It took him a long time to figure out what the problem was. He'd been to see all kinds of people but it was only recently that this was found to be the cause.

From everything we've heard, his size really wasn't an issue. It looks like a case where he was fast-tracked through their minor-league system and last year was just a learning experience for him. We're very interested in seeing him for ourselves because he sure is intriguing.

What are you going to do, send him back (to Dunedin)? He's already been there and done that. It's up to him to make the adjustment to Double-A.

He's got some raw talent. He's got some tools, some talent. He's just got to play and play and play. In the next two or three years, he's going to be on track to where he wants to be a guy who could provide us some power.

I'm real happy with the way they progressed. We went in thinking we had a competitive team, but we weren't really sure how they were going to do. … [That final record] is good considering where they started.

There's more candor this time around, which helps, but I'm still looking at some of the basic questions,