chico ruiz
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ok, apparently my math skills have diminished to a grade 2 level or worse. i always enjoyed finger painting.
ok, apparently my math skills have diminished to a grade 2 level or w
Yeah, Homer lacks a put-away pitch. Too many foul balls on 30-cent sliders. Eventually without the gas or hard-core splitter, he's just batting practice.Three in a row.
Mahle labored his way through 5 innings. He bent, but didn't break. Votto didn't help Mahle's pitch count by showing poor defensive acuity on a couple plays.
Now we're back to the 5th and 1st slot in the rotation. You don't expect any SP to be perfect, but the Reds #1and #5 have been. The team has lost 100% of the games they've started. Some of that is out of the pitchers control, but they've played a heavy hand in it.
Finnegan was a train wreck, but Homer threw a few quality starts before going off the rails as of late. Homer's biggest problem has been regaining consistency in his slider. His velocity is down a little overall and he doesn't seem to be getting a lot of swing and misses. Allowing home runs has been a problem for the entire rotation and none more so than the appropriately named Homer.
That might be spot on but as well, I think Mahle's control problems were the result of too much adrenaline. There was a lot of movement on his stuff. I recall seeing Nolan Ryan have that at times -- unhittable because the ball was hopping too much. In another world, Mahle can maximize that.The Reds managers have been quick with the hook this season. I think there's developmental value in letting them work out of trouble.
I think letting Mahle throw 100+ last night was a result of knowing Harvey isn't going to.
Reds were lucky they could save Hernandez and Brice, though if Harvey gets shelled in the 2nd or 3rd inning, I do think Garrett will get the ball for 2 and a little more innings.