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Jim Duquette Quotes

You're impressed with the way he acts. He looks like he's a kid that belongs here and knows he can play here. He's not brash about it. He's got the quiet confidence that you see in good, young players. - Jim Duquette

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We've had players with potential before, but not with the work ethic that they have. The thing about these two is that you know that whatever their potential is, they're going to reach it. - Jim Duquette

It all started in his mind right after his wife went into the hospital. He started thinking about whether he really had the desire to keep going. We let him take a couple extra days just to make sure that was his final decision. He's not going to change his mind at this point. - Jim Duquette

What you don't want to do is put too much pressure on them, too much added expectations. They had enough expectations in New York. I don't know if you can ever ease a player into the New York scene. It's something that a guy like Carlos Beltran, Mike Piazza, Cliff Floyd, they can take the pressure off the two young guys so they can go about their business and develop at their own pace. - Jim Duquette

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