Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux recently joined Norm Hitzges and Donovan Lewis on 96.7 FM/1310 The Ticket [KTCK-AM] to discuss his return to the Texas...
to discuss his return to the Texas Rangers, baseball’s new rule changes and the possibility of the team using a six-man pitching rotation.Question: You bought a house in Tarrant County, did your family continue to live here after your original stint with the Rangers?Yes, DFW is where we call home, live there in northeast Fort Worth. Just love it, never left, don’t plan to leave. Just love Tarrant County and love the whole Texas atmosphere.
“We’re gonna do a lot of things that are streamlined, at least from the Double-A level. When we get down into lower player development we have some things that they need to do, and if you conquer those... A criteria for advancement, per se. If you wanna get out of A-ball, you have to master this and this and this. And then when you go to Double-A you put more on their plate.”[Laughs] “Well we’re gonna find out, that’s for sure.
“We were doing bunt plays yesterday, as a pitcher-fielding practice, and I’m out there saying ‘Well if the play doesn’t develop, step off [the rubber] -- no no, wait wait, you can’t do that anymore.’ You can’t sit there and hold the runner, hold the runner, hold the runner, time’s gonna expire. This will be a learning curve not only for the players but for myself.
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