QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 07:16 PM)
I think we all knew what we were getting when we traded for him. Million dollar arm, 10 cent brain. He hasn't changed and never will.
i think the problem with vazquez is a problem with perception...vazquez maybe had a million dollar arm when he was 23, but he's not 23 years old anymore....his changeup is a wildly inconsistent pitch....and its not even close to being as good as hawk says it is (im convinced hawk thinks its a ++ pitch based on one game javy pitched against us when he was a yankee).....he has a good curve ball, but he has brutal command with it...hangs it far too often, and rarely can throw it for strikes...that leaves his fastball which normally he has good command of, but not always....and even when he does, its 91-94, not 94-96.....and his slider, which he also loses command of..
he's one of those pitchers who has good control, but bad command