Johnny Almaraz

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

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

Along with really protecting a lot of the young kids because they've been abused (in terms of usage) in high read more

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.

I'm a more traditional baseball person. We're going to give the kids free rein to play the traditional style of read more

I'm a more traditional baseball person. We're going to give the kids free rein to play the traditional style of baseball.

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

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

We brought some guys in to start getting ready during the early part of Spring Training in case we lost read more

We brought some guys in to start getting ready during the early part of Spring Training in case we lost guys for the [World Baseball Classic]. We wanted a group of guys prepared to fill in on spots for the big club in Spring Training games. Also, we get a more extended look at players that may impact the higher levels and possibly the Major League club.