A year ago, you couldn't get the word 'Boo!' out of him. Now, you can't shut him up. |
Basically, when Vic is down, he's pretty good. When he's up, the hitters are pretty good. His stuff's fine. It's a matter of keeping the ball down, locating the pitches and changing speeds. |
Derrick was a guy who was on scholarship for his service time. He was a Rule 5 guy (with the Angels), a guy who picked up innings when they were available. He had never been the go-to guy, a guy that was a big part of the bullpen. Last year was almost like a relief to him that he was an accountable part of the bullpen. He anchored the bullpen for us. We look forward to that this year. |
Eventually, it's up to the players. This is a performance game. |
For two years he's been absolutely lights out, under the radar, and I think that's fine with him. If he keeps pitching like that, he won't be a secret much longer. |
Good. Keep it that way. |
He flat shut down the running game. The pickoffs were helpful but the fact that nobody stole on him was the bigger picture. |
He hit real good, didn't he? That's a month and a half of offense for him. |
He mixed it up well and showed good command. That's what we're looking for in his performance. His stuff was there; now it's a matter of him getting game-ready. What he did today was a step in the right direction. |
He mixed it up well, he showed good command and that's what we're looking for is performance. His stuff's there and now it's just a matter of getting game ready. (Tuesday) was a step in the right direction. |
He's been easy to work with and he does his homework. |
He's got good movement and he sets up hitters well. For him, it's more a matter of timing. |
He's the consummate professional. His record speaks for itself. Former 20-game winner. The guy knows how to pitch, fills a lot of roles. He's durable, reliable and does a real good job when he's out there. |
I just listened. Danny is the one who spoke of what a good year it was for him because of what he went through and that he learned a new pitch (a changeup). |
I was going to let him go out of the windup to 80 pitches. If anything was in the stretch, he was out. He could have finished that inning. But we had a number in our mind. You know six innings was a bonus. |