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“In the playoffs, you're going to see good pitching so it's going to take everybody. But having Garret swing the bat like that will be big for us.”
Adam Kennedy
“He swings the bat and we can use every good bat we can get. I'm very excited about him joining the ball club.”
Mike Hargrove
“(Pittsburgh) is a Democratic city, but it's in arguably the most swing of swing states out there. It's an important battleground state. That said, I don't know if that's part of the consideration.”
Aaron McLear
“He's not afraid to swing the bat.”
“We need a guy in that role who's not afraid to swing the bat. And this guy is not afraid.”
“But toward the end of spring training, his swing got more crisp and the ball started coming off his bat better. With good hitters, you see that happening. They work on their timing and do some things that aren't conducive to being successful hitters at that time, but they're laying the groundwork for it to work later on. We're certainly seeing his swing turn around.”
“It's awfully difficult going into the late innings with a one-run lead, especially the ninth inning. One swing of the bat can tie it up.”
“We really needed somebody to come in and shut the Indians down. Seeing how well they're swinging the bats, that's not an easy proposition. He gave us two very good innings and almost gave us three. We really extended him and he responded well.”
“But really, there's no way to prepare for it. It's the only pitch I ever went to swing at and was never sure I was going to make contact.”
“I felt good last year. I know my swing well enough that when things go south, I can make the adjustments.”
Mike Jacobs
