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Post by dcsoxfan on Dec 9, 2014 15:14:21 GMT -5
I've said this before, but is it fair to put a lot of stock in young pitchers' performances at the edge of their innings limit? Most seem to crap out at the end. I don't put much stock in what players, especially pitchers, do their first 4-6 weeks at a new level; they are, to a large extent, trying to figure how much of what worked before still works and what has to change.
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Post by jimed14 on Dec 9, 2014 15:15:35 GMT -5
I've said this before, but is it fair to put a lot of stock in young pitchers' performances at the edge of their innings limit? Most seem to crap out at the end. Is "it depends" a copout? The knock with Owens has been his fastball command, and he started to suffer for that more in Triple-A. His fastball was hit very hard in the playoff start in Syracuse that I saw. I'm not sure the problems he had were fatigue-based. There's no reason to write him off or whatever, but thinking that an adjustment will be necessary isn't crazy. I'm sure he'll need to adjust, but at this point I have zero worry. I saw him pitch live in one of the championship games and he was pretty damn dominant before falling apart in the 4th or so. Also of note was that his curve was getting swings and misses.
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Post by jimed14 on Dec 11, 2014 9:10:17 GMT -5
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