During one conversation in Bakersfield, Calif., Washington pressed Subero for an honest evaluation of his big-league potential. As Subero remembers it, when he finally relented to giving his unvarnished opinion, tears welled in Washington’s eyes. In the next breath, however, Subero shared another prediction: Washington was headed to the majors in a different capacity.
독립리그에서 헤메던 선수 워싱턴이 수베로 찾아가 '나 솔직히 빅리그에서 먹힙니까' 물었더니 다른 형태로 메이저에 가라고 조언(즉, 코치감이라는 의미)

“You’re very intelligent and smart, and you pick up stuff,” Subero recalled telling him.
"넌 똑똑하고 명석하고 골라내는데 능하다."