Brad Arnsberg
Brad Arnsberg
Bradley James Arnsbergis a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He has held the role of pitching coach for the Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, and Houston Astros. Now with the Arizona Diamondbacks, he currently resides in Cave Creek, Arizona with his wife, Shelley. They have two children, Kyle and Kaden. Kyle graduated with his bachelor's and master's degree from Louisiana Tech University, and is currently the New York Yankees bullpen catcher. Kaden is attending Northern Arizona University...
banks bit decent kid sharper stuff velocity
Janssen has a little bit more velocity and sharper stuff right now. Banks is very usable, this kid is going to be a decent big-league pitcher.
bit cheating earlier guys ready
(Hitters) know when guys are really cheesing it up there in the 98s, 97s, they know that, so they know how to get it ready a little bit earlier where they're cheating on fastballs.
arm bite dealing hopefully knee veteran
He's a veteran arm guy. We're not dealing with an arm like we are with A.J. We're dealing with a knee and, as long as this thing doesn't bite on him again, I think we're hopefully pretty clear.
baseball bit bothered skip weight
The only thing that bothered him a little bit is when they had him skip, just to put all the weight on it. That didn't go as well as he was hoping, but everything else was right up to par. ... As he said, 'When am I ever going to skip on the baseball field?'
anybody bit longer needs road start time wants
Once he does start airing it out a little bit he needs down time in between. Sometimes it's a longer road than anybody wants it to be.
couple decided dinner expect field hundred implement maybe nights per pleased surprise talking walking work
We've been talking about making an adjustment. We went to dinner a couple of nights and he wanted to work on it right then. He didn't want to wait. I was walking off the field and he decided he wanted to implement what we were talking about doing. Did it surprise me? Maybe a little, because I didn't expect it this early. Am I pleased about it? One hundred per cent.
air couple gloves kid mix mixing outing split three wait
We didn't mix the split in, we're going to wait a couple of outings and let him air out before mixing in the split in outing three or four. We're guarding it with kid gloves right now.
sooner
Sooner or later, he has got to make the calls.
early means throw unless
There's no use having him throw unless he's close. And if that means early September, it's early September.
finds himself hopefully integral leagues open program ready spots understand
There's not any spots open in that bullpen, but he's got to understand what an integral part of this program he is. I've said to other guys, 'You're ready for the big leagues, but the big leagues aren't ready for you.' Hopefully he finds himself in that spot.
accelerate calls
We have to let him make the calls from now on. It's up to him to accelerate his rate. We want it done right the first time.
exciting miss roy
We're not in the dumps. It's frustrating Roy will miss a start, exciting A.J. is on the mend.
five hoping innings
We're hoping to go five innings, and 15-pitch innings to get him up to 75 pitches,
both cover field ground league lines major mound required test
The real test will be when we get him on the mound -- and then after his mound exposure, we'll let him field some ground balls, ... We'll let him field bunts down both lines and we'll let him cover first base. ... He's got to be able to get around at least well enough to be able to do those things that are required out of every Major League pitcher.