"But the more innings I throw, I'm starting to get a feel. It's getting better."

That's a quote from Alex Periard in the prodigal beat writer's story on him.

"I'm trying to pull my front shoulder too much, so the ball's cutting instead of sinking," said Periard, whose fastball touched as high as 89 mph on the stadium radar gun. "I'm just tying to concentrate on my delivery right now, be consistent in and out of the zone. My fastball command. For me, it's just staying healthy."

And eventually advancing to Huntsville, his likely destination had he opened the season without the troubled shoulder.

Go read the whole thing.