Loop's Look
I asked Loop what advice he might give the Outlaws' struggling pitching staff before reporting to the Lancaster Jet Hawks, Boston's Single-A minor league affiliate. It's unclear what kind of presence Loop exuded in the Outlaws clubhouse, but the confidence in which he carried himself off the field and the way that attitude translated into solid performing on the mound was evident. He chalked that up to a productive offseason regimen.
"I would just say get after it, out-work everyone else," Loop said before entering the clubhouse as an Outlaw player one last time. "It's all about preparing yourself physically to pitch. Everything in the days leading up matters. Just treating each start that way.
"Guys on this team have the ability to put zeroes up on the board, but it's all about the approach and what kind of work you put in."