“I thought of it more with Jason in mind (than other starters), but I talked to all of them and they love it. We can't keep doing the same thing over and over again. We know we have to improve over what we have done in the past.”
“He showed me his slider was his command pitch. I told him, 'You get behind in the count, throw it anyway.' He started throwing the breaking ball with the fastball.”
“It wasn't anything I said or we said. If that were the case, I'd say it all the time. I'd call them every afternoon and leave it on their answering machines.”
“He has improved as a person, as a professional. He is so much better prepared. He minimizes mistakes, knows what he has done wrong when he does it. He's essentially become his own pitching coach.”
“Aaron isn't afraid of confrontations. He has come so far in the last couple years. Before, he seemed to be pitching away from contact, trying to miss bats. That guy has vanished. Now, he pitches with the confidence that the batter can't get to it.”
