Rodney Linares had some nice things to say about shortstop-turned-pitcher Jorge De Leon:
"I've had the fortune of having De Leon since he walked into the (Astros') academy in the Dominican. He's always had a great arm, but he profiled better as a shortstop. Down the road, his hitting didn't come along, but his arm was still there. ... A guy who can throw anywhere from 94 to 99 mph is a pretty special arm...He's still not there yet, but when you've got an arm like that and when you can pop your fastball at 98 mph, that helps.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
