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...
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.
breaking hope including innings pitches three threw
He threw 55 pitches at about 80%, including his breaking ball. We hope to give him three innings Saturday.
again asked days flat mound per seeing three throwing
I asked him where he got to and he said probably 80 per cent. Just seeing him actually on a mound again (after three days of throwing off flat ground) was kind of fun.
cares focused front good kids love nervous people seen three threw
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.
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.
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.
ball kept last throwing
It was better than the last one. He spotted the ball exceptionally well and kept the ball down, throwing all of his pitches.
days last
It regressed a little the last two days from when it was real good.