43 Quotes by Brad Arnsberg

Once he learns to pitch the lower half of the zone with greater consistency, he's going to be a 17-20 game winner.

I love it. I don't think he cares for it a whole lot, though. On that day, he said, 'I've pitched in front of 50,000 people before, but I've never been more nervous than I was that day I threw the bullpen.' He focused pretty good today. I've seen when there's been three times as many kids back there.

I'm leaving Brandon alone this spring. He may have been mesmerized because he had such an up-and-down, mostly down, season at the big-league level last year.

I'm very happy with the way he looked. He used all his pitches, which we were excited about, and he had good command from the start. It's a positive sign that dispels any concerns we may have had.

I'm anxious to go out there and see him compete again. To see him get back out there against a Major League club is going to be fun to see. I think he's excited. We're all excited.

His confidence level is getting better and better, and that's a huge part of being a pitcher. I've seen guys with below-average stuff that actually go out there and look like they have above-average stuff because their confidence level tells them that. That's something that Brandon never really had last year.

He threw very well, much better than I expected. He had good velocity, his slider was tight and he was able to throw to both halves of the plate.

He threw everything. The ball came out of his hand free and easy.

He threw 55 pitches over 12 minutes. He threw all his pitches at 80 percent.