The doctors checked on my knee, and they said it's good. I feel pretty good right now. I'm ready to play.

I have no problem with Luna. That's just baseball.

It's a new year. It was time to do something different.

It makes me mad that I missed so much time. I never had any big injuries in the minor leagues. I thought I was having a really good year and it was tough to have to sit out that last month or so of the season. I wanted to keep improving and helping the team.

It would be great to play in it.

I've been working out every day and I feel very strong. I'm ready to go.

The Pirates don't want me to go, so I'm not going. That's OK. This is more important, being here and getting ready for the season.

I was really happy with the year I had. I showed a lot more power than I did (as a rookie). I think I showed that I can hit some home runs at the major-league level.

People know they can find any kind of worker here.

I feel really good right now. I really worked to get ready for this season.