After his first major-league season culminated in a second-place finish in the NL Rookie of the Year voting, Diamondbacks pitcher Wade Miley said he is not focused on trying to exceed those totals and set himself up for a possible letdown.
The left-hander is slated to make his first start of the season Friday against Milwaukee. He went 16-11 with a 3.33 ERA in 32 games (29 starts).
"Why think about that?" he said during spring training. "That's my answer. Why even put more pressure on yourself? I just want to go out and pitch. I'm not going to try and do what I did last year. I'm going to go out and pitch and try to help my team win every five days. I'm just going to pitch like I've done my whole life."