SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Rockies left-hander Tyler Matzek returned to the club Thursday, two weeks after leaving for therapy to deal with issues that affect him mentally and physically during competition.
Matzek has been working with Rick Perea, whom the club has retained as a sports psychology consultant at the Major League level, on issues diagnosed as performance anxiety leading to over arousal, which hampered his performance on the field. The problem led the Rockies to send him down to the Minors after a month last year.
Before the problems surfaced, Matzek -- the Rockies' top pick in the 2009 Draft -- showed ability that could make him part of the team's pitching future.