He really had to grind it out for four or five starts, ... When things weren't going good, he stayed after it and now he's better physically, mentally, with his preparation, everything. |
He says he feels a little bit better today. He really powered though it last night. |
He showed us a great deal before he did get sick. We still have another week to see him come out and play. We're not going to judge him off the time he was sick. |
He still needs repetitions, but he's very capable of being a big-league first baseman. |
He threw more pitches than he normally does. There were a couple times when he tried to do too much and overthrew, but . . .in terms of throwing the ball where he wanted to, I think it was a good day. |
He threw the ball good today. A couple pitches got to him. The big ball hurt him, and we didn't get to Rogers. |
He threw the ball well. He has a live fastball and slider. |
He threw well, right around 65 pitches, which is where we wanted him. |
He throws 60 pitches in the first couple innings and did nothing but get much stronger. |
He turned it up a notch to get that last out. |
He utilized all his pitches and he worked ahead. He did a very good job. |
He utilizes everything he has. The thing that makes him so effective is he trusts his stuff and stays away from pitching in any patterns. He's very smart, and that windup is very deceptive. It's all a part of who he is. |
He was a big part of what the bullpen has accomplished this year. Obviously, we'll miss him. |
He was a little erratic. We're not seeing the command we know he has. But he's getting quality experience up here. We've seen what he's capable of doing. We just haven't seen him settle into games. But he will. |
He was aggressive, threw the ball downhill, mixed in some changeups and, most importantly, felt good. |