Bob Melvin Quotes on Confidence (6 Quotes)

He threw fastballs to both sides of the plate, and he was pitching with confidence.

His presence on the mound looks different. He just looks much more assured of himself out there. One, he's probably in a role that's much better suited for him and, two, he's had some success. That breeds confidence.

He threw a lot of fastballs early -- it was both sides of the plate -- and he was pitching with confidence. We didn't have too many good swings, and he pitched great. We got behind and didn't take many good swings at all.

We've seen a lot of good things out of Lance this year. Obviously, recently in the last month, he hasn't been as good, but he was a savior for us there for a while. So it would be nice to be able to give him some confidence, a few outings where he feels confident again and get him back out there where we can use him later in a game, too.

He shows good plate awareness, goes the other way, doesn't try to do too much. With two strikes, he would shorten up a little bit and try to put the ball in play the other way -- a lot of things you don't see in an 18-year-old kid. I think he goes down to the Minor League camp with a lot more confidence, not that he didn't have any, but to know already that he can hit here, I'm sure will serve him very well.

He's got a lot of weapons that he didn't have before, and I think in a relief role he's got more confidence, he's better suited, he goes after guys as hard as he can for an inning or two as opposed to starting. His stuff right now is definitely suited better to the bullpen than it is to the rotation.