Brian Graham
Brian Graham
catching felt hitting pay player price situation small
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.
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.
based certain extremely honest players promoted staying straight terms
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.
extremely gratifying itself leagues perform player players satisfying season system
This season has been very gratifying and extremely satisfying as well. The player development system validates itself when players come to the big leagues and not only just get there, but perform well.
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.
endured nice players
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,
college full guys hear room
You have a room full of about 60 college guys and you couldn't hear a sound. It was devastating for us,
command meaning pitches plan recognize strike swings zone
Eldred has a much better plan this year. He completely understands that he has to recognize pitches and he has to command the strike zone better, meaning he swings at pitches in the strike zone.
beat kids last younger
We should be more used to the play. Last year, the younger kids got beat up. But this year, we should be tougher.
bad couple good hitting solid spots starting team
We've had a couple bad spots on defense, but it's been pretty solid overall. We had good starting pitching, hitting and solid defense. It was a very good team effort.
handle reminds tom
Tom can be emotional. This reminds him of how to handle this situation.
cares confidence guy mike
Mike Johnston is a competitor. He's a guy that cares about his job. I have confidence that he's going to get back to the big leagues.