Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Is he going to play left field? Who knows? Those decisions will be made before we leave Florida.

You are going to make a bad play,

It kind of sets the tone. ... Take nothing for granted — run hard, play hard.

If Ryan Church feels like he can't play because of an injury and we feel like he should be playing, we're judging him against someone who does play with pain. And it's not fair.

I'm disappointed that he will not be able to compete for a job on the starting staff. The main thing now is for him to get this thing taken care of. [Hopefully he can] come out of the surgery OK, rehab it and get back as soon as he can.

If he wins the job, we will be better off in that respect, because he can create a little havoc at the top of the lineup and put some pressure on the defense and pitching if they are worried about him stealing second or going from first to third.