12 Quotes by Brent Kemnitz

We're going to keep sending him out there. He will get there. Kris Johnson on his game is as good as any left-handed pitcher in America.

From here on out, there's nothing easy. There's no soft spots, so hopefully we keep doing what we have been doing.

He would love to be the opening starter, and he proved last year he can handle pressure.

He fought through this most of his career. He's not an excuse-maker, but I've got to believe his arm was just hanging.

He needs to pitch like a fifth-year senior for us.

Guys are doing what they're suppose to, so hopefully they keep gaining confidence as we go along. You never want to get too comfortable. You just have to stay focused and lock in. I always tell guys that the best competition is within the pitching staff.

He should be as good as any freshman in the country. He should have the mindset to go out there and throw up zeroes; I think he has that mentality.

Overall, I think it's been really good. That's an expectation here. Our goal every year is to have the best and deepest pitching staff in the country, so we expect them to be successful.

His command is starting to come around. The painful thing is we don't have a farm club to send him to, to do rehab starts. His stuff is outstanding. Every time we send him out there, we think this is the time we're going to see the real Kris Johnson.