Turk Wharton having himself a nice year so far

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by JPH83

That NO OL was a disaster, but Turk has been a very nice surprise this year. His speed is a real problem for teams.

He has a move that works, that's for sure.

He really seems to only use the bull rush to set up that swipe move. I've seen him use a rip a time or two as well.

Would like to see him use a sort of club/swim combo on occasion to keep guys from sitting on that swipe, but hey, he's clearly developed a fair bit.

[JPH83]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

He has a move that works, that's for sure.

He really seems to only use the bull rush to set up that swipe move. I've seen him use a rip a time or two as well.

Would like to see him use a sort of club/swim combo on occasion to keep guys from sitting on that swipe, but hey, he's clearly developed a fair bit.

Yeah that's exactly it. I think he's still mainly winning because his lateral agility is too much for IOLs, but combine that with maybe a little improvement in that swipe timing and the bull rush as a set up and it's enough to see a general improvement.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by JPH83

Yeah that's exactly it. I think he's still mainly winning because his lateral agility is too much for IOLs, but combine that with maybe a little improvement in that swipe timing and the bull rush as a set up and it's enough to see a general improvement.

And if you could add a club/swim combo to it, they'd have to stay centered and can't start anticipating the swipe. And if they do and you have that rip, you can start to use that stutter step to get them moving laterally then beat them back across their body with a rip.

It's an adjustment league - guys will adjust. And he has some tools to deal with those adjustments.

But he ain't gonna live on that swipe forever. The swipe is good, but it ain't Reggie White good. He can't go out there like Trevor Hoffman living off a mediocre fastball to set up one of the best changeups the world has ever seen. He doesn't have THAT kind of change.

He has a good one. A putaway pitch if guys have to stay conscious of other stuff. All he needs is something of a show-me curveball to keep guys honest.

Then he's essentially Michael Wacha. And that'll play for a long time.