Stubbs, considered a strong pitch caller, will be Painter’s professor at Triple A. He still called a bunch of fastballs — 45 percent of the time — and the advanced stuff won’t come until Painter’s second or third start with the IronPigs. In Stubbs’ mind, Painter has to be a part of the process. See how hitters react. Learn what works here. Learn what does not.
“We’ll learn a lot about him as a competitor,” Stubbs said. “That’s what this is about. We know how good the stuff is.”