Dave Duncan
Dave Duncan
control delivery games great guys kept pitches season sign struggling
He was struggling with his delivery and his control. His pitches weren't sharp. But I told him it's a great sign because you're going to have 10, 12, 15 games during the season when it just isn't working. A lot of guys give in to that. But he didn't. He kept battling.
experience good happy process recognized solid spend steps time
He had a good, solid year. I'm happy the organization recognized it. It will be a good experience for him to spend some time here and see what it's all about. This is one of the steps that is part of the process of establishing yourself as a player.
anytime ball biggest consistency eyes good guys strength strike throw watch
He had a good set of eyes to watch guys in the bullpen. His biggest strength was always his consistency. He could throw a ball for a strike pretty much anytime he wanted to.
entire innings leagues major minor needs pitch pitching season
He needs to show he can pitch an entire season without being injured. Pitching 180 innings in the minor leagues is a steppingstone to pitching 200 in the major leagues.
decision rest
We've got to play the rest of the season, ... That decision doesn't have to be made right now. So we'll see what happens.
due identify precisely
But due to the destructiveness of the explosion, we can't precisely identify what happened.
felt today warm whether yesterday
Basically, yesterday he felt better than he did the day before. And today he felt better than he did yesterday. So we had him warm up to see whether he could go.
camp good last leaving matter prove questions remember
If I remember correctly, we had some questions leaving camp last year. No matter how good you are - and we have to prove we're good - there are going to be questions.
playing start
If we know who we're playing (in the playoffs), ... that could be a start (for Marquis).
added basic pitcher strike
I got started with a basic thought. I wanted to know how each pitcher got strike one. Once I did that, I added this and then that.
fight great
To fight through a day like that when everything was a struggle, that was a great performance.
change location pitches speeds spring takes time
He's a location and change of speeds pitcher. It takes a little time during the spring to get all of your pitches going and get comfortable with them. He's doing good.
easy game goes last needs nine somewhere starts talk trying
He's just trying to do too much. Is it because he goes 4-5 (in his last nine starts before the game)? Somewhere in there you do something different, and if you get off your game it's easy to talk about and not easy to get back on it. He needs to get back on his game.
course earn needed throughout
He did everything that he needed to do throughout the course of the spring. He did everything that he needed to do to earn the spot.