would be able to compete (in the majors). |
His last two starts have been much better. His velocity (Thursday), he topped out at 89 (mph) and he averaged 88. His control is much better. ... He's throwing a little bit freer and easier and he's gotten a little bit more out of his arm. Certainly, if he's throwing 88, 89 from the left side he would be able to compete (in the majors). |
His meniscus looked good, and his ACL looked outstanding. |