20 Quotes by Johnny Almaraz

We're going to formulate individual plans for every player. We'll pull back when a player's fatigued.

We're going to individualize every single program for every guy in the system. That'll be the big positive. And of course, the take-a-strike, we've modified that, that's no longer going to exist. Pitch counts will exist, but it's not one blanket program. If it needs to exist for a certain individual, it will. If it doesn't for another, it won't.

We're going to challenge Homer. Homer's going to dictate where we send him.

We're going to challenge him. We're going to put him at a level where he can compete at, and excel and be pushed.

One morning, all his stuff was gone. He's home in New York dealing with personal problems which have impacted a lot of decisions he's made here. We're empathetic and sympathetic towards that, but it's pretty tough to try to help somebody when there's no communication.

Richie is about two weeks from throwing off the mound. Pauly is a little behind him, probably a month away.

I'm a more traditional baseball person. We're going to give the kids free rein to play the traditional style of baseball.

He did a good job. But he had an opportunity he couldn't pass up.

He's got one of the best arms in the system. He throws 93 to 97.