23 Quotes by Mike Arbuckle

To say he threw the ball well was an understatement. He was dominating. If he keeps doing that, he's going to force us to do something.

We need to get some looks at him and make a decision. This will give us a better reading. We want to get him ready to go, because we believe he can help us at the Major League level. He understands that's the circumstance.

We see a lot of 95s and 96s from this kid.

Any kid who's competitive like Cole is, thinks he should be here yesterday. If there's a blessing out of him starting slow out of the chute this year, this may be it because in big-league camp, no matter what we told him, he was going to show up he should open in Philadelphia. He's beginning to understand that he can't worry about tomorrow. He's got to take it game-by-game, and the results will speak for themselves. If his ability is what we think it is, the opportunity will be here, sooner rather than later.

It may be sometime this year. I don't think we're talking about something way down the road.

Each situation is unique in itself. So I don't think you try to fit yourself into situations - you present what you bring to the table and hopefully it fits what the club's looking for.

I'm very happy for Gavin, because I know what he's capable of being. I always felt he was going to get back on track. We just needed to have patience.

In Steve's former position, he was involved more in the business aspect of our Minor Leagues. Now, he will assume the day-to-day duties.

It has nothing to do with ability. Because of weather and bus rides, we thought it made sense to start him in warm weather and where there are very limited bus rides. We don't anticipate him being there a long time.