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9 hours ago, Redskins Rick said:

Player ignoring coaches advice is always good guidance to tell them. NOT!!!!!!!!!!!

Of course, that wasn't the intent of the article, Bundy enjoys working with the pitching coach, good, for him.

Lets see how many ways we can twist this topic and see what spins out. :)

Didn't Arrieta ignore the advice of pitching coaches?

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10 hours ago, George said:

Didn't Arrieta ignore the advice of pitching coaches?

Arrieta accepted advice from the Cubbies pitching coach, wasnt that one of the reasons for his transformation?

I remember it was the Orioles pitching coaches that worked with Britton and made his transformation to what he became.

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1 hour ago, Redskins Rick said:

Arrieta accepted advice from the Cubbies pitching coach, wasnt that one of the reasons for his transformation?

I remember it was the Orioles pitching coaches that worked with Britton and made his transformation to what he became.

A lot went into developing Britton —his own “heavy ball” offseason workouts, the switch to Wallace and Chiti, and his conversion from starter to reliever.    Arrieta left while Adair was still the pitching coach and Britton has been quoted as saying that he wishes Arrieta had gotten to work with Wallace and Chiti (which speaks volumes about his opinion of Adair).

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Just now, Frobby said:

A lot went into developing Britton —his own “heavy ball” offseason workouts, the switch to Wallace and Chiti, and his conversion from starter to reliever.    Arrieta left while Adair was still the pitching coach and Britton has been quoted as saying that he wishes Arrieta had gotten to work with Wallace and Chiti (which speaks volumes about his opinion of Adair).

valid point.

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4 minutes ago, Frobby said:

A lot went into developing Britton —his own “heavy ball” offseason workouts, the switch to Wallace and Chiti, and his conversion from starter to reliever.    Arrieta left while Adair was still the pitching coach and Britton has been quoted as saying that he wishes Arrieta had gotten to work with Wallace and Chiti (which speaks volumes about his opinion of Adair).

And if course him discovering his sinker while in the minors.

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13 hours ago, George said:

Didn't Arrieta ignore the advice of pitching coaches?

No, in Chicago, he pitched the way he had that made him a solid big league prospect.

Changing starters rarely works. Ala Tillman in 2015, when the O's decided he needed more sink.... 

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