Brian Graham
Brian Graham
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The experience at the higher level for pitchers is invaluable. For example, the idea that when he attacks a batter inside with a fastball and then tries to double up with a fastball and the guy hits it. You need to start recognizing and realizing hitters' tendencies as a pitcher, and you need to pitch off your experience.
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What a great thing to have your first-year kids learning lessons from a guy who played the game like that.
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This season has been very gratifying and extremely satisfying as well. The player development system validates itself when players come to the big leagues and not only just get there, but perform well.
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We were just letting (Montoya) dribble through the middle, which was bad. He was a good player.
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You have a room full of about 60 college guys and you couldn't hear a sound. It was devastating for us,
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We should be more used to the play. Last year, the younger kids got beat up. But this year, we should be tougher.
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We felt that because of our own catching situation and this was a left-hand hitting catcher, that if he was healthy, it's a very small price to pay to get a player who could potentially be a big leaguer some day.
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We've had a couple bad spots on defense, but it's been pretty solid overall. We had good starting pitching, hitting and solid defense. It was a very good team effort.
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Tom can be emotional. This reminds him of how to handle this situation.
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We've got some great arms in this organization. It's a little bit scary if you stop and think about it.
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You just have to know something like that to have a good at-bat in that situation. Our purpose in doing this is to see where they are and adjust our teachings accordingly.
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We've been extremely honest and straight with players in terms of development and why they're staying at certain levels. Players need to perform. They just don't get promoted based on potential. It's performance-based, same as in the big leagues.