Cobb fired two perfect innings in Tuesday's 19-0 Grapefruit League win over the Twins. He struck out two.
The right-hander, who has a reputation for being tough on himself, nevertheless came away very pleased with his initial spring appearance, especially considering his rocky 22-inning stint at the tail end of 2016. Cobb had missed all of the 2015 campaign following Tommy John surgery, so his fresh start this spring and Tuesday's outing are considerably encouraging. "I'm happy with the results,'' Cobb said after retiring all six Twins he faced. "And I'm happy with two of the three pitches. I was extremely excited to see the movement on the fastball (clocked mostly 89-91 mph), and the ability to throw the curveball in and out of the zone when I wanted to. The changeup wasn't there every time I went to it, but there were glimpses of it.''