He's the consummate professional. His record speaks for itself. Former 20-game winner. The guy knows how to pitch, fills a lot of roles. He's durable, reliable and does a real good job when he's out there.
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He mixed it up well, he showed good command and that's what we're looking for is performance. His stuff's there and now it's just a matter of getting game ready. (Tuesday) was a step in the right direction.Mike Maddux
It's a guy doing a little too much. There is a lot of competition in camp and everybody wants to shine. It's nice that we have competition in camp, and sometimes everybody is a little guilty of overthrowing. You have to settle down a little bit.
Mike Maddux
We accomplished a lot. That's the luxury of throwing on the side. You can get things done.
Mike Maddux
Derrick was a guy who was on scholarship for his service time. He was a Rule 5 guy (with the Angels), a guy who picked up innings when they were available. He had never been the go-to guy, a guy that was a big part of the bullpen. Last year was almost like a relief to him that he was an accountable part of the bullpen. He anchored the bullpen for us. We look forward to that this year.
Mike Maddux
I was going to let him go out of the windup to 80 pitches. If anything was in the stretch, he was out. He could have finished that inning. But we had a number in our mind. You know six innings was a bonus.
Mike Maddux
A year ago, you couldn't get the word 'Boo' out of him. Now, you can't shut him up.
Mike Maddux
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