GOODYEAR, Ariz. – At least one veteran was hoping he’d get to see Bronson Arroyo in Tuesday’s live batting practice because he knew what he’d be getting – a steady diet of fastballs down the middle.
All 40 of Arroyo’s pitches to Aristides Aquino, Gabriel Guerrero and Brandon Dixon were fastballs. The intent of Arroyo’s batting practice isn’t to judge himself against hitters, but against himself – how his arm feels, how the tempo feels and more than anything, an endurance test. By those measures, Arroyo said he felt he passed with flying colors.
“I threw the ball about where I wanted to most of the time.