It’s tough to take. When you’re around him, he makes you feel pretty good about yourself. He can make you laugh. He can do a lot of things that can light up a room. He’s...

It was apparent last year that if we would have hit a little bit more and executed a little bit better, our win mark would have been in the 90s.

It’s a blow to us, but there’s no better feeling than seeing a guy who has worked to earn this type of opportunity get an opportunity. I know he’s ready.

I was having knee issues and began riding. I started out with a mountain bike; (I) started riding on the roads and quickly realized I needed a road bike. It’s been a very steady progression...

I hope we get lucky, because we’re certainly a good fit. He’s going to be over in that dugout and the opposing manager’s going to know it and he could cause some havoc. Just like...

If he’s not stretched out, that’s going to be an issue. But we can’t request a guy not go. I encourage him to go. Let’s take the high road here. This might be a good...

Right now, he’s in trouble.

I know it’s tough to justify, but sometimes your 20th draft pick becomes as important as your first. It’s a mistake judging an entire draft class by what the first guy does.

He was not comfortable in leaving camp to play. He wanted to make sure that he would be fresh for an entire year.

It’s been interesting. It’s been a little bit of an odd year. Regardless of what we have gone through, we seem to be resilient enough to win. And that’s what’s happened.

It’s nice to see players get rewarded. I hope he ends up in Triple-A this year. He’s put in his time.

It’s sad that it has ended this way. This is one of the saddest days in Twins history. Only 45 years old. . . . That’s way too early.

He had some faults, we knew that. But when all was said and done he would treat you as well as he would anyone else, no matter who you were.

There are certainly areas in the rotation at which we can improve, like any club. But you look at what we have and it’s something definitely we can work with. We have history and we...

Joe’s the type of human being that he’s worried about letting someone down. But it was a personal decision that he had to make and do what was in the best interest for him.

She brought my mom to life. My mom had a destiny that outlived her body.

He’s 25. He’s still a relatively young man. Sometimes, it’s healthy, repeating a league. I don’t like rushing people. We try to make people earn themselves promotions.