Johnny Almaraz Quotations

I'm going to gamble on him. I've been very direct to him in spelling out what I want and what the organization wants. If he doesn't comply with the way the Cincinnati Reds do business, he'll be out of here. It's zero tolerance.

Along with really protecting a lot of the young kids because they've been abused (in terms of usage) in high school and college, we're also going to be really aggressive with the guys that are in the system already. If they show us that they're strong enough, they're going to go out there, and if they can go 90-100 pitches, they're going to do that.

He did a good job. But he had an opportunity he couldn't pass up.

We're going to challenge Homer. Homer's going to dictate where we send him.

We're going to challenge him. We're going to put him at a level where he can compete at, and excel and be pushed.

We're waiting to hear from him, see where he's at in his personal life, see if he has some type of resolution to his problems. We'll always welcome him with open arms, if and when he is ready to make a commitment.

We're going to formulate individual plans for every player. We'll pull back when a player's fatigued.

He spent about a week there just enjoying his family.

Everybody is different. Everybody deserves to be given an individual plan that's best suited for them.

He's relentless. He goes 100 percent every single day, every single practice session. He's evolved into a major league player because of it.