Drew Pomeranz

“The cutter has really helped me stay in the game longer and helped me get past the five, six innings a little more consistently.”

“The big thing will be having two pitches you can throw for strikes and developing a change-up, too.”

“I can pretty much take anything that comes at me.”

“I have to do a better job of learning how to adjust.”

“I've had the benefit of doing pretty much everything. So I'm really pretty comfortable in any situation.”

“Getting my curveball back and finding another pitch just helped me figure out how to pitch.”

“You can work this hard and sometimes not get recognition for it.”

“There is stuff going on inside me. But I have always been told to go out there and pitch like you can't tell if you just struck somebody out or just gave up a home run. If something bad happens, I don't dwell on it. Just give me the ball and let me pitch.”

“Seven innings, three starts in a row, that's an improvement for me, and that's what I want to do: be out there in the game longer.”

“Just trying to go out there and do the same thing I do every time, take it one pitch at a time and give us the best chance to win.”

“You can be a two-pitch guy and be successful, but your room for error is very small.”

“My dad taught me really early so I could take a lot of pressure off my elbow. Because the way I throw it, it doesn't crank up my elbow like everyone else's curveballs.”

“I've got four pitches now. I don't have to use them all the time, but I've got them in my pocket now for when it's necessary.”

“As a pitcher, you can't afford to get too ticked off.”

“I've always been fastball-curveball and really relied on that pitch, and when it goes away, it just totally changes how you attack hitters.”

“Every time is a learning experience, and you pick up a little bit, and you learn things and try not to repeat them the next time.”

“In my bullpen sessions, I'm just trying to feel comfortable, throw strikes, and not get too complicated.”

“I've done literally everything there is to do on a baseball field as a pitcher.”

“I was in the big leagues my first year in pro ball - pretty fast. I really don't think I had an understanding of what it meant to be a pitcher at that level at that point.”

“Just flush it if something bad happens. That's the way I was raised to play baseball.”