I think he's getting there. He made a lot of good pitches today. The ball was down for the most part. He got the ball in on the right-handers when he needed to and he got his split-finger over the plate.
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I would guess that he hasn't grinded it out from start to finish. Is he capable I don't know right now. I do know he's got the physical ability to be a starting pitcher. But you don't win a lot of games picking and choosing the games you want to really put everything into. You put everything into every start.Dave Duncan
You can ask yourself that question and give yourself a better answer than I can give you. We'll know (today).
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I thought last year was a miraculous year for him. And he definitely earned my respect last year as to what kind of pitcher he was, what kind of person he was, what kind of competitor he was.
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When you have a number of guys expressing concern, naturally you share their concern. And there's not much you can do about it other than get frustrated and maybe scream and holler a little bit. But you certainly can't change it. You'd like to think you're getting a fair shake. It has the appearance of being one-sided. And over the course of the game that kind of weighs on you.
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He's not getting the results that he would like to be getting. But I look at it a different way. I look at the overall quality of the pitches that he's making. Right now, he's getting no breaks. You take four ground-ball hits Friday, really resulted in four runs. Is that poor pitching, or is that bad luck He's not getting the breaks right now.
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The expectations were probably unrealistic. He was looked at under the microscope. ... It's lot of pressure on him because everybody thinks that he's getting special favors because he's the son of a coach. In reality, it's just the opposite. People are careful not to give the impression they are doing something special for him.
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