Izzy joins “The Opening Drive” to talk about what he looks for in a developing pitcher, what the best way to build up young pitchers is, why location is the biggest hurdle for young pitchers–including Flaherty when he was coming up, what the pitcher timer is going to do to MLB this season, the balance between the physical and mental side, the subtle changes over the years in AA & AAA and the biggest difference in between those two leagues for pitchers and hitters.

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