“If I play a bad round, which I've been having lately, Mulder will let me have it. I've heard his whole game before. I don't worry about it. It's getting ready to swing the other way.”
“For the most part my year went pretty good. I had a couple abysmal starts that really ruined my stats. You can't have those. I need to show them I can be consistent with my pitches.”
“I go in thinking about whatever they'll let me do at the big-league level. You never know what happens. This is a funny game. Obviously, I've always been a starter. I love to start. But I also loved my time in the big leagues, and that's going to come first right now. I'm happy with whatever role they'll let me have at the big-league level.”
“I try to not to think about the pressure. I don't want any more pressure on me. I just want to pitch my best and then put the ball in their hands. That way I can make the team by pitching my best.”
“Today, I really struggled staying back on the rubber and getting the ball down. But when I did, you know, I was able to do that in key situations and make key pitches, so I've just got to be more consistent with that.”
“I think I can do way better. I'm not real pleased with today. I got out of some situations and pitched well when I needed to. It was not the start I was looking for, but there is a lot to learn from it.”
“As long as they say bullpen in St. Louis, then I'm all for it. I still think of myself as a starter. ... But this is a good change because it's giving me a big-league opportunity I wouldn't have had as a starter.”
