Asdrubal Cabrera has known about his manager's methods of leading a team for years. The Diamondbacks infielder played for Torey Lovullo at Triple-A Buffalo in the Cleveland system in parts of 2006, 2007 and 2008.
The veteran infielder and the skipper are reunited this season, with Cabrera added on a one-year deal in the offseason.
"I have good memories of those times, but the thing is, he's the same person now that he was then," Cabrera said in Spanish. "He likes to communicate with his players. He's a manager that will give you the opportunity to express yourself, and to talk baseball with.