He does all the things successful lefties do, |
He finds his groove -- finds his rhythm a little bit. Naturally, when a guy's struggling, he starts pressing. He's probably coming out of the gates trying a little too hard. Sometimes the harder you try, the tougher it gets. |
He goes through spurts where he'll pitch like that, and then he'll just overthrow and he can't find the strike zone. Nobody knows why, but when he's on, he's awful tough. |
He goes through streaks every year, good streaks offensively and defensively. He was very diligent during Spring Training. He's got a great swing path working right now, and just happens to be swinging the bat real well. |
He got the number of pitches he needed. He didn't look bad. That one inning, he was scattering a little bit. Other than that, he pitched okay. |
He had great stuff. He went out there a few times and pitched very good for us. He may have had a tender elbow at times. To be honest with you, it doesn't surprise me. We knew he could pitch. |
He had his 'A' game going. He can do that to you when he is on. |
He has been struggling and he needs to get his confidence back. This is just a short-term thing and it's circumstances more than anything right now. But he needs to get back in a groove. |
He has been taking some good swings. That's what we got him for. He's intimidating when he steps in there. |
He has done a great job. Nobody's going to be 100 percent. |
He has got a second wind I guess, ... He takes good care of himself and he's a strong guy. When it gets late in the game and he starts chalking up pitches, he doesn't really lose a whole lot. |
He has got a second wind I guess. He takes good care of himself and he's a strong guy. When it gets late in the game and he starts chalking up pitches, he doesn't really lose a whole lot. |
He has pitched three days in a row and won't be available tonight. |
He is a fly ball pitcher - always has been, always will be - and when you get a windy day like today he is going to give up some homers. |
He just can't run on it right now. I mean, he can, but it's bothering him. He's doing everything but running. ... We don't want to push it too far, too fast. But he's ready to go. |