"Everybody has a theory," Such said. "When a guy throws 90 miles per hour and is around the plate, I don't know what else he can do. He works hard and goes at hitters. There are no easy answers. He's gotten key strikeouts at times, he's gotten a lot of ground balls, and a lot of them just haven't gone at people.
"Playing in the Metrodome, he's had a lot of balls bounce off the hard dirt or turf and bounce right over a fielder's head."
Such said he has worked with Erickson on a few things. "We're staying after the off-speed pitch and location and staying back and staying on top of the ball," Such said. "But it's all pretty basic stuff."
Manager Tom Kelly just wants to see results. "He's not done too well," Kelly said. "I'm sure he'd say the same thing. He can do better. He just doesn't have it together yet. I hope he gets it together soon.
"He's pitched well at times, in some tough situations, but some of the innings in between have not been too good. We're looking for consistency throughout the game. . . . He has to throw some more strikes and be more effective in the strike zone."
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