Brad Arnsberg
Brad Arnsberg
Bradley James Arnsbergis a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He has held the role of pitching coach for the Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, and Houston Astros. Now with the Arizona Diamondbacks, he currently resides in Cave Creek, Arizona with his wife, Shelley. They have two children, Kyle and Kaden. Kyle graduated with his bachelor's and master's degree from Louisiana Tech University, and is currently the New York Yankees bullpen catcher. Kaden is attending Northern Arizona University...
He didn't feel anything at all. Nothing. That's what he told me and that's encouraging.
command flashes knows looks pitcher wants
He's had little flashes where he looks like a big-league pitcher again. But he knows his command is not where he wants it to be.
along coming stretch tomorrow
He's coming along slowly. Tomorrow is the first day he is actually going to stretch it out.
five hoping innings
We're hoping to go five innings, and 15-pitch innings to get him up to 75 pitches,
air couple gloves kid mix mixing outing split three wait
We didn't mix the split in, we're going to wait a couple of outings and let him air out before mixing in the split in outing three or four. We're guarding it with kid gloves right now.
couple decided dinner expect field hundred implement maybe nights per pleased surprise talking walking work
We've been talking about making an adjustment. We went to dinner a couple of nights and he wanted to work on it right then. He didn't want to wait. I was walking off the field and he decided he wanted to implement what we were talking about doing. Did it surprise me? Maybe a little, because I didn't expect it this early. Am I pleased about it? One hundred per cent.
early means throw unless
There's no use having him throw unless he's close. And if that means early September, it's early September.
finds himself hopefully integral leagues open program ready spots understand
There's not any spots open in that bullpen, but he's got to understand what an integral part of this program he is. I've said to other guys, 'You're ready for the big leagues, but the big leagues aren't ready for you.' Hopefully he finds himself in that spot.
sooner
Sooner or later, he has got to make the calls.
alone last leaving level mesmerized mostly season
I'm leaving Brandon alone this spring. He may have been mesmerized because he had such an up-and-down, mostly down, season at the big-league level last year.
confidence guys huge last level seen stuff tells
His confidence level is getting better and better, and that's a huge part of being a pitcher. I've seen guys with below-average stuff that actually go out there and look like they have above-average stuff because their confidence level tells them that. That's something that Brandon never really had last year.
command concerns excited good happy positive sign
I'm very happy with the way he looked. He used all his pitches, which we were excited about, and he had good command from the start. It's a positive sign that dispels any concerns we may have had.
against anxious club compete fun league major
I'm anxious to go out there and see him compete again. To see him get back out there against a Major League club is going to be fun to see. I think he's excited. We're all excited.
both good halves slider threw throw tight
He threw very well, much better than I expected. He had good velocity, his slider was tight and he was able to throw to both halves of the plate.