Carl Willis
Carl Willis
Carl Blake Willisis a former Major League Baseball pitcher and the current pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox. He was previously the pitching coach for the Cleveland Indians and the Seattle Mariners...
carry guy knowing pick took
He's been our guy from Day 1. We went out and took him with a first-round pick knowing he's a guy that should be able to carry the load.
facing good great hitter surprising wants
It's surprising to see how good a feel he has for his changeup. He has a great idea of what he wants to do. He can simulate facing a hitter very well.
last numbers seen throws
He throws in the mid-90s. But we haven't seen him put up the numbers he did last night.
creativity talk
I didn't talk to him when he signed. But it's going to take some finagling and creativity.
ball delivering delivery focusing hitters key plate thinking
We had to get him focusing on the delivery and delivering the ball to the plate and not thinking about what you want the ball to do. I think it was key for him, because hitters didn't know what was coming.
good spring training
We feel very good about the way he's throwing. And that's going back to spring training - not just his first two outings with us up here.
agency break children danger employee gun known present serve
We serve children, who have been known to break into employee and agency vehicles. A gun would present a danger to the children and the staff.
everybody five four next obvious stays
We've tentatively set it up, but we haven't said anything about it. But if everybody stays healthy, the rotation's going to be pretty obvious here in the next four or five days.