Brian Graham
Brian Graham
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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.
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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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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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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.
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Tom can be emotional. This reminds him of how to handle this situation.
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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.
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You have a room full of about 60 college guys and you couldn't hear a sound. It was devastating for us,
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We should be more used to the play. Last year, the younger kids got beat up. But this year, we should be tougher.
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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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