“He understands what parts of his game need to improve and he's working on it. Our job is to get him a little better so he can become a suitable major-league catcher. But we're getting more than we bargained for offensively and I hope it continues.”
“When you spend so much time in the minor leagues, and you've been successful, you wonder if it's ever going to happen. He got a chance to go up there for an extended period and had some success, was on the playoff roster, which most people will never be. He came back with a new vigor.”
“The results are there in St. Louis. We're not gonna light up Baseball America, but if we continue sending St. Louis our players, then we're successful.”