The Oregonian’s Bob Lundeberg also chatted with Abel in the last few days and the former Padres draft pick noted that he’s putting on muscle and that he was fine with pitching as much as he did in the CWS.
Kevin Abel said he put on about 12 pounds of muscle over the summer. He hasn’t thrown since the College World Series and is absolutely itching to get back out there. #GoBeavs
— Bob Lundeberg (@The_Real_Bob) September 25, 2018
Abel said it was “very wrong” that Pat Casey was criticized for his pitch count in Omaha.