QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 13, 2014 -> 08:29 AM)
Danks simply cannot HIT or LAY OFF a high fastball to save his life.
Last night, he couldn't even make contact with 87-89 MPH fastballs right over the heart of the plate.
He has always had a slider-speed bat and poor pitch recognition.
If you will recall, there was one at-bat where Danks just was overmatched by below-average stuff and then Chris Sale, the skinniest player in the majors, took a couple of nice cuts resulting in foul balls and then hit a hard grounder right up the middle which seemed it could even get through for a hit but the defense was positioned right there.
Right. Andy Wilkins