Gerrit Cole

You can have really good statistics, which are really good, and it's a serious advantage, but when push comes to shove, it's about players communicating and players playing together. ”

It feels good to be able to contribute, eat innings, provide some rest for the bullpen. ”

I don't think I'm going to dwell on one pitch. You've got to be able to shake that off in the middle of the game. ”

What I've been able to do is pretty cool, but there is a lot of room for improvement. ”

If you can constantly just put pressure on all four quadrants, it gives you a little more leverage to be able to fill the zone up with breaking balls and fastball counts - or with breaking balls when guys are maybe sitting on the fastball that you've established. ”

You get into a tough spot where you're not feeling good and you can't do what you're typically accustomed to doing, you just keep grinding. ”

I've just got to keep doing what I'm doing, because from all the compliments I've received so far, it sounds like I'm on the right track. ”

Altuve is just so good at that. He can decide halfway to the plate where he's going to place the ball. I've never seen that kind of talent before in my life, and I don't know if I'll ever see it again. ”

I had a great time at school. The experience was quite fulfilling, especially going to the World Series. ”

Well, I mean, I like to be pretty athletic off the mound in terms of taking care of my job, which is covering first base, fielding bunts in certain situations, fielding slow rollers to the first base and having to communicate and direct traffic. ”