22 Quotes by Brad Kullman

He's got work to do to get back any skills he may have had. Just because he played there in high school before he was signed doesn't mean he's Gold Glove caliber. This will be the focus for him in Spring Training.

He fits in with the other guys we have down there. He's a good guy that's been around and knows how to prepare and pitch.

He gives our lineup a different feel. At the plate, maybe he's not what he was a few years ago. But he's still one of the top offensive forces in the game. Pitchers don't like facing him.

He may force our hand to make the club and could help this team.

We've been having talks with his agent off and on all winter. I wanted to try and put some closure on it.

We haven't had anything to proceed on yet.

To go through a hearing process at this time, we wanted to avoid that at all costs, and we were successful in the end so we're thankful for that. It's a nice raise for him.

We worked hard the last couple years to try and help him recover from a gruesome ankle injury, develop consistency and mature on the field and off the field, and he's made tremendous progress. We're really proud of how far he came to have the year he had last year and we're hopeful he can build upon that and continue to grow into a better major league player. He'll be a big part of what we do going forward.

We're very high on Eddie. Hopefully, he'll come to Spring Training and grab that job. It's his to take.