Dwayne Stats

Louis and Milwaukee and Minnesota, you know, they did not get off to a great start, but boy, once things started to fall into place, they've seen the improvement of, you know, Aranda and

They figured he was going to be a big part of the offense, but Simpson has stepped up and all across the board, it really has been a team effort.

I know that sounds cliche, but it really has been that.

And they've been remarkable.

And pitching has been the underpinning, again, of this team.

Yeah, and I think he's very close to that.

His numbers have been really good, but his performance has been great as well.

The velocity on his fastball, he's probably got a tick or two.

I think he's averaging somewhere a little over 95, and he was 97 in that neighborhood before.

but he has used the change-up well.

That's been a great pitch, and the slider behind that fastball, the slider has been excellent for him, and he is an even-keeled guy with that fire that propels him to excel, and to have him back has been a big part of solidifying the rotation, and I think of McClanahan, and I go back to

You know, the Stephen Matz, who's on the aisle now, and Martinez as veteran guys to augment McClanahan coming back and being healthy.

And they put together a nice rotation.

Yeah, I think, depending on how it turns out, it could be long-term as well for him.

I think they're confident that he has the kind of stuff.

You know, here's a guy worked out of the bullpen, but he's also a guy who has an extensive assortment of pitches.

He can go six deep with, you know, various pitches, and he's going to go, you know, sweeper and foreseam with a changeup and sinker most of the time.

But he also has a couple other pitches in there, so it could get crowded trying to call a game for a catcher there.

But I think you're going to see those four pitches primarily out of him.

And they were very pleased when they made that deal from Minnesota.