19 Quotes by Grady Fuson

Looking at the young players we have from Latin America, I've seen some interesting players.

We're trying to blend these two things so they're working in unison, so they're not working against each other. It's hard to draft the type of players you want if you're not positive in the development plan, and it's not an indicator to have success to have a development plan that doesn't mirror the type of players that you get attracted to you.

You have to let them go if you know they're going to be able to handle the bad day; handle the life, handle the pressure, the intensity. If he gets things rocking and rolling the right way, I'm not going to stand in his way.

What are you going to do? Stuff happens.

We feel like it was a great draft. We got a lot of young players who have a shot at having outstanding careers.

You never want to lose a kid who's a left-hander and has a big arm. But that's the sort of thing you have to do to add a proven guy you want to bring in.

No telling where our system may be when he comes back. Obviously, we think highly of him, so, hopefully, there will be a spot.

He's ready. He's got composure about him. I think he's had enough big-league time where the anxiety has passed him, so he's just enjoying it, taking advantage of the time that he's got.

He's very athletic and strong. He's raw and green, with a lot of swings and misses, but he has a great body and strength to work with.