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Post by chiyankee on Jul 4, 2019 16:17:01 GMT -5
Hey where is the Chirinos scouting report, inger??? I never would have guessed that Chirinos is second in the AL in WIP, but he is. |
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Post by kaybli on Jul 4, 2019 16:18:58 GMT -5
Hey where is the Chirinos scouting report, inger??? I never would have guessed that Chirinos is second in the AL in WIP, but he is. After today, we'll make sure he goes down that list! |
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Post by inger on Jul 4, 2019 16:41:03 GMT -5
He was previously scouted. I thought about doing an update, but I took a nap instead... Forgive a lazy old man...
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Post by kaybli on Jul 4, 2019 16:45:21 GMT -5
He was previously scouted. I thought about doing an update, but I took a nap instead... Forgive a lazy old man... I dug up the old scouting report:
Ladies and gentleman, whooooooos Yonny?
This is the same pitcher we saw yesterday in DeSpaigne, except this one has very good command of all four pitches and doesn’t need the deceptive wind up histrionics to survive the second time through the order. Easy 91-92 on the FB. This change up and curve/slider combo won’t likely drop down below 75 like the ones yesterday, but they will illicit swings for weak contact with superior location.
When Chirinos is on, he can throttle the best lineups in baseball with his command and smart pitch selection. Get ready for a battle with him tonight. Besides, Chirinos don’t get soggy in milk...
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Post by inger on Jul 5, 2019 0:00:01 GMT -5
Thanks for posting that, Kaybli. It was interesting to see how the content has changed in a short time...
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Post by inger on Jul 5, 2019 0:31:35 GMT -5
07/05/2019 vs. Tampa Bay / Brendan McKay
An interesting young player that the always inventive Rays have groomed to be a two way star as a 1B/DH and starting pitcher.
He has one ML start to his credit in which he pitched six shut out innings, taking a perfect game into the ninth inning. I doubt that every game will fall into place that nicely for him, but he does have talent.
4-Seamer can reach 95 and rises up. He commands it well to all four quadrants and is able to make it miss close enough to tempt swings and misses.
Cutter comes in at about 89-90 and also rises. Does not cut in in RHH much, but helps add to the flavor mix of his 4-seamer.
Curve is in the 82 MPH range. He claims the 12-5 break pitch is used for lefties and that he can throw a 12-6 breaker to RHH. It will interesting to watch this pitch, though it has so far been his third pitch, he calls it his best pitch.
He only threw one change up in his first start, so it would not appear that he has a lot of confidence in this 85-MPH offering, which appeared to be straight, with a lot of backspin.
So far he’s relied on weak contact on flyballs to get outs. He only fanned 3 in his debut, walking 1.
No offense to the Rangers intended, but the Yankees lineup should be more of a challenge for the young man...there are several hitters in this lineup that will be glad to test his ability to keep flyballs in the park...
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Post by kaybli on Jul 5, 2019 1:06:32 GMT -5
07/05/2019 vs. Tampa Bay / Brendan McKay An interesting young player that the always inventive Rays have groomed to be a two way star as a 1B/DH and starting pitcher. He has one ML start to his credit in which he pitched six shut out innings, taking a perfect game into the ninth inning. I doubt that every game will fall into place that nicely for him, but he does have talent. 4-Seamer can reach 95 and rises up. He commands it well to all four quadrants and is able to make it miss close enough to tempt swings and misses. Cutter comes in at about 89-90 and also rises. Does not cut in in RHH much, but helps add to the flavor mix of his 4-seamer. Curve is in the 82 MPH range. He claims the 12-5 break pitch is used for lefties and that he can throw a 12-6 breaker to RHH. It will interesting to watch this pitch, though it has so far been his third pitch, he calls it his best pitch. He only threw one change up in his first start, so it would not appear that he has a lot of confidence in this 85-MPH offering, which appeared to be straight, with a lot of backspin. So far he’s relied on weak contact on flyballs to get outs. He only fanned 3 in his debut, walking 1. No offense to the Rangers intended, but the Yankees lineup should be more of a challenge for the young man...there are several hitters in this lineup that will be glad to test his ability to keep flyballs in the park... Hasn't been much hype on McKay despite being a two way star. Let's knock him around tomorrow! |
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Post by chiyankee on Jul 5, 2019 9:22:10 GMT -5
07/05/2019 vs. Tampa Bay / Brendan McKay An interesting young player that the always inventive Rays have groomed to be a two way star as a 1B/DH and starting pitcher. He has one ML start to his credit in which he pitched six shut out innings, taking a perfect game into the ninth inning. I doubt that every game will fall into place that nicely for him, but he does have talent. 4-Seamer can reach 95 and rises up. He commands it well to all four quadrants and is able to make it miss close enough to tempt swings and misses. Cutter comes in at about 89-90 and also rises. Does not cut in in RHH much, but helps add to the flavor mix of his 4-seamer. Curve is in the 82 MPH range. He claims the 12-5 break pitch is used for lefties and that he can throw a 12-6 breaker to RHH. It will interesting to watch this pitch, though it has so far been his third pitch, he calls it his best pitch. He only threw one change up in his first start, so it would not appear that he has a lot of confidence in this 85-MPH offering, which appeared to be straight, with a lot of backspin. So far he’s relied on weak contact on flyballs to get outs. He only fanned 3 in his debut, walking 1. No offense to the Rangers intended, but the Yankees lineup should be more of a challenge for the young man...there are several hitters in this lineup that will be glad to test his ability to keep flyballs in the park... Hasn't been much hype on McKay despite being a two way star. Let's knock him around tomorrow! He's not from Japan, so no hype. |
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Post by inger on Jul 5, 2019 10:02:03 GMT -5
It does often seem that on average the American players get hyped less. Take a guy line Judge. He was hyped, but with a bit of caution offered because he might be “too big”...
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Post by greatfatness on Jul 5, 2019 17:24:43 GMT -5
It does often seem that on average the American players get hyped less. Take a guy line Judge. He was hyped, but with a bit of caution offered because he might be “too big”... Well, that’s also because he went a season where he couldn’t stop striking out before things fell into place. |
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Post by inger on Jul 6, 2019 12:53:52 GMT -5
7/6 vs. Tampa Rays / Blake Snell
All of Snell’s pitches are thrown hard from a high position on his gangly tall frame. The offerings are all the same ones he threw last season.
FB- 96-98 lots of backspin, swing and miss +fly balls
Curve 82 high spin pitch, swing and miss + fly balls
Change 89 low spin rate, swing and miss, gets grounders
Slider 88 good spin, swing and miss, big time ground balls.
The results in 2019 are extremely less desirable for Snell than in 2018. A couple of things jump out as to possible reasons why. First, he has reduced the usage of his fast ball a bit this season. It’s a mystery as to why, but it has happened. The new mix is not working as well (sort of, I’ll explain later).
Some comparisons.
2018 ERA 1.89 2019 ERA 4.89
2018 hits/9 5.6. 2019 hits/9 8.5
2018 0.8 HR/9 2019 1.3 HR/9
2018 WHIP 0.974 2019 WHIP 1.282
2018 FIP 2.95. 2019 FIP 3.35
His strikeout and walk rates are quite similar in the two seasons. In fact the 2019 rates are slightly better. Take a good look at those two FIP numbers and you get the idea of what’s happening. In 2018 Snell was extremely lucky, and he’s even been a bit unluckier in 2019.
I think there is one more piece to the puzzle. Pitch tracking done by Brooks Baseball shows that Snell throws 44% of his pitches in the strike zone, compared to the league average of 49%. I believe he’s pitching behind in the count more and the batters have learned to wait him out. Since he throws all of his pitches with a lot of effort and quite hard, none of them have even average movement on them. When behind in the count (after 2 balls) he is more reliant on his fastball, and hitters are looking for it. If he does go to his other pitches, batters need only to adjust to the speed since there isn’t much movement.
The weapons are still there to dominate, but Snell will need to readjust his thinking to himself back to that point. His June ERA was 9.64...Pitching just became harder for this young man, because the breaks went in the opposite direction in 2019. Now he needs to regain the confidence he rode to extreme positive results in 2018...
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Post by greatfatness on Jul 6, 2019 14:17:33 GMT -5
Maybe not germane to the scouting report but my 9 year old son decided that Snell looks like a weasel from a cartoon and now just calls him The Weasel or WeaselFace.
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Post by inger on Jul 6, 2019 14:28:30 GMT -5
Maybe not germane to the scouting report but my 9 year old son decided that Snell looks like a weasel from a cartoon and now just calls him The Weasel or WeaselFace. I agree. Very astute observation!!! |
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Post by kaybli on Jul 6, 2019 16:09:04 GMT -5
Maybe not germane to the scouting report but my 9 year old son decided that Snell looks like a weasel from a cartoon and now just calls him The Weasel or WeaselFace.  |
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Post by inger on Jul 7, 2019 10:54:54 GMT -5
7/7/2019 vs. Tampa / Charlie Morton
The 36 year old right hander is one of the most amazing late-bloomers in the history of the game. From 2008-16 he posted up at 46-71 with a career ERA of 4.59. Since, he’s gone 38-12; 3.10.
His primary pitch is a knuckle curve that he throws 36% of the time. It comes in at 79 MPH with a sweeping motion accompanied by downward bite that induces swing and miss action along with ground balls.
He features two fast balls. The 4-seamer at 95 MPH is swing and miss material with a tail cutting away from RHH. When contact is made it is often in the air. The cut fastball comes in a 94 MPH and is another swing and miss offering that will induce groundballs.
He throws a so-so slider about 10% of the time. It does hang sometimes and leaves the park often when it does.
The splitter and curve are seldom seen and not exceptional.
Morton is extremely good at making RHH make weak contact and is hard to hit for all batters. Seven of the eight HR he has served up this season have been to LHH, but making contact to begin with is problematic.
Like many good pitchers, the window to attack Morton closes a bit early. He can be hit in the first three innings, after which he gets stronger. He is usually pulled by pitch # 100 or so...
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