I'm not going to punish him for being hurt.

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That's part of getting back on track.

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Once he stopped trying to hit home runs all the time and accepted that defense was his No. 1 priority and that he was better hitting line drives, he became the player that fans will appreciate this year.

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It's a beautiful thing. We've got a lot of good, solid home-grown talent.

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The guy is bigger and stronger. I remember seeing him at Wrigley at a tryout years ago when he was a shortstop and probably weighed 170. Now he probably weighs 230 and he's huge and has developed into a power hitter.

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His arm action is really quick and loose and fluid. He's a very limber kid.

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He'll be 100 percent for instructional league. That's going to be his year. It's unfortunate. He basically lost a year.

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I was real lucky to have him already. We're very fortunate to have a manager of this quality already in our system to put in Daytona. Don Buford was one of my mentors when I signed as a player with the Orioles.

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