Since he's come back, he's made every play possible -- balls up the middle, diving plays deep in the hole.
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We're working on slide stepping with him a little bit more. Sometimes that can get you out of sync a little bit. Everybody has their warts at times, and we're just trying to get him a little better out of the stretch and make him a better pitcher.Bob Melvin
I think wins and losses have a lot to do with the perception of how we're playing. Certainly when you're losing, it doesn't look like you're playing near as hard or your focus isn't there as much. That's just a product of losing. I think the focus and approach has been the same all year.
Bob Melvin
I think it bothers him more so in the field than at the plate. It's when he slows down or takes off or when he dives for a ball and hits it wrong, those are the times you see it. He's had to play with it all year and some days it's better than others. We've tried to monitor it and give him a day off when he needs a day off. The way he's swinging right now, it's hard to give him a day off.
Bob Melvin
He tracks the ball. He doesn't panic. He doesn't get out on his front foot. He lets the ball travel.
Bob Melvin
You always wind up needing more than five starters. When you think of a rotation, you can't just look at it as five guys.
Bob Melvin
If we finished the year at a 2.60 ERA, I'd probably be surprised. But certainly, that was something that everyone was kind of looking at to be our Achilles' heel right away. And so far, six games into the season, we feel pretty good about where our pitching is.
Bob Melvin
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