I know physically, he probably wouldn't tell you this, but his knee was bothering him last year. He's added 10 to 15 pounds in his lower half this year, and his legs are a lot stronger.

I think his knee is bothering him, probably more than he?s let on.

There's no bubble for Stevie Y. If he's not playing great, and his knee is bothering him, he'd be the first guy to tell me.

My knee feels probably better than last year. Having said that, the knee really wasn't an issue (last year). My issue was rust.

He has physically never looked better to me. He's probably 10, 15 pounds lighter than last year and is just in great shape. He's done as much precautionary preparation work as anyone could. He has already been throwing and gotten ahead of where he usually would be at this time.

It's been bothering him for awhile now. It's now as bad as it's been all year.