LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Luiz Gohara watched his father take his last breath and then spent the remainder of last year's offseason aiding his grieving mother as she developed a heart ailment. The grief and responsibility debilitated the 21-year-old pitcher ahead of what became a lost season.
Having seen what Gohara had done upon his introduction to the big leagues the previous September, Freddie Freeman told Alex Anthopoulos the big left-hander might immediately become an All-Star. Instead, it became a year of awakening for the young hurler, who remains fueled by last year's disappointments.