Johnny Almaraz

We're going to individualize every single program for every guy in the system. That'll be the big positive. And of read more

We're going to individualize every single program for every guy in the system. That'll be the big positive. And of course, the take-a-strike, we've modified that, that's no longer going to exist. Pitch counts will exist, but it's not one blanket program. If it needs to exist for a certain individual, it will. If it doesn't for another, it won't.

Everybody is different. Everybody deserves to be given an individual plan that's best suited for them.

Everybody is different. Everybody deserves to be given an individual plan that's best suited for them.

He seems to be doing OK. He needs to work on things and develop more consistency. We want him to read more

He seems to be doing OK. He needs to work on things and develop more consistency. We want him to throw a two-seam fastball more.

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.

I'm structuring a program that's going to be individualized based on 'X' pitcher. We're going to create an inning threshold, read more

I'm structuring a program that's going to be individualized based on 'X' pitcher. We're going to create an inning threshold, a pitch count based on that certain pitcher. There may be some guys that have a 100 pitch count or he may have an 80 or 75 pitch count. It all depends on the person's strength, arm action and mechanics. All of that will play a role in our decision making.