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Jon Gray adds curveball, seeks improvement in 2nd season with Rockies

AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Jon Gray's hair now flows to his shoulders, he has put on 10 pounds of muscle and he has tweaked his delivery.

Most important, he's adding a curveball to his repertoire.

The 6-foot-4, 245-pound right-hander hasn't reinvented himself, but he has gone to great lengths to improve. It was imperative that he do so, because the training wheels are coming off in 2016.

"I feel like a real starting pitcher now," Gray said. "I'm ready to go until I am done for the day, so that's exciting.