Bryan Price Quotes (30 Quotes)

It's nothing serious, it's soreness we're told to expect as he starts throwing harder and harder. It's soreness, but it's not in the same area he hurt in April.

Sure, I'm interested in Arizona, of course. But beyond the obvious connection between Bob and I, I'm just as much interested in making sure that this would be a good fit for me beyond that.

He was really focused this winter and it showed right away with his bullpen quality. It just looked like he really came here meaning business from the very first day. It looks like he has the potential to get back to where he was and go beyond.

We hope to see some real signs of the rotation coming to life in the last month. Or, inevitably, you're going to have to make a decision.

We're really pleased. He's been very vocal to our staff, that he's here to serve them. He puts the lion's share of his focus on defensive play. He's a real pro. Pitchers sometimes shake to the wrong pitch. The sign of a real good catcher is that he runs out there and doesn't let the pitcher make that mistake. He's shown a propensity to do that. I'm really impressed.

He has some decisions to make. I'd like to make myself available to him if he has some questions about me or what he an expect from me as a coach. I know the organization and myself would love to have him on the staff.

We're going to familiarize ourselves with (Hernandez) so we can get a pretty good idea, as we enter the season, of what we can expect with him as far as workload goes. I don't want to say, though, that because he threw 125 innings or so last year, that he's not capable of throwing 180 or 190 innings this year. It will all be based on how he feels.

When Ken Griffey made his start as a 19-year-old in 1989, when he walked around the clubhouse he was the best player in the room. Now, we don't want to get ahead of ourselves with Felix. But there's that same sort of feeling now with him as there was with Griffey. It's special.

(Today) will be a big day.

It's just being smart. We want to see where he's at in a day or two. If he's in good throwing shape, he'll be ready to go.

I have enjoyed my time here, but after 18 years I think it is time for me to go somewhere else. For me to keep growing as a coach I need to get out of my comfort zone and this is a way to do that.

The contrast in their pitches is significant. Yet both of them are positioning themselves to help us in their own way. If you looked at them side-by-side, you may not notice Jeff. Felix does it in an awe-inspiring way, Jeff just does it.

Some times lack of success is just lack of experience. So what we have to figure out with the young guys is what was missing. Was it a command issue Was it related to emotional distress Or were there some things physically that they weren't doing that didn't allow them to be successful.

It was OK. He's still on a day-to-day basis. We haven't scratched him, but we are certainly going to see how he feels tomorrow, especially since he threw a pretty lengthy 'pen today.

Nobody wants to miss part of Spring Training. Not only do you have to get your arm in shape, but you have to get a feel for your delivery and feel for your release point and I think that's probably where he felt a little naked heading into the season. He just didn't have the innings the other guys had.

My philosophy is that really good pitchers know their mechanics and are able to self-correct when the game is on the line. A pitching coach can't go out there every time there's a tough situation.

We throw him a lot of hard stuff inside. A lot of teams do that. But he doesn't miss against us. He's got our number.

He really commanded the low part of the strike zone and he pitched ahead in the count. His ball-strike ratio was outstanding (28-61). His two previous starts he was up in the zone and he pitched behind in the count.

It's a matter of familiarity. Working together, catchers get to know what pitchers like to throw in situations, like with two strikes. They know what a pitcher can do, and can't.

It was encouraging to see him play a nice game of catch today without any reservations or restrictions. He looked good. He seemed to feel pretty good.

He is kind of a combination of everything we have in the rotation. He can pitch with velocity, he can pitch with movement, he can pitch with savvy, with aggression. He is a real pro. He covets information, and he utilizes it.

If he's on, you'll see a guy pitching so far beyond his years it's frightening.

To a man, our guys have come in and thrown the ball over the plate. Like a lot of staffs, getting the first one under their belts is sometimes the most tenuous. But our guys have come in and done an absolutely great job at working ahead in the count, establishing a low strike zone and challenging the hitter.

I don't think he'd be here if we considered him raw and vulnerable. The real challenges lie in just preparing him or dealing with the things he's going through for the first time that most 19-year-olds are going through in rookie ball.

What he's doing in the present is beyond anyone's expectations. The maturity is unequaled.

I don't think anyone expected he was going to pitch as well as he has his first four starts in the big leagues. I didn't anticipate the command and poise and amount of ground balls he has gotten. He has been a strikeoutground-ball machine. Not a lot of guys get the ball in the air against him.

There's been nothing to suggest he'll crack when he is challenged more. I see consistency in his work ethic, routine and demeanor.

My goals with these guys the first time or two they touch the ball is to throw the ball over the plate, and he did that.

I know what Melvin's expectations are of me as a pitching coach. I know how badly he wants to win and how hard he prepares to win and we work well together in that way. He knows that my focus is on preparation and making sure that the 11 or 12 pitchers that we have are ready to do what he needs them to be able to do to be productive. Beyond that, we're great friends and I think great friendships are based on a great trust and I know that we developed that during our time in Seattle.

He has to learn that a 95 mph pitch in the middle of the plate is not a good pitch.