Brian Graham
Brian Graham
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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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Not right now. I don't think anybody's going to know who's the best player or players in the country until next year. Everybody has his own favorites, of course, but it might take until April until there's some kind of consensus.
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If you push a player to a level above his ability, he goes into survival mode and he doesn't get better. All he does is try to play to survive regardless of how talented he is.
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His fastball is above average in terms of life and velocity, he has a hard breaking ball and the changeup has become a solid third pitch. And when his command gets better and he's able to throw his pitches where he wants, he can be a really good all-around pitcher.
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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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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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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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This guy does a lot of things well. We have to decide where he fits best and where his best development slot is. It's not a matter of where he plays. It's gotten down to a matter of where he hits in the batting order.
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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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They've endured the call-ups, the injuries, and the players who have come up from Double-A to Indianapolis have done a nice job,
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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're playing must-win situations with the pressure of succeeding, and there is no tomorrow,