105 Quotes by Jon Daniels

He was able to command it better than he has and he was able to manage the game better.

He is the highlight of many late-afternoon casual conversations in the clubhouse.

Juan had something like six out of eight quality starts at the end of the year, and that's not counting 10 strikeouts earlier against the Yankees. There's no denying the ability. As he continues to mature, we'd like to look at him as someone we can rely on. If you look at the back end of the rotation guys around the league, he could be in the upper echelon.

I will have some different ideas from how we've done things in the past. I will have some creative ways that we will look at things. But we are not going to stray from the good things we've built here.

Our internal discussions, from Day 1, were to do what it took to acquire a front-line pitcher. That was our top priority and still is.

My mind-set right now is if we have a hole, we'll have to fill it. We have a lot of options to consider.

Mark is an integral part of what we are trying to do here. He's the kind of person and player we want to build around.

We've had good reports on him the last couple of years. He's a tall (6-foot-4), athletic pitcher who throws strikes with all three pitches. He has a live arm and a chance to have an above-average breaking ball. He has an advanced feel for pitching.

We've had enough dialogue that something could happen.