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Post by Rodneck on Apr 10, 2018 13:47:13 GMT -5
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Post by claycc on Apr 10, 2018 19:03:06 GMT -5
By the looks of his minors numbers, the kid developed an out pitch and has been fucking nasty since. Hope he can keep it up in the big show! |
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Post by Rodneck on Apr 10, 2018 19:34:28 GMT -5
By the looks of his minors numbers, the kid developed an out pitch and has been fucking nasty since. Hope he can keep it up in the big show! Yeah he was floating around in the dusty cobwebs of my Reds prospects memories! But wow that's some serious K potential you get to 15 K9 at any level. |
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Post by claycc on Apr 10, 2018 20:17:50 GMT -5
Yeah he was floating around in the dusty cobwebs of my Reds prospects memories! But wow that's some serious K potential you get to 15 K9 at any level. What I read about him was that they moved him exclusively to the bullpen last year sometime, and he clicked with it big time. 94-98 on his fastball. Think the write-up is that he has two other pretty good pitches as well. |
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Post by Rodneck on Apr 10, 2018 20:43:35 GMT -5
Well that was some shortlived excitement! Not saying he won't be something special but this is how it seems to be so far with the Reds. Anything you get excited immediately goes in the shitter.
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Post by claycc on Apr 10, 2018 20:57:00 GMT -5
Well that was some shortlived excitement! Not saying he won't be something special but this is how it seems to be so far with the Reds. Anything you get excited immediately goes in the shitter. That was kind of a damned if you do/damned if you don't situation... Righty gives the walk to the lefty who is not swinging the bat all that well... to get to the rookie righty who has been hitting OK... 3-run bomb. Honestly, might as well let him face the lefty. The game was lost anyhow. The bats are dead. Wasted a fine effort by Bailey... I think they should have sent him out for another inning anyhow. He was at 93 pitches... so, maybe not. But it was 1-1 when he came out, and Hughes is taking the loss. Another QS blown by an anemic offense. |
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Post by brad on Apr 11, 2018 8:11:09 GMT -5
I think Rainey is going to be a fine bullpen piece, but I blame Price on using him there. When Rainey is on, the kid is flat out nasty, but he does struggle a little bit with his control from time to time. So, take a kid who has less than 15IP above AA, and put him in a spot in a tight 2-1 game for his MLB debut, you know had to know nerves would be high and for someone who can struggle with control, it leads to a disaster inning. He needed a couple of lower impact situations under his belt before throwing him into the fire like that.
In other good news, Nick Senzel has been moved back to 3B last night in Louisville. I'm presuming it's to get some reps before a potential call up this weekend to be the long term solution with Suarez out.
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Post by claycc on Apr 12, 2018 14:52:14 GMT -5
I think Rainey is going to be a fine bullpen piece, but I blame Price on using him there. When Rainey is on, the kid is flat out nasty, but he does struggle a little bit with his control from time to time. So, take a kid who has less than 15IP above AA, and put him in a spot in a tight 2-1 game for his MLB debut, you know had to know nerves would be high and for someone who can struggle with control, it leads to a disaster inning. He needed a couple of lower impact situations under his belt before throwing him into the fire like that. In other good news, Nick Senzel has been moved back to 3B last night in Louisville. I'm presuming it's to get some reps before a potential call up this weekend to be the long term solution with Suarez out. Is it really a good idea to bring him up this weekend? I mean, he's on 0-for-12/16 now, isn't he? He started off great, but I've seen nothing but 0-for's in your minor league reports for several days now. A bit concerned that he might have hit a road block that he's going to have to work his way around first. I pretty much agree about Rainey. The kid's stuff was live and his composure wasn't too bad... he bounced back after the HR and fanned the next batter in short order. I just think either Price shouldn't have used him at all in that situation... or he should have been hands off and not mess with the kid's head. He was nervous enough. Just let him pitch until you decide to pull him out. |
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Post by Rodneck on Apr 12, 2018 19:49:39 GMT -5
I think Rainey is going to be a fine bullpen piece, but I blame Price on using him there. When Rainey is on, the kid is flat out nasty, but he does struggle a little bit with his control from time to time. So, take a kid who has less than 15IP above AA, and put him in a spot in a tight 2-1 game for his MLB debut, you know had to know nerves would be high and for someone who can struggle with control, it leads to a disaster inning. He needed a couple of lower impact situations under his belt before throwing him into the fire like that. In other good news, Nick Senzel has been moved back to 3B last night in Louisville. I'm presuming it's to get some reps before a potential call up this weekend to be the long term solution with Suarez out. Is it really a good idea to bring him up this weekend? I mean, he's on 0-for-12/16 now, isn't he? He started off great, but I've seen nothing but 0-for's in your minor league reports for several days now. A bit concerned that he might have hit a road block that he's going to have to work his way around first. I pretty much agree about Rainey. The kid's stuff was live and his composure wasn't too bad... he bounced back after the HR and fanned the next batter in short order. I just think either Price shouldn't have used him at all in that situation... or he should have been hands off and not mess with the kid's head. He was nervous enough. Just let him pitch until you decide to pull him out. Was thinking the same thing Clay. They've been cold calling prospects many times just to generate hype and ticket sales. Intelligent fans know that approach is bullshit. The Cubs for example pieced together a rotation then started the wave of prospect callups and acquisitions. That's the right way to do it not cold calling out of desperation. |
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