Cody, he's the type of guy, no matter what, he's going to work his rear end off. He wanted to get off to a good start and might have been trying a little too hard.

A lot were totally destroyed, ... Some were flooded and wind-damaged, so they had something to work with.

You follow their example. You see how hard the seniors work and you want to work just as hard.

One pitch was low, and it would have been a 3-1 count. Instead, it was a strike. This guy is throwing 98 mph and changing speeds on him. And he battled and smoked that ball off the right-field wall.

I don't care if you've been drafted No. 1 or signed as a free agent. You're going to get out of the game what you put into it. His commitment level is very high. I can tell he's on a mission.

We probably could play him at first (base); he just wouldn't be a very big target to hit.