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" The big thing will be having two pitches you can throw for strikes and developing a change-up, too. "

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" After the first time I got traded - I was in the bullpen warming up for a game in Double A, and I got called back in and got traded - that was probably the, like, most crazy it could be. And once I got traded, the next time it got a little easier, and I got traded the next time - it's just part of it. "

" All I can focus on is my performance, and that's going to help me be successful, no matter where I am. "

" Six innings, you're doing your job. That's a good target to have, but I'm always looking to improve. There's three more innings of improvement left. "

" I was in the big leagues my first year in pro ball - pretty fast. I really don't think I had an understanding of what it meant to be a pitcher at that level at that point. "

" No one wants to be known as a six-inning guy. "

" You can work this hard and sometimes not get recognition for it. "

" I've done literally everything there is to do on a baseball field as a pitcher. "

" Ten minutes before starting a game in Akron, they said, 'Sit down, you're done.' Then I went to Arizona and sat there. There was no one to tell me what to do. I just had to wait. "

" It hasn't been very normal in my career, but that first year in pro ball was the craziest year ever. "

" You can be a two-pitch guy and be successful, but your room for error is very small. "

" I've always been fastball-curveball and really relied on that pitch, and when it goes away, it just totally changes how you attack hitters. "

" Just trying to go out there and do the same thing I do every time, take it one pitch at a time and give us the best chance to win. "

" As a pitcher, you can't afford to get too ticked off. "

" It's hard to be a two-pitch guy. People tell you that, but you don't really believe it. "

" Seven innings, three starts in a row, that's an improvement for me, and that's what I want to do: be out there in the game longer. "

" Every outing is a learning experience. "

" I don't mind walking guys as long as I don't give up runs. "

" I can pretty much take anything that comes at me. "

" My whole career's been kind of crazy, so you can't really surprise me. "

" I have to do a better job of learning how to adjust. "

" It's hard to tell yourself to get ready when it's like, 'I need to make this freaking team first.' "

" Every time is a learning experience, and you pick up a little bit, and you learn things and try not to repeat them the next time. "

" My dad was a really big baseball guy who helped coach me and thought the game should be played the right way. "

" I threw a lot of fastballs in college. "

" Pretty excited to get to Boston. Great city and great team; they're in the race. They want to win here, and that's what I want to do. "

" Getting my curveball back and finding another pitch just helped me figure out how to pitch. "

" I've got four pitches now. I don't have to use them all the time, but I've got them in my pocket now for when it's necessary. "

" At the end of the day, it's me versus you, and I'm trying to get you out. If I can throw you six curveballs in a row and get you out, I'm going to do it all day. "

" My dad taught me really early so I could take a lot of pressure off my elbow. Because the way I throw it, it doesn't crank up my elbow like everyone else's curveballs. "

" I just want to pitch well enough for us to win. In my mind, that's what it's all about. "