I've said that from the beginning. Both of them are good people.

It's a different Matt than the tense Matt that we saw at the beginning of the season.

We've had 13 increases and it's finally beginning to hit the market that we are starting to slow down. The market is still fighting the last war and not looking ahead to what's happening.

We really struggled at the beginning of the year. A lot of pitchers took a beating. We couldn't miss a bat in the early season. It wasn't so much opposing batters hitting the ball hard; it was bloopers, singles, errors and then a double in the gap. We've stepped it up over the last month.

We're at the beginning of being able to start something really good here. There is a need, so we'll see how far we can take it from here.

Releasing players that have worked their tails off for the team is one of the toughest days for me, ... It's even tougher when you release veterans such as Hugh and Jon. They have contributed a great deal to the success of this team over the past few years, and we appreciate their efforts on and off the field.