Blake Parker's ST

[fan_since79]

2 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Every single spring training people over-react to spring training stats - good or bad.  They call it spring "training" for a reason. 

So how come we hear Scioscia in July saying guys are still "working on things"?

 

[Lou]

1 minute ago, fan_since79 said:

So how come we hear Scioscia in July saying guys are still "working on things"?

Because no team is a finished product on Opening Day.

[Blarg]

16 hours ago, krAbs said:

Meanwhile, Petit's spring stats:

Year ▲	Tm	Age	GS	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	OppQual
2018	OAK	33	0	0	0		0.82	8	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	13	0	0	0	38	0.364	3.3	0.8	0.0	10.6		8.3

 

...We may have kept the wrong reliever...

Don't worry, Oakland will trade him mid season.

[Inside Pitch]

56 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

So how come we hear Scioscia in July saying guys are still "working on things"?

 Because they aren't ever NOT working on something?   

[eaterfan]

1 hour ago, Inside Pitch said:

 Because they aren't ever NOT working on something?   

Seems like they could save some money if they only worked on things during spring training. They'd only have to pay their hitting and pricing coaches for February and March. More yacht fuel for Arte!

[VariousCrap]

To me, if Parker can get ahead of the hitters, he'll be fine.  Look at last nights inning against the Dodgers.  Overall, it was a good inning.  But on one batter he got behind and had to throw one down the middle and the dude launched it.  He needs to stay ahead of hitters.

That said, anybody who expected him to repeat last season is foolish.

[TroutAdell]

It is not an over reaction when the guy can’t keep the ball in the park. Scary

[UndertheHalo]

12 hours ago, VariousCrap said:

To me, if Parker can get ahead of the hitters, he'll be fine.  Look at last nights inning against the Dodgers.  Overall, it was a good inning.  But on one batter he got behind and had to throw one down the middle and the dude launched it.  He needs to stay ahead of hitters.

That said, anybody who expected him to repeat last season is foolish.

Why ? The peripherals seem pretty sustainable.  His performance this spring has been very surprising to me.  He genuinely seemed to have put together a good approach with a number of good pitches last year.  ST is what it is and I’m willing to see what he does once the games count.  Relievers are also fickle.  But man, for him to go completely just the other way in one season.  That would be a surprise and not a good one. 

 

Edited March 28, 2018 by UndertheHalo

[VariousCrap]

9 hours ago, UndertheHalo said:

Why ? The peripherals seem pretty sustainable.  His performance this spring has been very surprising to me.  He genuinely seemed to have put together a good approach with a number of good pitches last year.  ST is what it is and I’m willing to see what he does once the games count.  Relievers are also fickle.  But man, for him to go completely just the other way in one season.  That would be a surprise and not a good one. 

 

 

I didn't mean to imply that he won't have a good season.  I just don't think he'll have the excellent season he had last year.