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Ty Buttrey interview, part two: Buttrey’s progression through the minors, hobbies, and minor-league stories

[Ed. Note: We hope you enjoyed part one of this interview with Ty Buttrey. Here is the remainder of said interview.]

Being a taller pitcher, is it harder for you to repeat your mechanics? Is there something you worked on this year in particular? You’ve really cut down on the walks this year.

“Yeah...I was a starter for four and a half years. My last time was in AA and actually I got converted from a starter to a reliever halfway through the year and I noticed a pretty significant just kind of change in everything; mindset, the way my arm was moving, the way my mechanics fell.