Brian Graham
Brian Graham
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I like the fact that the players are here mentally prepared to work hard and make the team. This is the most focused camp I've seen in four years.
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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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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.
playing pressure situations
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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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.
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We've got some great arms in this organization. It's a little bit scary if you stop and think about it.
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Tom can be emotional. This reminds him of how to handle this situation.
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We felt that because of our own catching situation and this was a left-hand hitting catcher, that if he was healthy, it's a very small price to pay to get a player who could potentially be a big leaguer some day.
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You have a room full of about 60 college guys and you couldn't hear a sound. It was devastating for us,
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We were just letting (Montoya) dribble through the middle, which was bad. He was a good player.