Felipe Alou Throwing Quotations

We're going to take our time with him. It's really hard to lose Noah, a young guy who was really coming up big. He just signed a long-term contract. He was really charged up and throwing the ball well.

He made tons of big pitches. It is hard to believe that a guy making his first start would be so sharp. You do not find a guy throwing eight innings on his first start.

He's going to be a late-inning pitcher, a closer-type guy. He's been throwing the ball hard and improving his breaking ball.

I've seen him pitch a lot. He looks stronger physically from what I've seen and seems to be throwing harder. He's (looking) a lot better.

That was a blow there. He was really throwing the ball well, and I'm hoping it's not long term. Otherwise, it was a sweet day.

They pitched to Barry with a guy throwing 98, 97 mph. ...If that guy doesn't pitch to him, who will?

That's the best thing I saw from Schmidt. If your arm is not right, you're not going to be quick to the plate. That's as fast as I've ever seen him do it. And he pitched well, throwing only fastballs and change-ups.

I'm counting on him. He understands. He's not throwing the ball well. He better (be ready) because I'm going to bring him in to save the game.

He's throwing harder. His first several fastballs had a lot of life.