Oneri Fleita
Oneri Fleita
accepted appreciate became defense fans hit hitting home line player priority runs stopped time trying
Once he stopped trying to hit home runs all the time and accepted that defense was his No. 1 priority and that he was better hitting line drives, he became the player that fans will appreciate this year.
punish
I'm not going to punish him for being hurt.
action arm loose quick
His arm action is really quick and loose and fluid. He's a very limber kid.
fortunate lucky manager mentors player quality signed system
I was real lucky to have him already. We're very fortunate to have a manager of this quality already in our system to put in Daytona. Don Buford was one of my mentors when I signed as a player with the Orioles.
basically lost percent
He'll be 100 percent for instructional league. That's going to be his year. It's unfortunate. He basically lost a year.
beautiful solid
It's a beautiful thing. We've got a lot of good, solid home-grown talent.