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Nova perfect through 2 with 2 K and 3 GO. Keeping the ball down well. Sxo lead 1-0. Run in the 1st. Leury single Abreu hit by pitch a wild pitch and a GO produced the run.

Don't think we see him at all this year Needs 150-160 innings this year , then get shut down. No MLB time.

The above is you at your best Holden.

The author didn't say anything so bad as you have. He said if his slider doesn't come back to where it was, he could have slightly higher than average production or worse. Whatever that means . He is certainly covering his ass with a wide array of predicted results.He didn't latch onto low pitches and launch angle like you did because his sinker and other pitcher besides than slider have natural sink on them, When you give up less than 1 HR per 9 with half your games in a band box like Houston you are doing something right. The reasoning you used is not even close to the reasons that author came to his conclusions, which might be a slightly above average pitcher or worse but if he gets his slider back to where it was he could also be quite effective once again. He is still young enough to have a couple of good years left in him but also at the age where not many get better. But saying he could be Giolito bad in 2019 is a stretch that only a guy with little understanding of pitching while also latching onto a pet theory like low balls +the age of launch angle = HR's and applying them to Keuchel is just flat out bad analysis. Next time try looking past your nose and applying cute new phrases and pet theories and actually have more than a cursory look at the pitchers repertoire and history. That way you might convince me you aren't dumb by saying things like he is constantly injured.

Making your argument for you? You compared a very successful pitcher to Dylan Covey. 204 innings pitched had a lot to do with facing the most hitters yes he gave up slightly more than a hit an inning barely. It wasn't a lot of walks that led to that. Stop patting yourself on the back thinking GM's agree with you . It has everything to do with him costing a draft pick while not lowering his demands. You also have no idea what you are talking about with low pitches and launch angle with regards to Keuchel. SInkers fool hitters into thinking fastball and then the bottom drops out producing ground balls not HR's. . Keuchel gave up less HR's /9 than Verlander, only .8 , yes that's right less than 1 HR every 9 innings. If he was giving up a ton of walks and hits his WHIP would be higher than 1.314. Your argument also said he was always injured and I disproved that SO what else you got ? Did you even bother reading the Brooks baseball report " generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers,"

It actually is a hot take. Maybe you end up being right .But he is not always injured. He pitched over 200 innings last year and faced the most batters in the AL. His ERA was a pretty good for the AL 3.74. His WHIP was 1.314 which is a little high for him but not terrible at all. 2019 will be his age 31 season. I also wouldn't go so far as to say GM's are in agreement with you. More than likely his contract demands were too high and he hasn't lowered then enough. As recently as 2017 he made the All Star team but he did pitch only 145.2 innings which as his lowest amount since his rookie year so obviously not always injured. His projections for this year are also pretty good . If he gets a minor league deal it will pretty much be because he has taken so long to come to terms with anyone. If he has thrown his last pitch in MLB there is a serious problem with his demands or MLB free agency. Not saying he fits with the Sox but just because a few others has compared him to Shields besides you doesn't make it accurate. This from Brooks baseball: Basic description of 2018 pitches compared to other LHP: His sinker is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has surprisingly little armside run and has some natural sinking action. His slider sweeps across the zone, has exceptional depth and has below average velo. His cutter has extreme cut action and has some natural sink. His change has slightly below average velo and has some natural sink to it. His fourseam fastball is straight as an arrow, generates a very high amount of groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action and has essentially average velo. The thing that separate him is his sinker and the natural sinking action on his other pitches.

I had to jinx it and it worked.

Sox being perfect gamed through 6 .

http://global.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26310197/mlb-lifts-restrictions-ariz-fall-league-players The commissioner's office said Tuesday that a team can send any player to the AFL. Previously, a player had to be at Double-A or Triple-A by Aug. 1, with one player from a lower level allowed per organization. In addition, players with one year of major league service as of Aug. 31 were excluded, with the exception of one player per organization who had been selected in the most recent winter meeting draft of unprotected players. There also was a limit on foreign players. The season will also be moved up a month. Starts and ends earlier . Looks like season might be around a week longer.

Just should've read this from Friday at 5:09 PM.

I have high hopes for Micker there.

Well this game either ends in a tie or Reds win.

OK I figured game day was wrong because he had given up 3walks . Thanks

Lopex was only at 40 pitches going into the 7th ?

The most important skill is fooling hitters and location which of course helps with missing bats , The best pitchers are usually high K guys but causing weak contact is more efficient and almost just as good.

As long as you realize it's still spring training and also that pitchers sometimes don't have their best stuff. Also must realize the best pitchers become even better when they do learn to pitch without that best stuff.

I;ll take the over all results thank you. Pitchabilty.

I can just imagine Stone and Benetti doing that. Benetti; Eloy hit that fucking ball hard and long. Stone: Speaking of hard and long that HR gave me a huge boner, Benetti: Not bad for a 70 year old Steve. I guess that's why we call you Stoney ! Any way the interview starts around the 32 minute mark.

I'm wading through it right now. Haven't got to the Hahn interview yet. I will say there's something to be said for actual old fashioned sport talk without every word being fucking fuck and and talking about being rock hard.

Of course but they don't come at 26 too often. Once in a while you get 27, 28 , 29. Everyone is fishing in the same waters and the ones who over pay to get them take the biggest risks but some times you have to. As we have seen with Machado and Harper the Sox cannot make FA moves without criticism since I have seen a fair share of posts saying they rather not have them not to mention the many we saw saying Corbin and other were not worth it. How many have we seen that say Keuchel is the next Shields ? Now you really have to be sure you think you will contend before you add FA's just to get a bat or arm that's likely to produce for only a few years while minimizing the declining years risk. That's a job that's very difficult to do. How often do we see posts saying "I think this guy will age well" based on what exactly ? Nothing scientific that's for sure.

Well nothing is perfect . They all come with a degree of risk. Its the sole reason for the FA market being so top heavy while guys like Gio Gonzalez and Keuchel wait around forever because they are over 30 with declining fastballs and peripherals. Risk just hasn't equaled the reward in too many cases.

No they demonstrated that they won't spend $300M . Since most all FA's will not cost $300M I think there's a reasonable chance the Sox can add a few guys that break the Abreu contract in the coming years.

I wouldn't be shocked since all four might actually have to be good to be traded or at least be useful in some way to a contender.

Stop making sense.