Strasburg PlayAlong Thread

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

he's been very effective in about 70% of his starts this year. I've been plenty happy with him filling in for Happ and Blanton while they have been hurt. He'll be effective in long relief also, when Happ gets back (if he ever does). He's no Halladay of course.. tho he tries to be by basically following Halladay's foot steps day in and day out (ever since Halladay signed). It cant hurt being Halladay's shadow and pick up some of his knowledge, even if Kendrick will never have nearly as good of command.

Ah actually he hasn't. He has pitched sort of effectively in 5 of 12 games. That would be 42%. He will be fine in long relief because if your pitcher gets pulled early you are probably losing anyway. kendrick just doesn't have major league starters stuff and is abysmal against lefties. They are hitting .316/.385/.526 against him. Chase Utley is hitting .286/.380/.520 for his career. So basically every left handed hitter is turned into a more productive hitter than CHASE UTLEY when facing Kendrick!!!

That is not good...

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Ah actually he hasn't. He has pitched sort of effectively in 5 of 12 games. That would be 42%. He will be fine in long relief because if your pitcher gets pulled early you are probably losing anyway. kendrick just doesn't have major league starters stuff and is abysmal against lefties. They are hitting .316/.385/.526 against him. Chase Utley is hitting .286/.380/.520 for his career. So basically every left handed hitter is turned into a more productive hitter than CHASE UTLEY when facing Kendrick!!!

That is not good...

effective, IMO, for his position as a fill in for an injured starter, or 6th man, is around a 4.5 ERA. He's done fine as a fill in guy.. give or take a couple starts when he had a 17 + ERA

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

effective, IMO, for his position as a fill in for an injured starter, or 6th man, is around a 4.5 ERA. He's done fine as a fill in guy.. give or take a couple starts when he had a 17 + ERA

Like I said he was effective in 5 of 12 starts. Pitching 6 innings and allowing 4 or 5 runs isnt effective. He would love to have a 4.50 era.

game 1 - 4 IP - 5 runs
game 2 - 1.2IP - 6 runs
game 3 - 8 IP - 0 runs
game 4 - 5 IP - 5 runs
game 5 - 5 IP - 4 runs
game 6 - 7 IP - 0 runs
game 7 - 6 IP - 4 runs
game 8 - 8 IP - 2 runs
game 9 - 4 IP - 5 runs
game 10 -6 IP - 2 runs
game 11 -7 IP - 1 run
game 12 - 5 IP - 5 runs

he was effective in games 3,6,8,10 and 11.
More often than not you have to get 4 IP out of your bullpen and have to score 6+ runs to win a game that he starts.

That isn't good.

[Nascar1966]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Yes he will have ups and downs but the major leagues is the major leagues. 14ks and no walks is Real.

My thinking is by having him make his first major league starts against the Pirates and Indians are to get his confidence built up. If this is the case then kudos to the Nationals for stratigically scheduled the starts like that.

[horseofcourse]

How good is Strasbug?? Good enough to put the Cleveland Indians on national televsion on TBS Sunday afternoon! That is really, really good.