"It's having the utmost confidence that he knows he's good," Hamels said. "He really is. He's had success. Taking that experience and knowing that you do belong, that you're going to be able to figure it out, it's a chess match. Sometimes the opposing team gets you a little bit more before you finally figure it out. If you don't lose that confidence, that's how you get yourself to another elite level. And he'll be there."