47 Quotes by Mike Gillespie

He's advanced beyond his age in terms of his coolness and composure. He'll give up hits and people will score, but he just doesn't all of a sudden spiral into a mess.

He's a star. Only an injury keeps him out of the first round (of this year's MLB Draft), only an injury keeps him from being a long-time major leaguer.

He was perhaps the most positive performer in the fall. He lost a lot of valuable potential experience last year.

He just does a little bit of everything for us. A kid like him, even if he might not normally do anything in a certain event, he'll still give it a heck of a try. He's the kind of kid that you'd like to have five or six of.

Jon came in and hit some shots that gave us a lift, which is important. Hopefully he will continue to shoot that well because that was a plus for us.

Joe Ballard may have been the MVP of the game. He made some big shots and guarded well.

I think he has just tons of drive, determination and instincts. He has good ability. I think it's unfair to suggest this guy doesn't have ability. He's a very good athlete. I think his tools were simply underevaluated by the scouts out here.

I think his future is very, very bright, but we need his future to be Saturday.

I think Morgan is on the shortest list of the best players we've ever had here, ... I would have said that without him getting to the major leagues because he had a great career for us.