Here's excerpts from my story for Pinstripes Plus at Scout.com on Trenton Thunder pitcher Andrew Brackman. You can find the full story there.
Brackman
"The guys in the locker room hand the articles out and put it in your locker and I just put it away and give it to my mom."
“I'm always working on fastball location.”
“It's a big jump. You can tell the caliber of players at this level. I had to adjust. It took a little time and some experience."
"I feel like it's a really close bunch. Everyone treats everyone like 25 best friends and that's what you see everyday."
"The whole thing of being a Yankee...I don't look at it like that anymore. Now I look at it as it's another baseball game."
Thunder catcher Austin Romine
“He's really polished up more. And I think he's getting more confident out there.”
"Since he's been up here, it's unbelievable how far he's come.”
Thunder pitching coach Tommy Phelps
“He's got a lot of power and a lot of movement to his fastball. He's got a lot of weapons to attack hitters with.”
"He's repeating his delivery and his release point. That's what's giving him a lot of help."