You get very excited about him. [He has] everything: catching, throwing, hitting, switch-hitter. He's got it all. He's a ballplayer.

He's a good hitter. The one guy we didn't want to face. We could have walked him if we didn't walk Baerga.

He's hitting the ball better than anybody in this camp. We are thrilled to have him here. He's slugging the ball and doing great things in the middle of the infield, but I've seen him do those things a million times.

You have to tip your hat to Roger Clemens, ... He came in throwing the way he did, on a couple of days rest. He did a remarkable job.

I think Renteria always has been one of the premier defensive players, plus we also talk about his clutch hitting. We were concerned about his back a little and he's had some weight problems sometimes. But the minute he was available, we hopped on it. It took the front office about three days to get Renteria ... but we had to do what it took to get him. He's that good.

I know that I'm hitting third, and a lot of people expect the third hitter to never bunt. I don't think like that.