“I'm doing pretty rigorous conditioning everyday to try and get my body used to [pitching more innings]. That's what we need to do this year. Last year I was more of an everyday, short term kind of guy.”
“I haven't thrown more than 50 pitches in over a month. I just ran out of gas and didn't have anything left. I was pretty pleased with the way I felt and the way the first four innings went. I kind of expected to hit a wall around 60 to 70 pitches (he threw 78).”
“It was the first time in about a month I actually felt strong and was locating and had command of my pitches. It was nice to get out there and have some success.”