Rafael Chaves Quotations

I told him not to do that any more. That's why they make gloves.

I don't want to discuss anything that has to do with Felix. I would like the medical department to discuss that with you guys.

I blame a lot on the fact that he has not been as healthy as we would have liked (the past two seasons). Joel seems to be healthy.

The mental part should be fine, as soon as we get some little things taken care of. His timing is not right.

He looked like he was on a mission out there. Like he had something to prove.

He's ahead of everybody else in camp and he has thrown more bullpens than anybody else. By the time he has to leave us, he'll be able to go three innings. That way he should be able to go four innings down there.

He did OK, but he wasn't throwing great. Still, with his successes in the past, you want to have a guy like him if you can. So we brought him in and he's throwing much better now. He's coming around.

I want my pitchers to believe they can beat anybody. I believe they can, and that the season will show that they can.

There are decisions we have to make that we don't like a bit. This was the hardest thing I've had to do. I was his first pitching coach.

This is very cool. It's not like I pitched in the game, but for me, it's the same thing.