Jim Fleming
Jim Fleming
ability good guys stuff
It's can you win? These guys can win. It's a combination of having good stuff and having the ability to win.
both eventually expected good guys hitting potential reach start
Ramirez and Andino both have the potential to be very good with the bat. Guys like that eventually start hitting the way they are expected when they reach the big leagues.
guys hometown oblige teams toward within
We've always let our guys like Miguel play toward the end, but not the whole season. They all want to play for their hometown teams down there. So we oblige within reason.
guy knows solid strong swing
He's always hit. He's a big, strong guy who has always been able to swing the bat. He knows how to play the game. He's a solid guy.
bat cut guys swing
He's always been able to swing the bat. He's cut out of the Lemke mold. He's like the guys who play for the A's; they swing the bat and play hard.
biggest swing
The biggest thing is getting him healthy. It's not that anything has deteriorated. It's being able to get him to swing the bat.
athlete book extremely talented
The book on him is he's an extremely talented athlete with a big ceiling.
biggest design draft felt
It wasn't by design. It's because that's what we felt this draft had as its biggest value.
body good high nice per projection school sticks stuff work
What sticks out about him is for how big he is, he has very good body control. He has a really nice delivery. This is not a work in progress. This isn't a projection guy, per se. There is always projection in high school kids. But there is a lot of good stuff already in place here with him.
eight forgetting free hard missed oh throws time
We missed eight free throws in the first half. Man, oh man, oh man, oh man. I'll have a hard time forgetting about this one.
feet mound throwing
We wanted him to get his feet back on the ground, to get him back on the mound throwing and improving.
emergency permitted
We think that the emergency is that FGUA has permitted too many hook-ups. I think it's an overcapacity issue.
extra needed
This is big for Chris. He needed some extra at-bats.
best build next
If we can't build in Lehigh, the next best thing is to build on the periphery.