"I think the first thing (that helped) was realizing hitters aren't as good as I give them credit for. Hitters are good, but the best hitters get on three times out of ten. Pitching to a lot of contact and filling up the zone was ultimately the thing that led me to have better command."
"I don't try to play GM, I don't try to predict moves or anything. I just try to keep pitching well, throw up zeroes, and whatever happens will happen... but when I got that call to go to Triple-A, it's like 'holy s-t I'm going to Triple-A, this is where the big boys play.'"
"He's instead narrowed his focus down to two goals: continuing to refine his command and staying healthy. The right-hander has dealt with injuries before. He missed almost all of 2022 recovering from Tommy John surgery, and had his excellent 2025 campaign cut short by an injury that sidelined him from June onwards."
Carter Loewen, a Canadian pitching prospect in the San Diego Padres organization, experienced significant improvement in 2025 after struggling in his first Double-A season. Across 18 outings, he posted a 2.38 ERA while allowing just 10 hits and six earned runs through 22 2/3 innings. Loewen attributes his success to a mental shift, recognizing that hitters are not as dominant as he initially believed and that pitching to contact while filling the zone improved his command. His walks-per-nine-innings dropped from 5.5 to 2.8, leading to a promotion to Triple-A El Paso. Moving forward, Loewen focuses on two primary goals: refining his command further and maintaining health, having previously missed time due to Tommy John surgery and recent injuries.
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