Plus when you get guys out here, they get a couple of weeks of working out to get that initial soreness out of the way. But the fact that these guys are willing to come out early and make a personal commitment means a lot to me.
He's throwing very well right now.
I'll be putting the uniform on somewhere next year. Living in Sarasota, it's a great situation for me to be able to go over [to Instructional League] and work with the Minor Leaguers. Hopefully it'll work out for both sides.
That probably will pay dividends for him. I think anytime you work at something, you have a chance to get better. He's done that.
We are a team and we have to have solid defense and pitching to win games. But absolutely pitching has the most pressure right now because of the recent history.
It's early. He's still trying to get in shape. But he's trying to get his legs into it more. That's the No. 1 thing. He's feeling better about his legs.
I like this job. I'd like to be back. I'll be putting on the uniform somewhere. It might with the minor leaguers. I live in Sarasota, so that works out for me.
There's been a couple times there have been some runs against us, but it hasn't been a three- or a four-spot. It's been one or two runs, which is more manageable.
My doctors feel that they've caught it at an early stage and it is very treatable. I plan to maintain a presence in spring training, but there will be times when I am away from the team for a few days as I receive treatment.
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