Use the changeup more.
Get a new pitching coach.
Use the changeup more.
Get a new pitching coach.
Don't know what his problem is. But he needs to solve it at AAA. The Reds are now officially squandering his non-arbitration contract years.
I agree. Why shut a pitcher down if there is nothing wrong physically with them? This is the time where they need to watch him pitch and try to find/correct whatever he is doing wrong. If it's mechanical, or even in his head, you can't do that if he's sitting on the bench.Originally Posted by Chip R
And Johnny is a competitor. If it is in his head, then you could simply screw him up more by shutting him down.
These are issues that have to be worked through. I personally thing it's an endurance issue too.
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Little guy, maybe he's always going to have a hard road late in the season, down the road? In the humidity too.
Maybe he's on a Tom Gordon path
How's does that happen?
I never did know and probably never will but does anyone know how that happens?
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Mechanics, injury, fatigue...
For a guy like Cueto who rode plus command like a rocket through their system, it's got to be a cause for pause.
Keep in mind this is a bit of a blanket statement but those with the time ought to be watching tape and him very closely IMHO.
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He's 23 and learning to deal with handling pressure, pitching without his best stuff, etc.. We're a bad team with or without him. No use in sending him down to let him dominate AAA. Let him continue to learn in the majors, so long as he's fully healthy. He'll be better off for it down the road.
If he's not fully healthy, get him off the mound. My biggest concern with him is that he wants it so badly he'll throw until his arm falls off if they let him.
I wonder if the Reds do the same sort of strength testing, etc. that they do in Boston and elsewhere.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
It seems to me that a lot of good young pitchers dominate in the minors, throwing hard with good command. When they get to the majors, they start the way they always have, but sooner or later they're going to have a bad outing, get knocked out in the fourth inning, whatever. It's the majors after all. So they start to nibble, they lose their command, the coaches tell them to not throw as hard to improve their command, they get hit more often, they nibble more, now they have neither command nor velocity.
The coaches need a way to reboot a young pitcher. Just telling him, "Trust your stuff" isn't enough.
According to Enquirer blog, Cueto is being skipped next turn.
I seriously doubt winter ball has had any impact on his current performance.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
Thinking the same thing.
Oh, and MLB starting is hard. Really hard.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
You don't think those winter ball innings have anything to do with him hitting a wall now?
Not at all.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
Any particular reason?
Seems to me since he never really got an extended break from 2008 to 2009, he's now showing signs of wear from continued use, which can't be good for his mechanics.
So few innings. He probably got more wear on his arm from carrying stuff around his house this offseason.
I think he's short and probably doesn't take offseason conditioning very seriously. That's my theory.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
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