The puzzling thing is that Grandal is considered an elite catcher in terms of pitch framing. You would not have thought the pitching would regress.
https://www.mlb.com/news/yasma...ch-framer-c301225744
Against one of the best lineups the first 3 games the starters allowed 2 runs in 15 innings. Woodruff was throwing fine yesterday but trying to paint the edges more than he should have. If you fall behind in count good luck against patient MLB hitters. I vote NO on spending the money for a starter.
Hader bothers me a lot. When on he is immaculate. Velocity doesn't seem to be the issue as much as location. Working with a pitching coach to help him to maintain consistency in his delivery would be a great value. When Derek left I felt we would digress as a staff and believe that to be more likely.
The whole Jesus story was sacred last year but the rock hasn't moved from in front of the tomb this year. Say hello to your new starting 1B Eric Thames. Shaw looking for big contract obviously affecting his bat. Hernan Perez to the rescue.
Saw a stat this weekend about Perez versus Grandal handling the staff... could that be it? It is a chemistry issue in the battery?
Pina not Perez.
Was happy for Thames. Aguillar is just lost right now....much like Shaw.
I also wonder about the loss of Derek Johnson. It seems it's more of pitch call and location being the bigger issue as opposed to talent. Coaching is a big part of that. Battery can play a part, but in key moments they signal in the pitch call.
El-Ka-Bong posted:You mean one time or consistently? You don't think the economics are different in different cities?
Consistently
And of course. But that doesn’t change the fact that every team can afford a $200 million payroll . It just means some owners will make a lot of $$$ instead of a really lot of $$$.
Houser pitched better than the stats show. Opposite field bloops and good pitches hit in rong place. Looked poised and with good repertoire. 25 and learning with 4 major league pitches should be a bright future.
Regarding the young starters and pitching coach, didn't DJ emphasize getting ahead in count? Houser comes up with 3 starts in AAA with 2 walks and immediately falls behind regularly? Hoping it was nerves and not being told to work edges.