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Orioles pitching coach Rick Kranitz talks about his pitchers as they begin spring training. Kranitz is happy with the competition among his players looking to secure a starting spot.
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you the number one I want him to be comfortable on the and we I've seen some very very good arms you know I mean we heard all about a half a lot about these guys. You know with the area -- his -- a source all little bit last year in you know of course I mean in -- you know and he knows there. Madison and I gotta go on and on is about 456 album. You know I want them to us so comfortable and see that you know what this is this is. Not somebody's got to reach form you know tonight the next couple of years on my -- and in my heart is -- of as many ball games I can. We know it's just like anything else you know going to throw strikes you gotta throw strike one. Because I tell you what the stuff is definitely the army it's it's really looking up here. Well you know what I think it all goes hand in hand obviously we -- ball over the plate more you know I mean we just didn't do -- we beat yourself last year and and we changed value we turn -- we got -- from Japan whose strike thrower we know -- strikes or. We know we have we have what we have competition. And you know what we need to throw a ball over the plate I think with the addition -- is on. -- in his nose division. You know he's already talked to him I'm so excited to work -- team I mean his lot of great ideas. And and you know big thing too as we've we've really upgrade -- defense you are sure supposition. Has really improved and which we did we sorely missed last year. And that's to me one of the biggest things you know while. We just gonna have -- on spring training you know who's going to be this version -- the terrible things. Pretty well. Determined -- that last two guys but our starters you know we've got about seven or eight guys. Fight for three spots. You know all winter long. You know -- going to be -- reveals why is going to be. You know you can't you don't know that to get here and right now I couldn't be happier with the way the guys are on the ball I know it's early. But you can tell you you can tell us from guys coming off injury that if from Demi. You know just favor there are whatever may be and they're not they're going right through it they know what they know what's -- final my dad only as our to our depth. You know if those guys are healthy and we know I think there were going to be allowed better than a lot of people anticipate.