SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland is making neat work of his spring training to-do list.
Get comfortable with a new delivery that no longer includes a flamingo-like pause? Check.
Build up his pitch count, hone his changeup and command his curveball? Check, check and check.
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“We mixed the curve and the changeup very well today; got a lot of soft contact and swings-and-misses,” Freeland said Sunday after pitching three innings against the Indians, allowing one run on two hits and two walks. His one big mistake was leaving a fastball over the plate, which Bobby Bradley crushed to deep left for a solo home run in the second.