I'm very excited about that, no doubt. Losing Royce (Clayton) was a loss. I liked having him behind me at short with that defense of his. But Orlando is going to be as good, if not better, than what we had last year. |
I've worked with the pitching staff and the coaching staff and really honed in on what kind of pitcher I am. I just feel I can progress every year and get better. |
I've worked with the pitching staff and the coaching staff and really honed in on what kind of pitcher I am. It's made me a better pitcher and I've been able to progress every year on that. Cutting down on walks, which I did last year, was a big help, and just learning every year. I just feel I can progress every year and get better. |
It felt good. It's good to get back out there and throw against hitters that actually don't know what's coming. |
It just wasn't a good day. I'm glad to get it out of the way. |
It starts off with 100 throws a day, which is a lot more than I was used to. I did that last year and I think that helped me toward the end of the year, [to] still feel strong. I'm doing the exact same thing this year. |
It was a big double play, ... In the first it was a fastball down that (Robles) just rolled over on. |
It's just a game that we needed to win just to get off this streak we've been in. No matter how we won it, 10-9, whatever, we just rally needed to win a ballgame. |
It's probably the most casual day of spring training. But after that, the real thing starts. |
Not all the balls were hit real hard. They were ground balls through the infield. There was the one home run and maybe one other one that was hit decent. |
Oh, yeah. We've been playing the best we have all year pitching-wise, hitting-wise and putting enough on the board to win. We rolled off seven in a row and won 10 out of 11. |
The starters have been starting well, going into games six or seven innings, |
The stuff I had tonight was pretty unbelievable, ... Some of the best stuff I’ve had all season. |
The way things were going, no one was gonna score too many, ... I managed to keep them off the board long enough for Tracy to come through. |
There are a lot of guys battling for that last spot and that's how it's been the last few years. There are many guys that are well-qualified to fit that role. I think it should be a strength for us. |