Dave Duncan
Dave Duncan
aggressive behind concerned controls corners count counts early inside looks mostly needs outside strike throw top trying
It looks to me like he's trying to be too fine. He's getting behind in the count too much. When he does know he has to throw a strike, it's in the top of the strike zone. He needs to be more aggressive early in the counts - not as concerned inside and outside as he is up and down ... mostly down. He can go to the corners when he controls the counts.
chance decisions early start together
You see some things you like, and you see some things you don't like. You don't make decisions early in the spring. You've got the chance to get some things together before you start evaluating.
clarify forming gradually hard opinions
I'm not forming any hard opinions one way or the other. It's way too early. . . . Gradually things clarify themselves.
asking push shape shows
He shows you a good, live arm. For what we're asking him to do, he's in shape to do that, as long as we don't push him.
ability choosing games guess physical picking start starting win
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.
based both decision fourth game looked ready spring
I'm not ready to make a decision based on today's game. It was the first game of spring for both those guys. If it was the fourth game of spring, I think it would be looked at a lot differently than it was today.
asked attitude bit builds confidence early establish guys happens hope job
It's big because for these guys to come in and do the job that they're being asked to do early builds confidence in them and for us as well. You hope that it happens enough that it snowballs a little bit and these guys establish the attitude that they need to have.
call close simply valuable
It was not a close call at all, simply because Marquis can be tremendously valuable to us out of the bullpen,
aggressive balls pitch situation sure swung throw
Delgado was very aggressive and swung at balls that weren't strikes. There was no need in that situation to throw him a strike. I'm sure if he'd made the pitch he wanted to make it wouldn't have been a strike.
guys majority pitchers season step successful
At the same time, these guys are going to have to step up and be the pitchers they were the majority of the season for us to have a successful postseason.
needs pitch
Reyes needs to pitch innings. He needs to show us he can go out there consistently. Hopefully, he'll get 180 innings.
facing guy hitters hoping john seen
I've seen John pitch. He is a guy that hitters didn't really like facing so we're hoping we can see the same here.
affects break delivery increase throw trying
He's trying to throw too hard, trying to make it break too much, to make it better than it is. It doesn't need to be any better than it is. But when you increase your effort, you come out of your delivery and it affects your command.
capable instead quality refine
Instead of getting in shape, he can refine the quality of his pitches. Has he been good? Yes. Is he capable of being better? I think so.