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“(Neil) is a returning starter who has a lot of speed, covers a lot of ground in the outfield, and has a surprising strong bat. He's deceiving. He's one of the fastest that we have on this team.”
Jeff Herrick
“He's coming along real well. He can be a complete, complete outfielder. He's playing well enough right now. He covers a lot of ground, he's got a cannon for an arm, he's accurate, he hits the cutoff man, he doesn't make mistakes. He makes the plays he's supposed to make and more. He's going to be a very, very good outfielder.”
Dave McKay
“She's turning into a very smooth outfielder with a powerful glove, and her sticks are getting more consistent. She's definitely a big asset to our team. One of my assistant coaches, John Short, has been working with her one-on-one every day.”
Tami Peel
“He's run the bases on the back field, he's taken balls in the outfield, he threw [Monday]. Again, we're getting closer to him being able to play [left field], so that's good.”
Terry Francona
“If you go out and get an outfielder, and all of a sudden Stewart comes back healthy, then what? ... Do you sit him?”
Terry Ryan
“It sure did jump off the bat. But it died once it got into the outfield. It would have been a big hit for us.”
Drew Danner
“[Shortstop] is obviously not a position he's played at the big-league level. But he hadn't played outfield at the big-league level, either.”
Tim Purpura
“He's not the defensive outfielder that Charles is, or the speed guy, but it might be important to have someone on the bench who can hit the ball out of the ballpark.”
“I think it's a better outfield than we had last year. Garret did an admirable job in center, but I think his natural position is left. And offensively, [Finley] gives us one more good solid bat.”
Tim Salmon
“She can cover a lot of ground and is our quarterback in the outfield. She also has a great stick, so she'll be important on offense and defense.”
Edgey Arbuckle