August 3, 20232 yr 21 hours ago, Jake said: So what's the deal? Yips? Injury? I mean I feel like he's just a pitching prospect. His ranking was always more based on potential due to stuff, and then he couldn't locate it without diminishing it. I think with Katz, you should load him up with more stuff first guys, as he's shown an ability to get their strikeout rates high enough to make the BBs tolerable.
August 3, 20232 yr On 8/1/2023 at 5:58 PM, Superstar Lamar said: We are back to the Palka and Delmonico days Honestly those days were a lot better than the crap we have now
August 3, 20232 yr 47 minutes ago, ScootsMcGoots said: Honestly those days were a lot better than the crap we have now We scored runs at least...
August 3, 20232 yr "He's been dealt a tough hand this year for a 22-year-old kid, from the short spring training, to getting hurt and then dealing with the blister and coming back up here,'' Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder said Sunday. "He's never been hurt, and you have to deal with all the psychological issues of that, too. This is all new to him. He's never had to deal with any of this before, and we all have to remember that he's very, very young. "It's really hard to deal with all of this at the major-league level, too, because there's a whole other level of stress when you're here, trying to get big-league hitters out and winning games when you're on a team trying to win like we are.'' https://www.si.com/mlb/rays/news/tom-brew-my-two-cents-important-remember-tampa-bay-rays-starter-luis-patino-just-22-years-old
August 3, 20232 yr "Age: 23 2022 Stats: 6 G, 6 GS, 20.0 IP, 26 H (6 HR), 11 K, 13 BB, 8.10 ERA Contract Status: Under club control through 2026 Why the Risk Is Low Luis Patiño was the Tampa Bay Rays' big prize in the trade that sent 2018 American League Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell to the San Diego Padres in Dec. 2020. To wit, MLB.com had him ranked as the No. 23 prospect in the minor leagues. Patiño has struggled to live up to the hype, especially in 2022. He sustained an oblique injury in April and never got back on track afterward. Heading into 2023, he's been relegated to a depth option for the Rays rotation. Why the Reward Is High There isn't a whole lot on Patiño's major league record worth getting excited about, as his 5.10 ERA over 114.2 career innings comes paired with too few strikeouts (106) and too many walks (56) and home runs (21). Still, it would be folly to write off Patiño while he's still only 23 years old and has lightning in his arm. He's gotten his fastball as high as 100.3 mph in the majors, and his slider as high as 89.8 mph. As Patiño is listed at a slender 6'1", 192 pounds, whether he can sustain stuff like that in a starting role remains a good question. But at the least, other teams can dream of him as a potential weapon in a relief role." bleacherreport.com
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