I don't think it's really a pressing issue. I think all of our focus has been on playing better baseball and winning more games.

As disappointed as I am in the record, I do want to emphasize that with the current crop of players we have I feel very confident that there's going to be some significant improvement as we move forward.

He's a player who is improving and becoming more productive, and to lose someone like that hurts.

He was trying to get back to the bag and he slid a little late.

We do have some numbers, I wouldn't call it excess. It's nice to have starting pitching, and it's the key component in the game and we've got some talented started pitching.

It shows he's rusty and needs more time.

We'll look at it again tomorrow, after he sleeps on it and the swelling goes down or stays up, but it's nothing serious.

I think Chris will be back. But you have to keep in mind that these things can linger.

He is very effective against right-handed hitters. He had a great year last year and we look for him to continue that success with us next season.