Greinke Update

As promised...here is a little update on Greinke's outing yesterday.

He didn't quite make the five innings the Royals had talked about, going three instead. He had a rough second inning; giving up three runs, which he also did in his first outing. However, according to what I heard from Zack on the radio postgame show, he was a little happier with his performance this time around, saying that Arizona hit some good pitches, but pointing out that he broke some of their bats.

Greinke admitted that his fastball was looking good, but that he was a little behind schedule on his off-speed stuff, which allowed the D-Backs to sit on the fastball.

He also had some of his usual great quotes. When asked about spring training, he wasn't afraid to come right out and say, "I don't really like it." Also, according to the radio guys, they overheard Zack doing another interview, where he said that spring training "is a bunch of bull."

Whether he has a good outing or not (and honestly, it's the Cactus League, so who cares?), he's always good for a laugh after the game.

My guess: Greinke is working on some specific things and isn't just taking the mound with the intetion of pitching his best game. Don't pay too much attention to his stats...we all know he's got the stuff to be an ace in this league. I'll pay a little more attention to the last couple of spring appearances, and not really worry about him until the real games start.