We believe physically he is doing pretty well. He had his knee cleaned out after the season and he's been in Phoenix rehabbing and working out. We've been in touch with him. The mental part is harder to answer. Obviously, he struggled last year. It's important to remember that he struggled at another point of his career and bounced back and had a string of success and had dominant years as a closer after he struggled. He's done that before and we're optimistic he can do it again. Ben Cherington
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![It's hard because the [New York] Yankees have double the money we do so it's a challenge to use our farm system even more. Everyone focuses on Major League moves because that's what people watch, but they don't realize it all stems from the Minors. - Ben Cherington Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SXQncyBoYXJkIGJlY2F1c2UgdGhlIFtOZXcgWW9ya10gWWFua2VlcyBoYXZlIGRvdWJsZSB0aGUgbW9uZXkgd2UgZG8gc28gaXQncyBhIGNoYWxsZW5nZSB0byB1c2Ugb3VyIGZhcm0gc3lzdGVtIGV2ZW4gbW9yZS4gRXZlcnlvbmUgZm9jdXNlcyBvbiBNYWpvciBMZWFndWUgbW92ZXMgYmVjYXVzZSB0aGF0J3Mgd2hhdCBwZW9wbGUgd2F0Y2gsIGJ1dCB0aGV5IGRvbid0IHJlYWxpemUgaXQgYWxsIHN0ZW1zIGZyb20gdGhlIE1pbm9ycy4g&author=ICBCZW4gQ2hlcmluZ3RvbiAgICA=&num=1 "It's hard because the [New York] Yankees have double the money we do so it's a challenge to use our farm system even more. Everyone focuses on Major League moves because that's what people watch, but they don't realize it all stems from the Minors. - Ben Cherington Quotes")
![There seems to be this predestined path that he's going to be in the major leagues [soon]. It's like anything else; it is up to opportunity and his performance. He's only had 10 [pro] outings, and that's really not a good sample size for us to say 'Yeah, he's the guy.' But, maybe he'll prove that he is. - Ben Cherington Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=VGhlcmUgc2VlbXMgdG8gYmUgdGhpcyBwcmVkZXN0aW5lZCBwYXRoIHRoYXQgaGUncyBnb2luZyB0byBiZSBpbiB0aGUgbWFqb3IgbGVhZ3VlcyBbc29vbl0uIEl0J3MgbGlrZSBhbnl0aGluZyBlbHNlOyBpdCBpcyB1cCB0byBvcHBvcnR1bml0eSBhbmQgaGlzIHBlcmZvcm1hbmNlLiBIZSdzIG9ubHkgaGFkIDEwIFtwcm9dIG91dGluZ3MsIGFuZCB0aGF0J3MgcmVhbGx5IG5vdCBhIGdvb2Qgc2FtcGxlIHNpemUgZm9yIHVzIHRvIHNheSAnWWVhaCwgaGUncyB0aGUgZ3V5LicgQnV0LCBtYXliZSBoZSdsbCBwcm92ZSB0aGF0IGhlIGlzLiA=&author=ICBCZW4gQ2hlcmluZ3RvbiAgICA=&num=3 "There seems to be this predestined path that he's going to be in the major leagues [soon]. It's like anything else; it is up to opportunity and his performance. He's only had 10 [pro] outings, and that's really not a good sample size for us to say 'Yeah, he's the guy.' But, maybe he'll prove that he is. - Ben Cherington Quotes")
