WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Capitalizing on a chance to mingle with the starting pitchers during Grapefruit League games, young lefty Zack Thompson came equipped with a question for each of them. And, now thanks to one piece of advice already, a journal in which to write the answers down.
He recently asked Steven Matz what he’s asked others:
What was the personal “breakthrough” two or three years into the majors?
“Knowing who you are as a pitcher, accepting who you are a pitcher, and staying true to that,” Thompson said, recalling Matz’s answer. “You don’t have to change who you are.