"Yeah, of course you need that anchor, but these guys have the right makeup," Mackanin said. "Eickhoff and [Aaron] Nola and [Zach] Eflin, for 22 years of age, has great makeup. He was not daunted by his first outing. You see that by the way he pitched later. These guys have their heads screwed on pretty well, and [pitching coach] Bob McClure is very good with them as far as keeping them pointed in the right direction, understanding they need to learn and they're going to make mistakes and it's part of the process. He points out things that they could do better.