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09-22-2022, 01:28 PM | #6077 |
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Waters with a nice homer.
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09-22-2022, 02:10 PM | #6078 | |
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09-22-2022, 02:24 PM | #6079 | |
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Honestly, not using data to recognize "bad fastball" guys before they draft would be a BIG piece in the puzzle of "why have the Royals failed with so many high draft picks on pitchers?" If they're not identifying guys with low spin-rate fastballs (bad fastballs) and are still focusing on projectable frame guys they can develop, it would explain why those guys seem to struggle so much to add an effective breaking ball or off-speed pitch (as spin rate is influential to both of those).
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09-22-2022, 02:26 PM | #6080 | |
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That brings us to this year where, since Moore could not let Picollo do his job, he had to go in abrupt fashion. Last edited by myselff77; 09-22-2022 at 02:57 PM.. |
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09-22-2022, 02:38 PM | #6081 |
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If that was true then Picolo sounds like a gigantic pussy
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09-22-2022, 02:41 PM | #6082 | |
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The reason I cite the Mariners is that I'm not sure I've ever seen a better example of developing a pitcher than they've done with George Kirby. Man I love that guy. he came out of college with good command but this is a kid who went from having good command in the minors (15 walks in 67 innings) to a single season later having damn near historic command in the majors (15 walks in 118 innings). I mean who the **** does that? Even more incredibly, he did this while adding 3-4 mph to his fastball. He slid into the back half of the 1st because he was a 92-93 mph command and control artist with a pretty basic arsenal. Now the kid throws EIGHT pitches, commands all of them and will throw any of them at any time. The fastball velocity sits around 95-96 and he can run it up to 99. Oh, and in a month (in-season; mid-summer) he completely changed the shape of his slider from a hard one with late break to a nice sweeper to complement his sinker. And then when he had to take velocity off THAT to change its shape (took it from an 89 mph slider to 84) he immediately set to work on that and now it's back up to 86 mph. Fellas - the kid got drafted in '19 and barely pitched then missed 2020 to the COVID freeze. He's effectively spent ONE season in the minor leagues and seemingly overnight he developed every single part of his arsenal to go from being a probable nice 4th starter someday to being on track for a legitimate ace caliber career. It's crazy. And then you look at Logan Gilbert and he had a similar, but less spectacular development history of his own. I mean you absolutely have to give significant credit to the Mariners organization for that, no? His development has been truly spectacular.
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09-22-2022, 02:48 PM | #6083 | |
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09-22-2022, 02:49 PM | #6084 |
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Well since I posted that, George Kirby has given up 3 earned runs without recording an out in the 3rd inning against the Athletics.
Sorry George - pretty much ****ed ya there buddy.
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09-22-2022, 04:05 PM | #6088 |
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Day 1 of Ryan OHearn still on my favorite team, the cansus citie royawls
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09-22-2022, 05:34 PM | #6090 |
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