I asked Bud Black during his Sunday morning meeting with members of the media about which elements of a pitcher’s game, including location, grow in importance as spring training and the countdown to the Colorado Rockies‘ season-opening game in Miami on March 28 continues. His answer was interesting and laid out the road map for what Black looks for in both his starters and relievers.
“That’s always the aim,” Black said of the proper location of pitches. “That’s always the goal, for guys to refine their game. For me, I want, in simple terms, for pitchers, delivery first.