When new Orioles pitching coach Roger McDowell was introduced in a conference call earlier this offseason, it didn’t take long for him to recite a commonly used phrase he learned from his predecessor and mentor, Dave Wallace.
“They don't care how much you know until they know how much you care,” he said.
It’s a quote Wallace used early on to describe his approach to developing young pitchers. And many Orioles pitchers – closer Zach Britton, right-hander Chris Tillman, and young arms Kevin Gausman and Dylan Bundy – have credited Wallace and bullpen coach Dom Chiti for playing a major role in the strides they made.