Post by Terd Ferguson on Jan 17, 2012 11:21:40 GMT -6
I love reading stuff like this:
ARLINGTON - Rangers RHP Neftali Feliz, who is attempting to convert back to being a starter after 2-plus seasons in the bullpen, has met once with former Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez about the process and the duo will get together for a throwing session sometime in the next month.
Martinez also transitioned from the bullpen to the rotation and had a similar pitching repertoire to Feliz. Martinez developed one of the most devastating changeups in major league history to supplement his hard fastball. Any young power pitcher - particularly with a good changeup - is compared to Martinez. For pitchers with that repertoire of Latin American lineage, the comparisons are even more prevalent.
"We had a good long talk and we are going to get together again," Feliz said through an interpreter. "He said the big thing is mental approach. And that I have to trust all my pitches. I know I have to trust my changeup and slider more."
Feliz has started throwing and has thrown one session off a mound. His winter, however, has been dominated by running. Feliz looked somewhat slimmer on Sunday than he did last year. He said he's dropped about five pounds this winter and is currently at 220.
ARLINGTON - Rangers RHP Neftali Feliz, who is attempting to convert back to being a starter after 2-plus seasons in the bullpen, has met once with former Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez about the process and the duo will get together for a throwing session sometime in the next month.
Martinez also transitioned from the bullpen to the rotation and had a similar pitching repertoire to Feliz. Martinez developed one of the most devastating changeups in major league history to supplement his hard fastball. Any young power pitcher - particularly with a good changeup - is compared to Martinez. For pitchers with that repertoire of Latin American lineage, the comparisons are even more prevalent.
"We had a good long talk and we are going to get together again," Feliz said through an interpreter. "He said the big thing is mental approach. And that I have to trust all my pitches. I know I have to trust my changeup and slider more."
Feliz has started throwing and has thrown one session off a mound. His winter, however, has been dominated by running. Feliz looked somewhat slimmer on Sunday than he did last year. He said he's dropped about five pounds this winter and is currently at 220.
