I just kind of backed off it a little bit. They were great workouts for me, but I think there's a point in time where you can overwork something.

I heard so many great things about (Cox) before I got here,

I heard so many great things about him before I got here. To be able to experience it firsthand, it's a thousand times better than I could have ever expected.

I hope I'm not too hard to handle. But it's a good thing, I guess. If my ball is hard to catch, they'll probably have a hard time hitting it.

I'll have to pull something out of my hat. Maybe I'll throw lefty.

I had a new team, new teammates, a new baby. It seems a lot more settled right now. The dust has settled. It feels a lot more like it's supposed to right now.

I'm happy where I am right now. I'll be ready for Opening Day. I'm just here to get in shape and get my delivery down.

I had a really good (split-fingered fastball) and a good sinker. It feels like I'm getting more into a groove. It's the first time in a long time that I had a really good splitter.

If my splitter is splitting and my cutter is cutting, I'm looking forward to it.

I'm excited about being here in an organization that I grew up rooting for, ... I'm excited about being an Atlanta Brave and pitching in Game 1.