cdj
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Post by cdj on Aug 8, 2021 10:06:15 GMT -5
Sale has a very good change up, it’s a 60 to me
I think it’s becoming more and more clear that Houck isn’t a starter. He’s still disgusting, but there’s a reason why he doesn’t get through 5
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Post by manfred on Aug 8, 2021 10:16:42 GMT -5
Houck is a starter. He was fine yesterday to continue, but they are being careful. If anything, his problem is that with high strikeout numbers, he has higher pitch counts —combine that with the care they gave to take with a young arm that has not had the typical arc of inning growth in his development, we can expect shorter outings for now.
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Post by widewordofsport on Aug 8, 2021 10:35:51 GMT -5
Sale has a very good change up, it’s a 60 to me I think it’s becoming more and more clear that Houck isn’t a starter. He’s still disgusting, but there’s a reason why he doesn’t get through 5 Didn't Lester struggle third time through till he developed a cutter? Am I thinking of someone else? Im actually encouraged by Houck a little bit, and would give him some run to learn to pitch to contact, play with other pitches. There was an article about him and Sale about learning to pitch... I'd consider him for SP4-5 next year. Honest question, for Whitlock and Houck, considering what we have seen with Bard et al in the past. Can you really develop a MLB starter in the majors using as extended bullpen role, or do you just have to have them as SP in the Majors, or else in AAA, so they can go 3rd time through lineup, deep into games, etc. I feel like the latter...
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Post by widewordofsport on Aug 8, 2021 10:36:38 GMT -5
I think Manfred sums up what I was getting at. Im more likely to count Houck as a SP now than 6 months ago.
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 11, 2021 18:06:29 GMT -5
As per Cora “Richards to the Pen”
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