It had been aggravating me to the point where I was limping around. They didn't want me to have any limitations out there.

I was all over the place. My release point was all over the place, and I couldn't make key pitches.

I fell behind a lot, but I was able to make some key pitches in key situations. I was just trying to make every pitch too nasty.

The lefties that we're speaking of, they're all very different. We're all going to be able to feed off each other. If a team has trouble with lefties, they're going to have a tough time with us. Even if a team hits lefties well, they're not going to see the same kind of lefty every day.

So far it's been pretty good to me. It's such a fun place to play. It's just a good place as a baseball player to come.

This was pretty encouraging. It's got me ready to compete, the way this whole day went. Jim Tracy has made it clear what he expects from us, what he believes we can do. Now, it's up to us.