SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- It's easy to look at starting pitcher's final line after a Spring Training game and try to draw conclusions.
For D-backs manager Torey Lovullo and his coaching staff, though, the process goes deeper than numbers, and a pitcher's first outing of spring is one they almost toss out altogether.
"You're battling a couple of things," Lovullo said. "It's your first outing, you're getting familiar with the mound, you're getting familiar with the situation of facing a hitter, you're probably battling a little bit of nervousness. I think it's probably two or three outings in when guys put it on automatic.