I wasn't the six-foot guy that fits pants perfect and all that. So my pants always came up right in the middle of the calf and I just said screw it, because I don't like pitching with them all the way up (to the knee). I had a good year and kind of stayed with it.

It's been a long road. It's nice to be able to contribute to the team.

More than anything, coming to a new organization like this, it wasn't about making the team or anything like that. I just wanted to make a good impression, be healthy and throw as well as I could. There's new eyes on you and, hopefully, I was able to open a couple of them.