Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
forward information players somebody step street unless useful
It's a two-way street when you give somebody information. We don't take information to the players unless we think it will be very useful to them. As a player, you have to do something about it and take a step forward and try to make some of the adjustments that are being suggested.
constantly john players work
It was exceptional. And that was from day in, day out, working with John Shelby. One thing you'll see us do is constantly work with players on their versatility. Having Shelby around makes a big difference.
balls beginning best breaking command fastball progress threw
It was the best Snell has done. I'm beginning to see some progress from him. He threw enough breaking balls for strikes. He had much better command of his fastball tonight.
compete greatest
It's not the greatest thing in the world to go 4-6 like we did. But it's not the end of the world, either, when you compete like we have.
bring deal next year
It's one more thing we have to deal with this year and one thing we have to bring into next season.
awful capable difference league major shown winning
It's the difference in the game. I give him a lot of credit. He battled. This kid, in two starts, has shown me an awful lot of character, and I know he is capable of winning at the Major League level.
difference
It's the difference in the game. He battled.
looks three
It looks like the better part of three weeks.
It makes sense to have him where he's at today.
innings opportunity younger
It's an opportunity to get some more innings for some younger guys.
consider offense
It's kind of unfortunate when you consider how the offense is playing, and you get pitched right out of the game.
capability good latter score slim starter tough
It's going to be tough to score off us in the latter part of the game. If a starter has the know-how and capability of getting 18 outs with a slim lead, we're in pretty good shape.
game given guys ready situation
It's going to be just another game to those guys because they've been given at-bats. That's why they've been given at-bats, so that in a situation like this, they're ready and not rusty.
potential
It's flexible. It has the potential to be interchangeable.