“Being in  the big leagues is the ultimate dream."

"I have a medical history folder that’s a lot thicker than most."

"When the catcher throws down a curveball, I’m like, ‘Okay, I can definitely do that.’ If I miss with it, I’m still ready to throw it again."

"Where I grew up in San Diego, at my high school games there were like thirty or forty scouts a game … the kids in the Midwest, in farm towns, they might get one.”

“My mom can still slap me silly and my dad still threatens to ground me."

"Being young and being first-round picks and everything, people look up to you and look for you to lead. It’s something Brett and I are able to do, and we can use each other to help each other out."

"I feel comfortable. I fell I’m meant to be out there."

"I kept believing that, if I got my innings in, it would come. I just kept believing.”

“When you go out on the mound and you’re confident in your body, you feel you can do anything."

"I have high expectations of myself."

"I go for it every game."

"It’s fun to be the guy everybody looks to.”

"I'm definitely going to have to enjoy this moment, because there's a lot of times you don't have everything go your way."

"I was fortunate enough for the Phillies to draft me and knowing that they were trying to put together a really good team, and now being a member of what they were able to establish is something I can't thank them for enough.”