Curt Young Quotations

Mainly, he puts every pitcher in a comfort zone.

Oh yeah, he's going to be in a lot of winning situations for us. He's going to be a big part of a lot of games.

I feel like he's right on time. He's good to go.

He did an outstanding job. Joe accomplished what we want him to do.

He has the ability to adjust when things aren't going well command-wise. He's very good at recognizing what isn't working and going to something else.

He feels like he can't whip his arm like he's used to. We'll give him as much time as he needs.

He came out healthy. We'll see how he is tomorrow. That will determine what we do next. He threw the baseball adequately for somebody who has been out a month. The good thing is he didn't have to walk off the mound with a strain.

He was outstanding. Even though he's still feeling a little bit under the weather from food poisoning.

Joe has great instincts. It seems like he can adapt to whatever needs to be done.

I think we've got to be as patient as we can be. When he can whip his arm correctly and with full speed, he'll be ready. But I think it'll be a pretty slow process.

I think Danny did well. His shoulder velocity is up, and I think his confidence is, too. He showed some health, and he showed some mental toughness in his games.

Outstanding. Even though he's still feeling a little bit under the weather from the food poison, he threw the baseball very well. He'll be good to go on Friday.

I think he feels it more than we can see it. I don't see anything dramatic, and that's fine with me. If he can throw the ball exactly the way he did last year and stay healthy, we'll be fine.

The fact Rich has been sick (with food poisoning) the last few days and lost a little weight, well, we've got time. This won't hurt him.

I remember facing him on opening day in 1987. It was Oakland at the Minnesota Twins, the first time I got him out on a breaking ball down-and-in and next at bat he hit the same pitch for a home run. I was telling my kids that story yesterday.

With his mentality, he knows how to dominate. He takes his game to a different level every time he throws a baseball. He loves to compete, and he's learned his trade.

It would be hard to come back and start and expect five innings and 80 pitches.

It was a very productive day for him. We accomplished what we wanted.

The nice thing about it is that, with the exception of Esteban, everyone else was here last year. So everyone knows the drill, what we're doing, what we're trying to do. And Esteban's a veteran, so he'll be fine.

Everyone in the league knew he was one of the best players. I played against him then. I remember him being such a great competitor.

He's shown he's ready to among the elite starting pitchers. His stuff is there. He is definitely going to be one of the leaders of this staff for the next few years.

He's the kind of guy who is always looking to improve. He pushes himself every day. His game, when it's on, it's a dominating style.

I'd say he's done just about everything the right way so far.