7/4 Gameday Thread: A German pitching on July 4th + Houck

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7/4 Gameday Thread: A German pitching on July 4th + Houck

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7/4 Gameday Thread: A German pitching on July 4th + Houck Jul 4, 2021 9:27:43 GMT -5 via mobile nomar and julyanmorley like this

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Chris Murphy had a really strong June.

21.2 IP, 12 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 21 Ks. Opposing batters hit .154/.175/.346/.521 against him.

Reasons to be hesitant: he still gave up 4 HR during the month (9 on the season) and his hit numbers were helped by a .151 BABIP.

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Brock Bell is alive and currently pitching for the Salem Red Sox. He threw a scoreless inning with two pop outs and a K.

EDIT: Wasn’t actually Brock Bell. MiLB app said that it was but then later changed it to Tellier.

Tellier is in the game now, making his A-ball debut.

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7/4 Gameday Thread: A German pitching on July 4th + Houck Jul 4, 2021 18:32:14 GMT -5 iakovos11 likes this

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Post by julyanmorley on Jul 4, 2021 18:32:14 GMT -5

Another excellent start from Kutter Crawford. 37-5 strikeout to walk ratio on the year, xFIP in the low 2's.. Anyone doing that in the high minors has my attention.

What's made the difference for him this year?

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7/4 Gameday Thread: A German pitching on July 4th + Houck Jul 4, 2021 19:52:31 GMT -5

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Jul 4, 2021 18:32:14 GMT -5 julyanmorley said:

Another excellent start from Kutter Crawford. 37-5 strikeout to walk ratio on the year, xFIP in the low 2's.. Anyone doing that in the high minors has my attention.

What's made the difference for him this year?

He's healthy. For what it's worth, he'd been quite good before his injury as well. He was a real breakout guy in 2018. Probably would've been higher in the 7/1 rankings if he hadn't missed the last two months on the COVID list.

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7/4 Gameday Thread: A German pitching on July 4th + Houck Jul 4, 2021 21:47:17 GMT -5

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Jul 4, 2021 16:34:38 GMT -5 Addam603 said:

Brock Bell is alive and currently pitching for the Salem Red Sox. He threw a scoreless inning with two pop outs and a K.

EDIT: Wasn’t actually Brock Bell. MiLB app said that it was but then later changed it to Tellier.

Tellier is in the game now, making his A-ball debut.

Awesome, it's time for everyone's favorite game: GUESS WHO'S ACTUALLY ON THE SALEM ROSTER!!!

Position players: Eduardo Lopez hasn't played since Tuesday. Everyone else has played at least from Friday on.
Pitchers: Cole Milam last pitched last Sunday. Jorge Rodriguez last pitched on Tuesday. Everyone else has pitched since Thursday save for Walter who had a start on Wednesday.

So my guess is Milam is the move for Tellier and Rodriguez might be the move for Liu.

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7/4 Gameday Thread: A German pitching on July 4th + Houck Jul 4, 2021 22:02:53 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Chris Hatfield, foreverred9, and 8 more like this

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Post by Mike Andrews on Jul 4, 2021 22:02:53 GMT -5

Jul 4, 2021 21:06:57 GMT -5 patford said:

No news on Houck tonight?

I was at the game. Houck's fastball was 93-96 mph with nice armside run. Mostly 95-96. Poor control in the first ... 2 walks & a hbp. Settled in quickly though. Worked fast and agressive. Looked confident. Slider was 82-83 mph, command of the pitch was a little off. Used changeup sparingly, mid 80s with some sink. 62 total pitches. Could see him getting one more start to stretch out a bit more. Could see a callup post All-Star Break.

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7/4 Gameday Thread: A German pitching on July 4th + Houck Jul 4, 2021 22:31:47 GMT -5 via mobile

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Jul 4, 2021 22:02:53 GMT -5 Mike Andrews said:

Jul 4, 2021 21:06:57 GMT -5 patford said:

No news on Houck tonight?

I was at the game. Houck's fastball was 93-96 mph with nice armside run. Mostly 95-96. Poor control in the first ... 2 walks & a hbp. Settled in quickly though. Worked fast and agressive. Looked confident. Slider was 82-83 mph, command of the pitch was a little off. Used changeup sparingly, mid 80s with some sink. 62 total pitches. Could see him getting one more start to stretch out a bit more. Could see a callup post All-Star Break.

It's interesting that the previously ballyhooed split-finger he was learning in the preseason (and 2020) hasn't materialized at any level.

www.masslive.com/worcesterredsox/2021/06/woosox-notebook-tanner-houck-looking-for-the-right-opportunities-to-throw-his-splitter-as-he-works-his-way-back-into-form.html?outputType=amp

www.overthemonster.com/platform/amp/2021/3/1/22306931/boston-red-sox-2021-season-preview-tanner-houck-rotation-splitter-triple-a

If there's nary a time to develop the pitch in-game in the minor leagues, has it actually been shelved or is Houck just not confident in throwing the pitch to live hitters.

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7/4 Gameday Thread: A German pitching on July 4th + Houck Jul 4, 2021 22:36:24 GMT -5 via mobile

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Jul 4, 2021 21:47:17 GMT -5 Chris Hatfield said:

Jul 4, 2021 16:34:38 GMT -5 Addam603 said:

Brock Bell is alive and currently pitching for the Salem Red Sox. He threw a scoreless inning with two pop outs and a K.

EDIT: Wasn’t actually Brock Bell. MiLB app said that it was but then later changed it to Tellier.

Tellier is in the game now, making his A-ball debut.

Awesome, it's time for everyone's favorite game: GUESS WHO'S ACTUALLY ON THE SALEM ROSTER!!!

Position players: Eduardo Lopez hasn't played since Tuesday. Everyone else has played at least from Friday on.
Pitchers: Cole Milam last pitched last Sunday. Jorge Rodriguez last pitched on Tuesday. Everyone else has pitched since Thursday save for Walter who had a start on Wednesday.

So my guess is Milam is the move for Tellier and Rodriguez might be the move for Liu.

I don’t know about any of the pitchers but Lopez was at least in the dugout for the whole week after he played on Tuesday. So he’s at least with the club physically.

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