Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee looks to Sonny Gray as example

The mound can be a place of isolation, especially for a pitcher who happens to be their own worst critic. Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee is a prime example of this, and it's something he's openly talked about the last few years as he navigated his progression through the major leagues, both in terms of his pitch repertoire and how he mentally handled the ebbs and flows of both good and bad outings. It's why he's looking to Sonny Gray as an example. And it's why he's just trying to give himself a break, sometimes. "I feel like a lot of progress is going to be super linear for me," Bibee said this spring. "Obviously when stuff's going good, the big innings...