Joe Torre Quotes on Planning (8 Quotes)

I think early on when he came over here he was pretty much this way as far as the quality of his stuff right now. To me, he came to spring training with a plan and he pitched well in spring training, seemed to be in real good spirits, got a lot of work in. To me, his command is better than it's been in a few years.

I think he'll be ready. There is nothing that I have heard or seen in his demeanor that would keep me from thinking he's going to follow the plan we have for him.

We'll have to wait because of Wang. By the time we leave Florida, we'll have a plan.

I've got a plan. Am I going to be able to stick with it I don't know. We'll see.

The only thing I wanted him to do was have a plan, ... To me, being in between is worse than being wrong, because when you're in between, you're never right. So that was basically the conversation.

He came to spring training with a plan. He pitched well, seemed to be in real good spirits, got a lot of work in. His command is better than it's been for a few years.

The environment is not the same when you pitch here (at the minor league complex). He's fine. He got his work in, and that's all the plan was.

Again, it's another safety net for us. We have a little more depth now at some spots. ... It's more insurance for us than any immediate plans.