“I played with him in the minors, and you always knew he was going to make it. We'd be hanging out, and he was doing extra work in the cage. That's who he is.”
“In the minors, my problems came early. I feel like the more I get going the better I am. I felt like I got stronger and stronger as the year went by.”
“I'm getting more confidence in my off-speed pitch with every outing. Hitters are swinging at it, and that's a good sign. I want them to swing because that means it looks like a strike. I hate when they aren't swinging at it. The means it either doesn't look like a good pitch, or I'm not throwing it for strikes.”
“I got a lot of ground-ball outs, which means I was keeping my fastball down. My breaking ball is coming along great. I gain more confidence in it every outing.”
