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Oct. 5 A.J. Hinch workout day interview

Related Topics: A. J. Hinch, Pitcher, Relish

Q. A.J., what kind of particular problems does Tanaka create for you guys? How would you evaluate him?

A.J. HINCH: Well, we saw him earlier this year and we've seen a lot of him. He's obviously a very effective pitcher when he can get his split-finger into his repertoire, specifically for strikes, and he goes below the zone quite a bit.

So swing and miss is a little bit a part of our deal. We've done that before. So I think expanding the zone for him is a strength of his. It's certainly something we've got to pay attention to, create some problems.