Johnny Almaraz

We're going to formulate individual plans for every player. We'll pull back when a player's fatigued.

We're going to formulate individual plans for every player. We'll pull back when a player's fatigued.

He seems to be doing OK. He needs to work on things and develop more consistency. We want him to read more

He seems to be doing OK. He needs to work on things and develop more consistency. We want him to throw a two-seam fastball more.

I'm a more traditional baseball person. We're going to give the kids free rein to play the traditional style of read more

I'm a more traditional baseball person. We're going to give the kids free rein to play the traditional style of baseball.

We're going to challenge Homer. Homer's going to dictate where we send him.

We're going to challenge Homer. Homer's going to dictate where we send him.

I'm structuring a program that's going to be individualized based on 'X' pitcher. We're going to create an inning threshold, read more

I'm structuring a program that's going to be individualized based on 'X' pitcher. We're going to create an inning threshold, a pitch count based on that certain pitcher. There may be some guys that have a 100 pitch count or he may have an 80 or 75 pitch count. It all depends on the person's strength, arm action and mechanics. All of that will play a role in our decision making.