July 1, 200619 yr He had a good ST and is a good prospect for us, but I am wondering how high of a ceiling does he have and how is he projected to do at the major league level? Edited July 1, 200619 yr by Whitewashed in '05
July 1, 200619 yr Well, let's see. He's left-handed, and he doesn't allow a lot of homers... Now, the bad: * His K/BB ratio is pretty bad. A little over a week ago, it was almost 1-to-1. Right now, it's about 1.26 K's/BB, which is, like I said, bad. * His hit rate isn't great, either. His WHIP is around 1.43 -- again, nothing special. * His ERA is 4.00 in Birmingham. Jason, Tom, or someone who has seen Liotta before -- how does his stuff rate? As of this point, he seems (IMO) to project to a lefty reliever, if he can make it that far. Then again, TINSTAAPP can be applied here too...
July 1, 200619 yr QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jun 30, 2006 -> 10:22 PM) Well, let's see. He's left-handed, and he doesn't allow a lot of homers... Now, the bad: * His K/BB ratio is pretty bad. A little over a week ago, it was almost 1-to-1. Right now, it's about 1.26 K's/BB, which is, like I said, bad. * His hit rate isn't great, either. His WHIP is around 1.43 -- again, nothing special. * His ERA is 4.00 in Birmingham. Jason, Tom, or someone who has seen Liotta before -- how does his stuff rate? As of this point, he seems (IMO) to project to a lefty reliever, if he can make it that far. Then again, TINSTAAPP can be applied here too... I got to see him a little this spring, I though he had good stuff but he seems to control issues. Tonight he walked 4 batters in 2 innings and now has 45 BB compared to just 51K's which is also a problem I think if he were a high K pitcher then you can work out of the walks but he is getting around K every two innings. He also allows more hits that innings pitched which combined with the walks and low K's spells trouble and the high whip shows that. a 4 ERA at the Met is like a 5 in other parks so take it with a grain of salt. It is hard to tell what he could be yet he might need the second year at AA maybe he will get it together. Also like to add that Broadway and Lummy are doing good at AA ball.
July 1, 200619 yr Liotta is one of those guys that I don't think makes Kenny's 3 or 5 year lists and will be moved eventually.
July 1, 200619 yr QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jul 1, 2006 -> 12:22 AM) Well, let's see. He's left-handed, and he doesn't allow a lot of homers... Now, the bad: * His K/BB ratio is pretty bad. A little over a week ago, it was almost 1-to-1. Right now, it's about 1.26 K's/BB, which is, like I said, bad. * His hit rate isn't great, either. His WHIP is around 1.43 -- again, nothing special. * His ERA is 4.00 in Birmingham. Jason, Tom, or someone who has seen Liotta before -- how does his stuff rate? As of this point, he seems (IMO) to project to a lefty reliever, if he can make it that far. Then again, TINSTAAPP can be applied here too... What is his groundball/flyball ratio?
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