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
career continued feels happy kevin missed pitches
We're real happy with Kevin this spring. He's healthy, feels good, all his pitches are there, he hasn't missed a beat. We like what he's done in his career and he has continued on that path.
ball bat centers great kevin power seeing starting strong swing
Kevin had a great spring. He started off slow, having a nagging injury, but he is starting to swing the bat well. He is seeing the ball well and centers the ball so well. Kevin is so strong that the ball has a lot of carry. He can just power the ball out of here.
chance five good innings kevin pitches took tribute
Kevin made good pitches when he had to, but it took a lot out of him. It was a tribute to him that he was able to get through it for five innings and give us a chance there.
challenges driven kevin lets mentally needs physical pick runs situations stay stayed
He needs to stay mentally strong. Kevin has driven in some big runs but he lets some situations get away that he needs to pick up. He's had some physical challenges but he stayed on the field.
confidence hit last patch rough season shake
The rough patch he hit at the end of last season would shake anybody's confidence a little, but it's nothing that can't be repaired.
ball carry seen time year
I've never seen the ball carry this time of year like it did tonight.
best break certainly five good
It would be a different look for sure. He's going to get a good chance. That would certainly break up the pattern. But at the same time, you're going to take your five best pitchers.
outing pitcher second sees time
The second time a young pitcher sees the same team, that's what made today's outing even more impressive. They have some idea of what you're going to do out there.
aggressive attacking guys happy outside people strike
I've been really happy with the walks. Guys have been aggressive attacking the strike zone. It's always something you want to do but you don't want to get stupid. You still want to get as many people out outside of the strike zone, too.
best guys league level major prospects
These are some of our best players, the best young prospects in our system. These are guys who will play at the Major League level and contribute.
capable
And we know he's capable of better, too,
besides both edison juan options struggled
Edison and Juan both struggled today. We've got some other options besides those guys.
definitely tear
Dr. Meister definitely doesn't think there's a tear in the ligament.
tough
Eraser is going to make it tough on us.