WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — As he does with everything, Zack Greinke views spring training through a realistic prism. His start on Saturday against the New York Mets was “not important at all,” according to Greinke, who focuses on only one thing while in camp.
“As long as I’m ready when the season comes, that’s really all that matters,” Greinke said. “I could have thrown all balls today and it still wouldn’t matter. I just have to get better by the next month, that’s the goal.”
Greinke mixed some strikes in on Saturday for good measure. He tossed 20 pitches and recorded one strikeout. Michael Conforto lined a single against him and Pete Alonso mashed a poorly-located slider into the right field corner for a run-scoring double.
“Threw it pretty good,” Greinke said. “Overall OK, not good. Not better than good, that’s for sure.”
Greinke said he’s experimenting with elevating his fastball — a staple of the Astros and pitching coach Brent Strom — and acknowledged he may “try to do it a little bit more if it works.” The 37-year-old veteran thought his fastball command was pedestrian on Saturday, but reported no other issues from his short outing.
“I feel really good,” Greinke said. “Healthy. Ball is coming out pretty good. I’m not in season form or midseason form, but I guess at this point of spring, those are the keys: being healthy and the ball coming out good enough.”
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