I don't know if Purcey is much of a prospect, but you have to think he is very nervous making his debut.

How has Phegley been behind the plate?

Pretty solid blocking curve balls in the dirt and wide.0-2 in throwing out base stealers but stolen more on the pitchers.

I don't know if Purcey is much of a prospect, but you have to think he is very nervous making his debut.

His debut for the Sox but has spent time in the bigs . Nothing since 2011 though.

What a bum

What a bum

He's a journeyman for sure.

He might be, but give him a break, it is his debut.

 

Isn't he like 30? Who has pitched over 150 innings in the majors? No break

His debut for the Sox but has spent time in the bigs . Nothing since 2011 though.

I didn't know that. Take everything I posted back. He is a bum.

What is Phegleys listed height?

 

He is built like a brick s***house.

5'10"

Get used to this in the 2nd half once the bullpen is shipped out.

Lol these pitchers aren't doing so good against a Rays offense that isn't so good

Get used to this in the 2nd half once the bullpen is shipped out.

 

Yep, this team has the potential to get the #1 pick in the draft. Tonight's game seems 2007-esque.

Nice pitch by Jose Jr.

I like the angle of his fastball. That offspeed pitch doesn't seem to break very much.

Phegley's 1st and 3rd ABs were not pretty

Beckham at SS

REading into Baseball America's subscriber content on Phegley, it's some stuff I've never heard of before. They basically say he didn't deserve the Gold Glove last year, but he has gotten very good at throwing out baserunners (48% caught last year). The book has been that he is excellent at blocking baseballs, but terrible at catching balls. They consistently comment each year on the high amount of passed balls and insist that these are not pitches that he fails to block, which is very strange.

Alexei hurt? Traded?

It's pretty easy to see the issue with Castro. He can't control the run on his fastball.

Alexei hurt? Traded?

 

Just giving some starters a rest.

It's pretty easy to see the issue with Castro. He can't control the run on his fastball.

 

or that his breaking pitch is horrendous. Hopefully he's just overthrowing it, cause if not, he will not last long at this level.

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Just giving some starters a rest.

 

Is this basketball? lol. Weird

or that his breaking pitch is horrendous. Hopefully he's just overthrowing it, cause if not, he will not last long at this level.

 

I'm trying to give him a pass on that today. He's hardly thrown one in a location where I can even evaluate it. Former back-to-back "Best Slider in Padres org." winner from BA. They commented entering this season that the pitch had regressed as had his mechanics. Supposedly a tireless worker, which makes his regression pretty confusing.

Is this basketball? lol. Weird

 

It isn't unusual in baseball to pull your starters when you are losing this bad

I'm trying to give him a pass on that today. He's hardly thrown one in a location where I can even evaluate it. Former back-to-back "Best Slider in Padres org." winner from BA. They commented entering this season that the pitch had regressed as had his mechanics. Supposedly a tireless worker, which makes his regression pretty confusing.

 

His velocity is down 2-3 mph in his 3rd inning of work

His velocity is down 2-3 mph in his 3rd inning of work

 

Strange. Wouldn't be such a surprise if he hadn't been a starter very recently