Alex Meyer gets the start today

[fan_since79]

14.21 career ERA (6.1 IP)

He's just beginning though, so let's see what he can do.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32173

[Adam]

1 1/3 IP 5 ER, 5BB

[fan_since79]

I can't wait till Scioscia calls him Big Al.

 

[gotbeer]

3 ER, 4 IP.

 

Although, I would also like for the LOL's.  6 IP, 0 ER, just so some posters on here will say he's a future ace. 

[itsKnoppUitsme]

5ip 3er 5ks 2bb

[Angel Oracle]

13 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

I can't wait till Scioscia calls him Big Al.

 

Ally

[Angel Oracle]

5 innings, 4 hits, 3 BBs, 2 runs, 4 Ks

[fan_since79]

I don't care how many runs he gives up. I'll be happy as long as I don't hear the words "forearm tightness".

Low expectations at this point.

 

[DMVol]

4 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Ally

I think she was good on the balance beam and in the floor exercise....

[Glen]

47 minutes ago, Adam said:

1 1/3 IP 5 ER, 5BB

Or as we call it around here, the Oberholtzer.

[VariousCrap]

A perfect game!!!

[Troll Daddy]

Good or bad ... he's a prospect in the end. I'm just hoping the ball is coming out of his hand well

He has the off season to prepare for a shot at the starting rotation. 

[ScruffytheJanitor]

Anything less that 25 Ks and Eppler will be a failure. 

[Taylor]

2 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

I don't care how many runs he gives up. I'll be happy as long as I don't hear the words "forearm tightness".

Unless the words are referring to tdawg.

[Angel Oracle]

Ends up with some 70 pitches in 3.1 innings, 1 hit, 4 BBs, 1 run, 5 K's.

[Oz27]

The escalation in Meyer's walk rate is strange. It wasn't too big an issue for him in the lower minors but was a huge problem in his two years at AAA and his brief work in the majors. Not sure if that's just a result of hitters at higher levels being able to cope a bit better with his electric stuff or if something has changed with him ... or both. Ultimately, to avoid becoming a reliever, he will have to fix it.

[AngelsLakersFan]

He has some command issues. His fastball has a ton of movement and he wastes a pitch every once and awhile. That said I thought he was consistently around the zone today. Im not sure why but I got the impression that the umpire was not seeing the ball well, or perhaps Bandy was moving a bit too much behind the plate. There were a couple of walks that I thought were due to him getting squeezed.

[Angelsjunky]

Why'd they take him out? Was it a controlled pitch count thing?

[totdprods]

2 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

Why'd they take him out? Was it a controlled pitch count thing?

He was at 68, was projected to do 50-75.

[Oz27]

1 hour ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

He has some command issues. His fastball has a ton of movement and he wastes a pitch every once and awhile. That said I thought he was consistently around the zone today. Im not sure why but I got the impression that the umpire was not seeing the ball well, or perhaps Bandy was moving a bit too much behind the plate. There were a couple of walks that I thought were due to him getting squeezed.

That is Meyer's strikezone plot from the excellent Brooks Baseball site. There were three low strikes not called and a couple of borderline pitches up the top which he didn't get as well. So a couple of things didn't go his way but, as the chart shows, he was also pretty wild.

[VariousCrap]

His arm is legit.  If the Angels can help him figure it out, he will be an awesome starter.  No doubt in my mind he is in the starting rotation in 2017.

[totdprods]

16 minutes ago, VariousCrap said:

His arm is legit.  If the Angels can help him figure it out, he will be an awesome starter.  No doubt in my mind he is in the starting rotation in 2017.

It's all going to be about durability. Fortunately he has size on his side, as well as relatively light mileage on his arm.

[Chuck]

He looked a lot like Garret Richards when he first came up. Great fastball, good slider, but not the best command. 

Let's hope Nagy errrr Langston can help him shore up the command of his pitches. We may have stole a gem from the Twins system, while receiving an equal to Santiago as well in Nolasco. 

[eligrba]

34 minutes ago, Oz27 said:

That is Meyer's strikezone plot from the excellent Brooks Baseball site. There were three low strikes not called and a couple of borderline pitches up the top which he didn't get as well. So a couple of things didn't go his way but, as the chart shows, he was also pretty wild.

Reminds me that the bathroom needs cleaning. It has a similar plot.

[Second Base]

Meyer is the exact sort of player we need to be targeting. Guys with top prospect pedigree who's value has taken a hit, but ceiling remains high. Banuelos too.

Reminds of Jackie Bradley Jr. with Boston. They stayed patient and have reaped their reward. Had thru given up on him, some other club would have acquired a star for cheap.