The first half of the season, he was about our best pitcher. He was solid, man. He was going out there and taking us deep into the game all the time with a chance to win.

He's the consummate professional. His record speaks for itself. Former 20-game winner. The guy knows how to pitch, fills a lot of roles. He's durable, reliable and does a real good job when he's out there.

I just listened. Danny is the one who spoke of what a good year it was for him because of what he went through and that he learned a new pitch (a changeup).

Eventually, it's up to the players. This is a performance game.

Derrick was a guy who was on scholarship for his service time. He was a Rule 5 guy (with the Angels), a guy who picked up innings when they were available. He had never been the go-to guy, a guy that was a big part of the bullpen. Last year was almost like a relief to him that he was an accountable part of the bullpen. He anchored the bullpen for us. We look forward to that this year.

It's a guy doing a little too much. There is a lot of competition in camp and everybody wants to shine. It's nice that we have competition in camp, and sometimes everybody is a little guilty of overthrowing. You have to settle down a little bit.

A year ago, you couldn't get the word 'Boo!' out of him. Now, you can't shut him up.

We gave it a whirl. He said some things and I thought about it. He had been pretty effective where he was. After I thought about it, I was disappointed in myself for even suggesting it.

We just didn't score. If a ball took a bad hop, it was in his game. If we booted a ball, it was when he was out there.

We'll try to double up the best we can.