He needs to pitch. Even though he has the skill and ability, he needs the innings. He needs to be in certain situations. He's missed more than a couple years here on and off. He needs the endurance. He needs to be in there with bases loaded with no outs and be in all kinds of situations and adverse situations. The main thing is we want him healthy, too.
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It seems like whenever you walk a guy late like that, especially a speed guy, he ends up scoring. We had some opportunities early, but Drew drove in both runs with two two-out hits to beat us, and that's the name of the game.
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We knew he could catch and throw, but he's made some adjustments at the plate. He played a lot last year and didn't hit as well as he's hitting this year. You know he has power. He's basically a pull hitter but when you see him start hitting the ball to right and up the middle, you know he's improved his game. It's been a great complement having him and Michael Barrett.
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Probably not. Once you hurt something badly, you know how to pace yourself. Is that helping his cause You don't know. He really hasn't had a situation yet where he has had the need to go full-out.
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I talked to Lawton last night, and he said this is the first time he's been in a playoff situation. He's looking forward to it, and he told me he was sorry he didn't help us and play better while he was here. I told him to enjoy it -- he picked up a lot of games in the standings.
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I haven't thought about an extension. My whole thing is to have my team play well and win, and everything takes care of itself. I'm not worried about mine. I'm glad for Jim big-time.
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