I don't ever want to be an average fourth starter. I want to be the big guy.

You can either take it as a way to motivate yourself or be happy with what you've got.

To my parents and all the people who reassured me that leaving high school and going into the draft was the right thing to do, I am forever thankful.

A good changeup is what I need to get to the next level.

Taking the GED and moving on to my dream of playing baseball was what I wanted to do, and my mom and dad supported me.

Everybody's dream is to be in the big leagues, but only one in a million gets here.

I don't ever want to be an average fourth starter. I want to be the big guy.