Leake never had anything like his K rate. The guy, performance-wise, that I think he's more likely to mirror is Latos ... except without the borderline personality.
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M2 (05-06-2018),Mitri (05-06-2018),RiverRat13 (05-06-2018)
Yesterday they were saying Mahle leads the majors in called third strikes. I think that actually is kind of a bad sign. He has a deceptive delivery and guys have trouble picking the ball up so they get fooled. I just wonder how much of that is because they guy has had 11 big league starts and a lot of hitters are just now seeing him for the first time. More familiarity will likely lead to being fooled less often and that K rate may drop. I just don't see him holding a 9.6 K/9 rate. My expectations for Mahle are based on a still adequate 7.5 to 8.5 K/9 number once he settles in.
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REDREAD (05-15-2018)
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Old school 1983 (05-06-2018),REDREAD (05-15-2018)
I don't know. Romano clearly had a light go on in the middle of 2016. I think his seasons prior to that have little to do with who he is now. His 2017 started off with an injury and some of those small sample AAA stats reflect that. He clearly picked up steam last year as he got farther away form his early season injury. I think he's never going to be a high K guy, but I think he can get by as a solid back end guy based on 6 to 7 K/9 and a bunch of ground balls. Probably needs a better MI than Gennett and Peraza for that to work though.
I have hopes that a similar light goes on for Stephenson or Reed and it's why I want them on regular rotation turns in AAA and not wasting away in the big league pen until it becomes absolutely necessary.
Last edited by mth123; 05-06-2018 at 12:07 PM.
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Romano - including his good AA season - had a 4.21 ERA, a 1.41. WHIP, and a 7.2 K rate in the minor leagues. Against minor league hitters.
The current average K rate for a major league starter is 8.35 -- against major league hitters. A 1.4 WHIP is barely acceptable against major league hitters -- and Sal's was that against minor leaguers.
Whatever encouragement people have had, he needs to strikeout more and allow fewer baserunners or he's going to have difficulty.
Last edited by Kc61; 05-06-2018 at 12:19 PM.
Ohhhhhhhh yes, I forgot about your bizarre "Guys need to learn how to pitch out the bullpen and Romano is one of them" thing right before Romano busted out in AA.
I generally consider you a good-faith actor here but you obviously seem a bit infatuated with your Romano in the bullpen idea and you let it cloud the fact that, to date, Romano has made 23 MLB starts and been mostly solid.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Last edited by Kc61; 05-06-2018 at 12:41 PM.
cumberlandreds (05-08-2018),The Operator (05-06-2018)
We were trying not to give him extra arbitration ammunition...but well...some people...
The Operator (05-06-2018)
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