fathom

But that at bat was a perfect example of the concern I had about him prior to draft. He was ahead in the count and got a fastball down the plate and he hit a weak chopper on the infield. Did the same yesterday. You would like to see more line drives in those situations. I'm a huge fan of leg kicks, but I wonder if they try to fix his form a bit. I will say I love how he takes offspeed pitches and barely flinches at them.

Good point

Really good offspeed pitches. Velocity leaves a lot to be desired. Throwing 86-88 from stretch.

Great piece of hitting by Madrigal exploiting the hole between 1st and 2nd

Cause he was batting righty and didn't get out of the box quickly

Could it be worse? He's striking out a ton without any power.

I see I missed Jose struggling on defense and Yoan having a great game for Boston

Awesome!

His mechanics, command and velocity is awesome to see. He's doing this with a below average slider for him.

Don't think it's Cooper's decision

92 down is not working for Rodon

4 good pitches to hit

Wow Yoan not exactly getting down line fast

Lew Ford-esque

This is fantastic to see given what we all saw after Danks had shoulder surgery (yes, I know it was more severe)

96! Great fastball command today.

Not really, especially in terms of his slider missing compared to Giolito's curve

He does this a lot, where he starts in low 90s and then usually raises it after a homer.

Totally different pitchers

Didn't say he would have, but it was still an awful attempt anyways. To me, almost looks like he's getting to the base too late and it's hurting his ability to stretch correctly for the ball.

Not worried about velocity yet. And Carlos has way better chance of pitching at lower velocity than Giolito due to slider and high fastball capability.

Yikes, really?

Stop challenging Franklin Gutierrez 2.0

My god, two different zones so far. Smith struggling a bit though catching Rodon.

Look at that range!!