Rick Peterson
Rick Peterson
Erick Harding "Rick" Petersonis the Director of Pitching Development for the Baltimore Orioles, as well as a former pitcher and pitching coach in Major League Baseball. He was a pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, but is most notable as the pitching coach for the Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, and the Milwaukee Brewers. Peterson is known for his unique use of biomechanical research and psychological principles to help pitchers improve their pitching motions. His nicknames include "The Jacket"and "The...
ask linked matter opinion people perform period seen true
From the first day I've been here, and it's true with everyone, you get linked to your past. But when people ask your opinion of someone that you haven't seen perform for a long period of time, no matter who it is, your opinion has no value.
year
There are always going to be spikes of inconsistency. Getting through the first year without a setback is huge.
leagues pitchers quickly settle worth
To me, that was worth the whole trip. I think he understands that young pitchers who settle into the big leagues quickly settle in not because they're fastball-curveball (pitchers) but because they're fastball-changeup.
deal gets hold prepared rain road
We were as prepared as we could be for the rainfall with the road barricades, having them ready. There's nothing we can do to hold the rain back, we just deal with it when it gets here.
four guy heading spring starts
I don't think he's the same guy in his first four starts that he was in spring training. I think he's heading in that direction, but he's not there right now.
engage felt point rubber step took
He was getting to the point where he was going to engage the rubber like he does during the season. That was the step we wanted to take today. He took that step and he felt great.
aptitude flip learn takes three weapons
He has the aptitude to learn that. He understands he has the weapons it takes to flip a line-up three times and not become predictable.
kicked soul
I felt, ... like I got kicked in the soul.
great
I got to know him very well. He is a great guy.
I don't know why. But if we weren't that way, we'd be way out of it by now.
rehearsing
He was awesome. He was very focused, and he was actually rehearsing sequences. He's not 100 percent, but he's getting there.
against both competition excited four hitters locate pitches sides
He has four pitches that he can locate to both sides of the plate, and that's exciting. You're just excited to see him in competition against big-league hitters and see how they react.
biggest factor felt looking shoe wait
We're going to wait and see how it is. They're looking at the shoe right now, and were going through how the shoe felt. It felt better. It's always still an adjustment. In fact, it felt great, and that's the biggest factor of all.
activity bit recovery
The recovery day is every bit as important as the activity day.