I don't know how long I'll be out. [It] depends on how the surgery goes. Maybe a month [or] a month and a half.

He's doing a great job. It's weird, but he's definitely holding his own.

I worked on my hitting and my defense. I got help down there from the hitting coach and manager. They did a good job with me down there.

It's hard when you've got four years straight here and you get sent down. It's tough, but you have to deal with it. You just keep your head up, go down there and do your job and do the best you can, play hard and see what happens.

The trouble with a great sadness is that it doesn't fit inside your body.

Every pitcher we have is ready for each game. They know they have to get loose early and come in and minimize that damage. If one gets in trouble, we'll get somebody else up. It might take three or four pitchers a game, but we're willing to do that.