Manager Joe Maddon noted Fuld's outstanding walks-to-strikeouts ratio, which Maddon referred to as "freaky-weird": 325 walks vs. 272 strikeouts in his professional career. Maddon said: "He's a major-league baseball player right now... He's been needing opportunity; he's probably going to get the opportunity here right now." He also observed that Fuld was a: very, very good defender. He has really great instincts out there, and a fine arm. He works excellent at bats... If somebody were to get hurt, this guy could fill in on a regular basis for a while. He's not going to be overwhelmed by anything. Great makeup... He's a pretty tough kid.