Caleb Joseph

The World Series had flush last season, and he did talk about a little minor tweak with his mechanics, really getting that on board.

And the thing that I like is he seems like he's pitching now.

I think that's what John alluded to in the pregame.

media availability.

And that's what I see too.

If you want to know how Jeff Hoffman is doing, watch where the catcher sets up and watch how close the ball ends up at the target.

If he's trying to go up middle with a fastball and he yanks it down in a way, that's telling you everything.

And I think sometimes he was chasing some other things.

chase and ride, chase and break.

Now he's found a slot that he feels comfortable that he can be super athletic.

The pressure is off.

He's starting to see some results and also hyper-focusing on the location.

Look, his stuff is good.

His stuff is really good when he gets it to the location.

Is it great enough to stand alone and just throw and be a sprayer?

I'm not 100% sure about that.

I don't think that it plays in a spray type of release.

I think if you combine his stuff with

Even thirds.

If you just give me thirds of the plate and you sequence properly, he can be in shape.