Brian Graham
Brian Graham
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That's quite a difference from the regular season where the development and the major emphasis is, 'If today doesn't go so well, then there's always tomorrow.'
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There was a need early on with the Pirates that you had to bring guys to the big leagues because you had to have people to fill positions.
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The reports on Correll was that he could be a platoon outfielder in the big leagues some day, given his chance.
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You can't put a time-table on anybody. Sometimes it's necessity. Sometime it's the right circumstance. But I'm fairly confident that you're going to see all of them eventually. That talent in these guys is just too great.
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They're all young, and they all can hit, run and play defense. That's the best thing about them from our perspective. They're three-dimensional players, and that's going to benefit them and us in the long run.
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You're playing must-win situations with the pressure of succeeding, and there is no tomorrow,
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They're the next wave; they're definitely the next group of some good young pitching we have in this organization.
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Patrick was just a wonderful person. He was the guy who lit up the room.
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Burnett threw well. For us to see the velocity come back is real good.
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He has exceptional stuff. And he knows how to use it.
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You're looking at someone who has that leadoff ability but also could get you home runs. We see Andrew as having a power kind of swing, and we want to make sure we give him the opportunity to develop that.
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We've been extremely honest and straight with players in terms of development and why they're staying at certain levels. Players need to perform. They just don't get promoted based on potential. It's performance-based, same as in the big leagues.
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You just have to know something like that to have a good at-bat in that situation. Our purpose in doing this is to see where they are and adjust our teachings accordingly.