" For the first time in your career that you've been traded. Get Dave Dombrowski tells the story yesterday he asked if he wanted to go back to Seattle in between you -- compact I'm ready to go. Yeah I've packed up the bases. Everything I thought I'd need to get me through the end of the season and I'm pretty low maintenance guys I didn't need much in team prepared so was there -- some thought in the back -- your mind obviously that you might get moved at the deadline. Yeah I knew it was 5050 so I thought -- prepare for the case -- happening. I figured it was always easy to take a suitcase aluminum bracket at the dinner. Now you grew up in Wisconsin. You've always played your entire career on the west coast Tigers Detroit a lot closer to home how special was actually. That's pretty good I've always liked the thought of club being able place somewhere in the midwest closer to home in. And now. Like to travel schedule that that I haven't been on west coast team so -- must. I'm going to enjoy these shorter trips -- I know we're getting excited to know you and happy to have you put your ERA this season as the lowest of your big league career you've been working with former Tigers pitching coaching. Brigadier this season out there in Seattle. What are some of the things he's been working on and -- his what you're turnaround -- we made a little mechanical adjustments spring training -- get -- on the -- little farther. Because of that now my sinkers got a lot better action and sink him into some my fastball in both directions to the most of the water in the past -- That's also mix things up for the breaking balls little -- so I just overall agreement to have a little better this year and yeah. It's -- to walk there was more. He won the World Series with the Angels in 2002 Mike Scioscia said yesterday the Tigers are getting great pitcher he's been through guys he's been through the lows. And he's been in the playoffs Howell all those experiences up here in this go round with. We've gone through it all you just know what to expect to know what to prepare yourself. You know there's no question that the only reason you play is to win and get to the playoffs manages to win a ring so yeah I'm real excited to have that opportunity here in the you -- join this great team and we'll let connected at making a better team."