I was a little bit surprised. It is not anything personal. I understand it is a business. It doesn't affect my confidence in myself and knowing what I can do.

This is as healthy as I've felt in a long time. My first couple of outings were a little shaky, but I felt like I've really settled in.

I had three terrible starts in the major leagues last year. There is no denying that. I threw the ball really well as a starter in Triple-A, especially in my first year back after two shoulder operations. I'm not going to discount that. I know myself. It's just a matter of doing what I can do. I know what I can do. My goal is to be on this team out of spring training.

I know I can pitch. Health and arm strength are the most important for me.

The business model is good, but the euphoria over CDMA got well ahead of reality,

It's a 90-day business, from mid-June to mid-September. The biggest months are July and August. I shut down from February through mid-March.