“I thought his velocity would increase dramatically in college. But that didn't happen. We didn't see dramatic change. He's throwing 79-82 mph. But he has excellent command of four pitches.”
Dan Callahan
“His velocity is good. He doesn't throw 90 or anything, but he throws a good fastball, a breaker and a splitter and he throws them all for strikes. Something that is huge is that he doesn't walk people. He has a lot of success because he allows less than a walk per start, and if you can keep people off the bases, you can win a lot of games.”
Guy Mackay
“That's probably more than I wanted to throw in four innings. But the velocity on my fastball increased, and that's a good sign. My mechanics were a little better, too.”
Randy Johnson
“To be able to throw 96, 97 in the eighth inning after throwing 100 pitches, that's me. My velocity was back to where I'd like to have it, and the sharpness and velocity of my breaking ball was there as well throughout the whole game.”
“He was throwing the ball well with command of four pitches. He wasn't throwing with the velocity that we saw in college, but from a performance standpoint, he definitely was on the track we expected.”
Brian Graham
“He's throwing the ball where he wants to now -- his velocity has never been an issue. We've made quite a few moves in the bullpen and this is another one. [He's] another high round pick who we think is going to be a talented guy.”
Bob Melvin
“He was unbelievable. His velocity, his location, his breaking ball. It's huge to have him throw like that.”
Chad Moeller
