Leaks just needs to learn to stay out of the big inning. He is going to be crafty. Arroyo is not much better, but he gets a pass for eating innings.
Leaks just needs to learn to stay out of the big inning. He is going to be crafty. Arroyo is not much better, but he gets a pass for eating innings.
Cueto goes 6 innings and gives up 3 runs today .... YAY JOHNNY!!!! YOU THE MAN!!!!
Leake goes 6 innings and gives up 4 runs yesterday ..... LEAKE IS TERRIBLE!!!! GET RID OF HIM!!!
bigredmechanism (04-07-2013),JayBruceFan (04-08-2013),jimbo (04-08-2013),KYRedLeg (04-09-2013),mth123 (04-07-2013),tomnuetten (04-07-2013)
CIN-SATIONAL: Left-hander Tony Cingrani’s Louisville debut was pretty impressive. He threw six hitless innings and struck out 14.
But what’s even more impressive is this: Cingrani threw nearly all fastballs. Seventy-three of his 84 pitches were fastballs.
Cingrani, 23, topped out at 96 miles per hour.
http://www.chatsports.com/cincinnati...o-go-0-7665990
Now if he can just develop his change and slider.....
Hes going to have to do something quick because if Cingrani continues to pitch this way. Bye Bye Mikey
KYRedLeg (04-09-2013)
Please re-read the thread title. Leake has a recurring habit of giving up early runs and forcing his team to play come-from-behind ball. The thread is not about one start. It's about his career performance -- the latest start was just another example of the problem with a starter who's not quite ready to play on a team seeking a World Series championship, especially when we have a better option in Chapman, who clearly has the stuff to become a third ace (That's assuming you believe that Latos or Bailey will attain ace status this year).
Cueto and Latos have not consistently exhibited the same weakness, which I think is a "head" or confidence problem as much as anything. Beside this, Leake also does not yet have the physical strength to overpower hitters or the craft to outsmart them. He's young -- with enormous potential -- but he should be developing in the minors.
Last edited by HDBoy; 04-09-2013 at 07:45 AM.
coachpipe (04-09-2013)
There it is.
It's not Mike Leake's fault the Reds choose not to use Chapman in the bullpen. It's time to let go of that dream. Regardless of how good Chapman might have been as a starter, it is not going to happen, and Mike Leake shouldn't be a whipping boy just because people are frustrated that Aroldis is in the bullpen.
People need to stop evaluating Leake versus what Aroldis Chapman might have done and start evaluating him versus what other fifth starters have actually done. Leake is better than the vast majority of fifth starters around the league, even those on playoff teams.
I don't -- and won't -- compare Leake to other fifth starters. That may be a reasonable standard for a league average team, but it is not a high enough standard for a team hoping to be a World Series contender.
You don't achieve excellence in life by lowering standards or expectations. You rise to meet and exceed them. Clearly, Leake is not yet capable of excelling at the major league level.
Arroyo seems to look awesome, then the bottom falls out.
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