Moore spent the month leading up to Spring Training throwing twice a week at Tropicana Field. Last year at the same time, the Rays' left-hander could be found going through the necessary rehab process required by the Tommy John surgery to his left elbow.
"A whole different feeling," Moore said of the changed scenario.
A part of the struggle for Moore, as well as other starting pitchers who have experienced the same ordeal, was the isolation. Yes, once camp opened he was with the team, but he wasn't really there because playing baseball really wasn't a part of the equation.