He has a very consistent personality. Some guys, you can walk into the clubhouse and tell who's hot and who's not by whether they're grumpy or not.
That's the most unselfish, smartest spot in the lineup. You have to be able to handle the bat. It's also a position that won't run as much because then they'll walk D-Lee. It's a position for a more established, accomplished veteran player.
The guys at the end are walking a tight rope until Opening Day starts.
I don't walk across the street thinking I'm going to get hit by a car,
It seems like whenever you walk a speed guy like that late, it hurts you.
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.
All day it was just a matter of us cutting down on the walks. It seemed like every time we walked someone, they scored.
Usually, if he makes a mistake, they don't hit him out of the ballpark with that sinker, ... He made a mistake; that's what happens with youth. We have a young pitching staff and a young bullpen that's subject sometimes to walks and also subject to mistakes.
Guys are throwing the ball well. We've just got to cut down on the walks. It seems like we walk somebody and they score.
That one inning when Will came in, he got two outs, nobody on base and then he walked a couple guys, and you can't walk guys late,
Walker is probably the front-runner for that position. But he knows he has some competition for that job.
It's one of the best trades you don't make. Walker made some fine defensive plays tonight. He's hitting the ball outstanding.
D-Lee is still finding his stroke. When those guys really start swinging, we'll have a very potent offense. Our offense is pretty good. We just have to cut those walks down.
The big blow was walking the pitcher. We walked him twice.