Brian Graham
Brian Graham
batting best decide fits gotten guy hits matter slot
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.
definitely good group next pitching
They're the next wave; they're definitely the next group of some good young pitching we have in this organization.
baseman chance class earned everyday exactly hit last level needs shown third
Jose Bautista needs at-bats. He's shown he has that power, that he can hit at Class AA, which was exactly the right level for him last year. If he does the same thing in Indianapolis this year, then he's earned the chance to be the everyday third baseman in Pittsburgh.
falling high pressure putting stepped
I think they stepped it up, and we didn't. They were putting high pressure on us, and we were just falling back.
guy lit wonderful
Patrick was just a wonderful person. He was the guy who lit up the room.
ball command definitely four performance saw scholars-and-scholarship throwing track velocity
He was throwing the ball well with command of four pitches. He wasn't throwing with the velocity that we saw in college, but from a performance standpoint, he definitely was on the track we expected.
knows
He has exceptional stuff. And he knows how to use it.
composure experience goes great mature player spot terms time
He is very mature in terms of his poise, his composure and the way he goes about his business. Any time a young player can get this kind of experience to kind of expedite his development, it's a great spot for him.
best felt gotten innings standpoint
He felt he was comfortable from a developmental standpoint and had gotten enough innings in. I think that's his best role.
above average breaking command fastball gets good hard life pitches solid terms third throw
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.
bring early fill guys leagues people pirates
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.
april best country everybody might next player players until
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.
ability above goes level mode player push regardless survival survive talented
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.
camp fact focused four hard mentally players prepared seen work
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.