It's not like I'm some kind of veteran and there is this huge age gap. I identify with them more off the field. I need to set an example, which is great, and I look forward to doing just that.

I view my pitching on how confident I was out there, period. And if I lose that confidence, I can become a prisoner of my own mind.

I need to have perspective. That's one of the big things former players told me, to not try to live up to anything, just live up to yourself.

The outfield is solid, so is the catching and the infield.

I think I'm aware of what goes on in my mind more than some guys, and for that reason I fight more battles.

I'm so secure in myself I couldn't care less what people think of me.

I was this 5-7 pudgy kid in high school... I wasn't a popular kid. I was an outcast.