Buck Showalter
Buck Showalter
William Nathaniel "Buck" Showalter IIIis an American Major League Baseballmanager for the Baltimore Orioles. He has previously served as manager of the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Texas Rangers. He is also formerly a professional baseball player and a television analyst for ESPN...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth23 May 1956
CityDe Funiak Springs, FL
amount walked
We walked him the right amount of times.
along arm next pitch strength stronger
With arm strength and pitch counts, he did a lot of things to get to the next level. He got stronger as he went along today.
bat biggest opportunity
There is only one way to find out and we had this opportunity to let him go out there. The biggest thing is to get his bat in the lineup.
number ways
There are a number of different ways we can go.
breaking goes last throw
If that goes well, we're probably going to take the wraps off and let him throw the breaking ball, which is the last step.
along hitters mistakes pitches pitching
He was cruising along and pitching really well. He just made some mistakes with pitches and the hitters hit them.
coming good quality strikes throwing track
He was up with some pitches. He had been throwing quality strikes down. He was coming off some good outings. With young pitchers, the more you get out there, the better your track record.
coming outside park
He's coming from probably the most hitter-friendly park outside of Colorado, so this is an upgrade.
along capable catching closer further lately liked position process showing
He's come on here lately and he's getting closer to being in a position of showing us what he is capable of. We would have liked to see him be a little further along when he got here, but he is in the process of catching up.
bet hits somebody strikes walks
He's a young pitcher. He's going to have hiccups, but stuff-wise he has been very impressive. He's going to give up some hits here. I bet he walks somebody and I bet he strikes somebody out.
presence prime
The presence of someone like that, really in what should be the prime of his career, is exciting.
couple injuries
Unfortunately, you're a couple of injuries away from that not happening.
ball feels good until
We are day to day, ... until he feels good with a ball in his hand.
add clear good hurdles pitcher
There are different hurdles a pitcher has to clear on the way to establishing himself, ... This is a good stat for him to add to his resume.