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I know I’m better than what I’ve shown out there. I just need to continue to try to get better and go down there and do my job when my name is called.
The foundation is spotting my fastball, early in counts and especially if I fall behind.
Everyone wants to talk about my slider, and how effective it is, but it really can’t be without fastball command. It starts with my fastball, even if the slider is the pitch I want to get to.
I never thought I’d get drafted, let alone make the big leagues.
There’s glimpses where you feel good out there, and some where you don’t.
Baseball still goes on and I realized that when I got hurt.
‘The Santa Claus’ with Tim Allen, I watch it in July. I think he’s so funny.
But I have a home in Arizona now. I’ve loved coming up with this organization and being with these guys.
I loved basketball.
The first start of the season is always a fun one, just to get back out there and get things going again.
That’s definitely a goal and probably one of the most important ones, just to go out there and be reliable and make every start.
If I knew I was getting five dollars, or whatever, I don’t think I would really change. I would still want to go out and win every game.
You have to have good starting pitching to win.
It’s tough to go out there when you give up a hit – you just want some trust in you.
I grew up a Yankee fan. My whole family are Yankee fans. My mom, my dad, my grandpa, everybody. Really, every generation of my family has been Yankee fans.
That’s a thing you always hear – the hitters make adjustments. I think the pitcher has to make some adjustments, too.
When you get strike one, strike two, you’re putting pressure on them to swing at your pitches.
I want to throw my best pitch and I want to throw it a certain way, regardless of where the runners are. But it does take the catcher being able to handle that.
My dad is kind of a quiet guy and he keeps to himself a little bit. But he was a competitor at whatever he did, and it kind of carried on with me.
You just want to go where you’re wanted, and every team will have an opportunity.
I’ve been able to throw it for a strike, which has helped. If I’m not able to do that, I’m not going to have success with it.
I know I can do my job well. It’s really strange. You have a bad year, a bad 15, 20 starts, and people think you can’t do it again. I don’t think that.
You realize you’re up here for a reason, and no matter who’s in the batter’s box, I feel like if I can execute my pitches, I can get anybody out. That’s what I believe.
My favorite growing up was Tino Martinez, so I think that would be cool to strike out your favorite player as a kid.
I’ve always just tried to have a routine and go out there and compete every fifth day, and that’s really what I’m focusing on.
Yeah, people always tell me I don’t get that excited over a lot of things.
You just learn every year, being around the game long enough, facing hitters more and more.
I feel like I have the experience to go out there and compete and keep everything until control. I think that’s something I’m going to be able to do.
When you have a loss, you want to keep things as normal as you can and just try to go out there and do what you have to do.
I was fortunate to have a lot of teams that were competitive and wanted to win now – which was exciting, to have that many teams come after me.
When you’re gone from the game so much you miss those things, like just being able to throw a bullpen and work on stuff and having all this time to prepare for the season.
It just felt like the Nationals wanted me the most. And I think they showed it by adding that sixth year and coming after me aggressively.
If there’s pressure to prove I am worth the investment, or that I am the real deal, or the pitcher from last season or whatever – I don’t know, I just don’t feel that.
