04-13-2010, 11:46 AM
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There isn't much doubt in my mind, that is where he is going to end up. The reason he was a 1st round pick was because he was dominant throwing 100 mph out of the pen. He can either be a mediocre starter or a potential dominant late inning reliever.
At his age, I don't have a problem with him being tried as a starter though. You never know maybe he will surprise us.
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He could be a phenominal starter. He struck out 10 in 4.1 innings in his first start of the year.
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True.
He left in the 5th after walking 2 and giving up a 3 Run HR.
Here's a blog on this topic
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Congratulations to that guy. He just discovered a trend that has been going on since baseball was invented!
Pitchers strike out less guys as the game goes on. This shouldn't be a secret to anyone. Even a dominant power pitcher like Lincecum strikes out 2 less per 9 innings in the 5th inning compared to the 1st. Add to the fact that the 4th and 5th inning stats are extremely limited seeing as he only averaged 4 innings per start last year because of the pitch counts I just referred to. Also, most of those 4th and 5th inning numbers are almost guaranteed to be at the end of his first full year starting and I don't think it's a surprise at all that his trends are like that.
Give the guy this year to prove if he can start or not. If he's struggling by late July or August, call him a reliever and run with it. I don't think I need to explain how much more valuable a starter is compared to a reliever.
There isn't much doubt in my mind, that is where he is going to end up. The reason he was a 1st round pick was because he was dominant throwing 100 mph out of the pen. He can either be a mediocre starter or a potential dominant late inning reliever.
At his age, I don't have a problem with him being tried as a starter though. You never know maybe he will surprise us.
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He could be a phenominal starter. He struck out 10 in 4.1 innings in his first start of the year.
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True.
He left in the 5th after walking 2 and giving up a 3 Run HR.
Here's a blog on this topic
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Congratulations to that guy. He just discovered a trend that has been going on since baseball was invented!
Pitchers strike out less guys as the game goes on. This shouldn't be a secret to anyone. Even a dominant power pitcher like Lincecum strikes out 2 less per 9 innings in the 5th inning compared to the 1st. Add to the fact that the 4th and 5th inning stats are extremely limited seeing as he only averaged 4 innings per start last year because of the pitch counts I just referred to. Also, most of those 4th and 5th inning numbers are almost guaranteed to be at the end of his first full year starting and I don't think it's a surprise at all that his trends are like that.
Give the guy this year to prove if he can start or not. If he's struggling by late July or August, call him a reliever and run with it. I don't think I need to explain how much more valuable a starter is compared to a reliever.