Roark had been a very durable, very average starter for three seasons after pitching well enough in 2016 to receive Cy Young votes. To his credit, Roark never failed to answer the bell for the Jays last year, making 11 starts in the 60-game season, one shy of club leader Hyun-Jin Ryu. In trying to bounce back from the nightmare that was last season, the righty has one goal in mind. “Competing and going after hitters is the biggest thing I need to do this year,” said Roark, following his outing. If you don’t have aggression in the zone, they’re just gonna spit on it and you’re gonna get in bad counts and then you have to throw fastballs, and everybody can hit fastballs whether they’re 88 or 104.”Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...

Source: thestar March 06, 2021 22:08 UTC