Asdrubal Cabrera

“It's hard for a shortstop to play with a guy you don't know in the middle of the season. If you know a guy early in spring training, you're working with them.”

“I like it, but I think second base is too boring.”

“I think that's the key for a good team, to work together like a family. It's something that I've learned over the years with the experience that I've gotten over 10 seasons.”

“Scouts always think they're right. They're not right all the time. They don't even know how hard it is. Most of those scouts never played baseball.”

“Some years you have good years, some years you don't.”

“Sometimes I'm wrong, sometimes not. But I'm an instinctual player.”

“Try to do 100 percent, do my job, and that's all.”

“I just try to do my best every at-bat. That's what I plan to do.”

“I thank those people that thought I had lost the agility to play shortstop, because they gave me more motivation.”

“I keep working hard to show people they're wrong.”

“I've really enjoyed playing this game. It's a game that I try my best to enjoy to the fullest. Without pressure. Relaxed. And that helps me when I play.”

“I would love to stay at one position.”

“Any position they want me to play, I'll be there.”

“Everything that happened last year stays in the past.”

“Sure, I get tired. But it's a long season, and you've got to play no matter if you have a little injury. I'm that kind of player.”

“I always try to boost everyone's spirits.”

“More than anything, you have to respect the game and do things the right way.”

“I want to be there for the team.”

“I'm not one to put a lot of pressure on myself.”

“That's everyone's motivation: to get to the playoffs and win the World Series.”