4/26 TOR @ NYY The kid debuts

[TheKilo]

Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch

his fastball is not flat. If you saw the guys whiffing on it, you would know that there is tail. A couple things. He threw 1 or 2 2 seamers. The change was very good. He threw it a few times. Had a lot of tilt and he located it well. Not sure what game you were watching Nate. His issue was the location.

1. I think his quick arm action was very deceptive. But from what I saw, the fball was kinda flat. It just got there a little quicker than the Jay's hitters thought.

. The hope is that Hughes will replace him in the rotation, and that he can build off the flashes of brilliance he showed against Toronto on Thursday night. The rookie fell behind 12 of the 21 batters he faced, and was knocked out in the fifth inning, charged with four runs, but nevertheless impressed the Jays with his 96 mph fastball.

"That fastball plays a lot better than what you see [on the radar-gun readings] on the scoreboard," said Toronto manager John Gibbons. "He's got a quick arm; he's got everything he needs. That [Yankee] team is going to score a lot of runs, so he's going to be fine."

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/column...bob&id=2851004

2. If his change is an out pitch, why did he "only throw it a few times"? If it's a consistent out pitch, why not throw it more frequently?

I will say that the combination of a 94 MPH fastball and that curve have the makings of a really solid young pitcher. He just wasn't there last night.

[jacksonianmarch]

Originally Posted by TheKilo

1. I think his quick arm action was very deceptive. But from what I saw, the fball was kinda flat. It just got there a little quicker than the Jay's hitters thought.



http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/column...bob&id=2851004

2. If his change is an out pitch, why did he "only throw it a few times"? If it's a consistent out pitch, why not throw it more frequently?

I will say that the combination of a 94 MPH fastball and that curve have the makings of a really solid young pitcher. He just wasn't there last night.

The change is supposed to be a work in progress. In one inning of the game, Posada went to it as an out pitch and it was really good. Then he appeared to abandon it. It has some serious potential, but I am not sure if the kid has confidence in it all the way yet.