We're encouraged that it will show what we feel we already know, that we are underutilized.

We hope that they realize that we have power, because if they take away all these people, what's going to be left behind? The economy is going to drop.

I don't think we're worried about it because once the disparity study is made, it'll prove we need it. It couldn't be any worse than it is now.

Other clubs will look at him as a second baseman or an outfielder. Mentally, he is happy. He is going to play [the outfield]. I gave him some sound advice. I told him to go there, have fun. If he misses a fly ball, he has to come back the next day and try to get a coach who can hit him fly balls.

Hopefully, they will see that teenagers do productive things. They are willing to give of themselves. Not all teenagers are angry teenagers.

You don't buy experience at the pharmacy. You acquire it through games over time. Every player must go through that, but when the federation hired me, they told me they wanted new players and young players who will prepare for the future.