Tags:
Current Video:Wolf plays mentor to Dodgers|
Randy Wolf talks about rejoining the Dodgers and his new role as mentor to the younger players like Clayton Kershaw and James McDonald.
Automatically Generated Transcript (may not be 100% accurate)
Dodgers' -- trading report brought to by the city of Glendale Arizona V destination for in your -- professional sports live entertainment dining and accommodations visit Glendale got game dot com.
Two seasons ago Randy Wolf was well on his way to having a very solid season for Los Angeles Dodgers made an injury cut his season short. Now after stops in San Diego and Houston. The hometown boy comes back to the dodger rotation to reestablish himself as one of the veterans in an otherwise very young starting staff.
It's good to be back. See a lot of my phases here's a great -- Arizona which is always nice -- Obviously it was a it was a very strange offseason come when the offseason and then I'd I'd -- to -- and go back to Houston it didn't work out there. And it was kind of along offseason didn't really know what was going to happen. And then year February the Dodgers came on -- and they're pretty aggressive in. And you know I just talked to my agent said let's you know let's get something done it's great situation. To went LAB would be pretty awesome and I got it done them back home. You know thing when you're here a couple of years ago you missed three months of the season and nine wins and 8115. Games this pretty impressive. -- a little more about about it but I it was it was very disappointing it was really disappointing day night kind of pretty enable. Really -- June and July actually started bothering me and you know obviously -- was -- distress here after July but. You know the one thing is that that. I really realize I'm I'm fine now and I thought at that time there was some major on my shoulder and it was it was a relief to find out that it was wasn't something major had to pitch the next year. And I know last year was it was. When did not turn the corner last year just the fact that made all my starts got stronger as the year went on and and in my career it's the hardest -- Which is weird it. 3132 years old from the -- as ever thrown. Of those drinkers here clearly lot of veteran guys on this ballclub there's a lot of young guys we see guys out to help them all we let them come -- you. I think it'll be a little bit of -- obviously have to understand the guy's personality. And she's yet to develop relations he can't just first weekend on the guys when they they tell you dad exactly the stuff. You know I think -- you know I am I have a good idea of observing and seeing how guys are in. And you know it's I know the songs I've been playing there in playing got older guys that have thrown things I mean. And just little things and and it just makes a big difference and and it's a lot of things are mental some things are mechanical men. But I you know the guys I've -- so far really cool guys. You know young guys want to learn to want to get better and that's something for me it's fun to watch it.