Story Brief

Progress isn't linear for any prospect, but that's especially true for pitchers. Injuries are just a fact of life when it comes to young pitchers, and guys will occasionally go through stretches where they just completely lose the ability to throw strikes or lose their feel for certain pitches even when healthy. In Andrew Painter's case, it was a bit of an all-of-the-above situation.

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