He smoked a couple of balls (Monday) night. That's what we expect out of him. He hits a lot of doubles and drives a lot of balls to the gap. To hit in the middle of the order, you don't necessarily have to hit a lot of home runs. You just need to be able to drive in runs, and he has that capacity.
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Outstanding. His velocity is back up there, around 94 (mph), and he seemed to add and subtract better on his breaking ball today.Bob Melvin
He's impressing everybody in this camp a lot.
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We saw it all spring and have seen it in the regular season. We must have seen it happen six or seven times in Spring Training and at least five times in the last four or five games. I would like to see him quit doing it.
Bob Melvin
To finish in second place after struggling in the middle of the season is positive after climbing and clawing back into this is something the organization can feel good about.
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That was a huge play. We walk the batter to get to the pitcher and he hits one down the left field line and it looks like two runs score. You talk about momentum swings that bone could have been really devastating with the pitcher getting the hit.
Bob Melvin
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