By TOM GAGE
The Detroit News
Feb. 16, 2011
LAKLAND, Fla. -- How's this for a comparison? If Rick Porcello's career turns out the way the other two did, the Tigers will be overjoyed.
We're talking Greg Maddux's and Tom Glavine's career.
"I think Rick Porcello is going to be a real good major-league pitcher for a long time," manager Jim Leyland said Tuesday morning. "You're talking about a young guy here (22).
"To me, he's right on schedule. He's had the good. He's had the bad a little bit. He's had the in-between. Now it's just a matter of settling in and being consistent. He will do that.
"He's a very smart kid," said Leyland. "He'll figure out stuff as he goes along. Glavine and Maddux, I remember when they were real young. They also figured things out and kept getting smarter and smarter.
"They were a lot like Porcello. I think he'll figure out for a long time how to get hitters out. He's quietly a student of the game.
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