REDREAD (10-19-2016)
Daily Prospect Notes, 4/17 and 4/18 ... http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/insta...s-417-and-418/
Video included at the link. The slider/video is worth a look.Notes
Herget has thrown six innings this year and allowed just two baserunners while striking out 13. He works in the low to mid-90s, is deceptive, and throws catroonish sliders like the one below. Pitchers with an arm slot like this elicit platoon-related concerns from scouts, and Herget did allow an OBP to lefties that was .050 higher than he did against righties last year, but most observers think Herget has enough command to mitigate the issues and think he could, one day, close.
He wears his pants the right way. I'll go pick him up and drive him to Cincinnati for free.
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texasdave (04-18-2017)
Cherry-picking, no doubt, but 6 relievers (Herget, Tanner Rainey, Ariel Hernandez, Domingo Tapia, Robert Stock, and Geoffrey Broussard) have so far combined for 37 scoreless innings. They've given up 13 hits (9 of them off Stock and Broussard), walked 10, and struck out 60. Kind of unreal.
That's not to mention 3 Louisville relievers (Kyle McMyne, Evan Mitchell, and Kevin Shackelford) who've teamed for another 20.1 virtual scoreless innings (actually 1 run, but unearned). Their peripherals are not quite so high-schoolish.
After Herget, Rainey, and Hernandez, Domingo Tapia is the guy I'm keeping an eye on, they raved about his fastball when he was with the Mets. Evan Mitchell could be decent. The rest, barring a major turnaround, are fungible pieces.
Don't sleep on Alejandro Chacin. And of course there is whatever the hell has gotten into Rob Wooten.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
I'd keep an eye on Ryan Hendrix too
Tom Servo (04-18-2017)
Really feel the reds are holding herget back a bit. I think he should have been fast tracked a while ago. He's dominated at every level. Maybe I'm missing something though.
I love those sidearmers/low three-quarter pitchers. I've said this a few times but Herget reminds me of Luke Gregerson. Being a former starter, Herget is another guy capable of pitching two innings at a time.
Don't sleep on Robert Stock. Guy throws legit gas. Older, former catcher, has some mechanical issues, no doubt, and his history shows real control concerns.... but if he starts showing numbers, don't write him off.
camisadelgolf (04-20-2017),mace (04-20-2017),Tom Servo (04-20-2017)
Chuckie might be right after allmost observers think Herget has enough command to mitigate the issues and think he could, one day, close.
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REDREAD (04-24-2017)
This statement is so 2016. He could, one day, pitch in high-leverage situations.most observers think Herget has enough command to mitigate the issues and think he could, one day, close.
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