RRS Last Night
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 18, 2009 11:23 AM PDT
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Print7 innings
6 hits
2 solo homers
0 walks
9 strikeouts
75% strikes
16% swinging strikes
In 109-degree heat in a Las Vegas bandbox.
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Not necessarily exclusive -- we're on a 4 man rotation right now, right?
There’s still space for RRS w/o bumping Olson. Cross your fingers!
Chicks dig the long ball.
He should be up sooner than Morrow at any rate
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 18, 2009 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome!
Now let’s hurry up and trade Washburn so he can get into the rotation
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
More importantly...
What was his clocked fastball speed?
by Roy Weaver Stuckey on Jul 18, 2009 12:55 PM PDT reply actions
It's somewhat important.
He needs to be around 88 as a starter to be effective in the majors, and he was around 84-86 at one point.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 18, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
But if he's generating 16% swinging strikes suffice it to say whatever he was throwing was working
It’s hard to imagine him missing that many bats if he was throwing 86.
AAA
he’ll be much less effective if his velocity is still down.
by seattlebruin on Jul 20, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
That doesn't mean it's not important.
Low velocity would be a strong indicator that he’s not fully healthy even if he is killing people.
He's not a fireballer but
He still needs to be around where he was last year.
Does anyone know what two pitches RRS has been using in AAA to get guys out? It seems like he striking guys out a lot more than his usual rate?
by Roy Weaver Stuckey on Jul 18, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea I saw that
But he could have given runs in other ways as well. I just wasn’t sure if those were the only runs given up
Ichiro is my uncle
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