Curt Young
Curt Young
Curtis Allen Youngis a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eleven seasons in Major League Baseball, and currently serves as pitching coach for the Oakland Athletics...
expect five hard innings start
It would be hard to come back and start and expect five innings and 80 pitches.
among definitely elite few leaders next ready shown staff starting stuff
He's shown he's ready to among the elite starting pitchers. His stuff is there. He is definitely going to be one of the leaders of this staff for the next few years.
dominating game guy himself looking pushes
He's the kind of guy who is always looking to improve. He pushes himself every day. His game, when it's on, it's a dominating style.
I'd say he's done just about everything the right way so far.
exception knows last nice trying
The nice thing about it is that, with the exception of Esteban, everyone else was here last year. So everyone knows the drill, what we're doing, what we're trying to do. And Esteban's a veteran, so he'll be fine.
productive
It was a very productive day for him. We accomplished what we wanted.
against best great knew league played remember
Everyone in the league knew he was one of the best players. I played against him then. I remember him being such a great competitor.
ball exactly feels fine last stay throw year
I think he feels it more than we can see it. I don't see anything dramatic, and that's fine with me. If he can throw the ball exactly the way he did last year and stay healthy, we'll be fine.
good
I feel like he's right on time. He's good to go.