Jim Tracy Opening Quotations

Just giving him two or three days. Hey, that kid can fall out of bed and hit. The first game we played he had three hits and every one was smoked. I said right then, 'Let's put him in a humidor until Opening Day. Why does he need to be out here?

I thought he had a very good workout. ... I think it's a good one to build on. His next time out, you get him out there a little bit further, he's set up to go for Opening Day.

That's the difference between Oliver Perez on Opening Day and Oliver Perez in Cincinnati. He was pitching uphill.