To say he threw the ball well was an understatement. He was dominating. If he keeps doing that, he's going to force us to do something.

If his ability is what we think it is, the opportunity will be here, sooner rather than later. Realistically, you can't put a timetable, because he's missed nearly two years of productive development time. He's got to perform at Triple-A over a stretch of time, and his actions over that stretch will show us when he has to be in Philadelphia.

I'm very happy for Gavin, because I know what he's capable of being. I always felt he was going to get back on track. We just needed to have patience.

We need to get some looks at him and make a decision. This will give us a better reading. We want to get him ready to go, because we believe he can help us at the Major League level. He understands that's the circumstance.

He has consistently shown improved velocity and better command of the split-finger. His velocity is in the low 90s. It's getting back to where it needs to be.

It has nothing to do with ability. Because of weather and bus rides, we thought it made sense to start him in warm weather and where there are very limited bus rides. We don't anticipate him being there a long time.