Several of Quintana’s new teammates got a look at him Saturday, when he threw two innings of live batting practice on the main field.
“He has a heavy fastball,” Escobar said. “He doesn’t throw hard, but he has good location, so he is smart. The heavy fastball, he throws 93 or 94 [mph], but sometimes it looks like it’s 97. He has good location.”
“Our country is baseball and soccer, but now people pay more attention to us, so I think that is the biggest thing: to represent my country,” Quintana said. “More people are watching us and now they think in baseball we have good players, so they are really interested in the team.” “During the offseason there are a lot of rumors you hear,” Quintana said. “One day you hear from one team, some days from another, it’s like a game. But what was really good for me was when I heard from the Mets that they were targeting me. As soon as I heard, I said, ‘Wow — that is a real good team. I want to pitch for them.’ ” Corey Sipkin for the NY POST
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