Angels select Louisville LHP Reid Detmers 10th overall

[Inside Pitch]

6 hours ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Lol, I made the same comment in the draft thread after we selected him. He has room to incorporate more leg power into his delivery.

His upright stride is likely what allows him to mask his curveball as well as he does, the curve being his moneymaker.  Ultimately his command is what's key...  Think 2009-2017 or so Bartolo Colon...  He has struggled to hit 90 mph while throwing 85% FBs (both 2 and 4 seamers), but he moved it around so well he got away with it.   Weaver too for a few years.

[AngelsLakersFan]

10 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

His upright stride is likely what allows him to mask his curveball as well as he does, the curve being his moneymaker.  Ultimately his command is what's key...  Think 2009-2017 or so Bartolo Colon...  He has struggled to hit 90 mph while throwing 85% FBs (both 2 and 4 seamers), but he moved it around so well he got away with it.   Weaver too for a few years.

That is my concern with my theory. That said, Detmers seems to stand especially upright, more so than the guys you mentioned.

[Lou]

Baby steps!

[ettin]

1 hour ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

That is my concern with my theory. That said, Detmers seems to stand especially upright, more so than the guys you mentioned.

This conclusively proves the theory that ALF is a fan of Homo Erectus.

[AngelsLakersFan]

7 minutes ago, ettin said:

This conclusively proves the theory that ALF is a fan of Homo Erectus.

Gotta have respect for our ancestors.

[ettin]

Just now, AngelsLakersFan said:

Gotta have respect for our ancestors.

Respect for our ancestors = Necrophilia with a take-home Gift Basket

[failos]

I hope this thread ages well

[Lou]

Detmers and Adell 

[Angel Oracle]

On ‎6‎/‎13‎/‎2020 at 7:29 PM, Lou said:

Detmers and Adell 

Long Beach State stadium

[Taylor]

On 6/11/2020 at 3:04 AM, rafibomb said:

How is Jose Quintana for a comp? Both are southpaws having a FB/CV/CH in their repertoires with a fastball sitting in the low 90's and I think Detmers has the superior secondary pitches (he definitely has the superior curve). Quintana stands at 6'1, 220 pounds while Detmers at 6'2, 210 pounds (could Detmers add an extra tick on his fastball if there's room for a few extra pounds in his frame?). Quintana has arguably been at least a solid #3 pitcher his entire career with a few #2 seasons sprinkled in. If Detmers is anything similar to Quintana, I think we hit the jackpot.

Jose Quintana Career Stats:

GP	GS	W	L	W%	WAR	ERA	WHIP	IP	K	BB	K/BB	H	R	ER
25	22	6	6	.500	2.3	3.76	1.35	136.1	81	42	1.9	142	62	57
33	33	9	7	.563	5.4	3.51	1.22	200.0	164	56	2.9	188	83	78
32	32	9	11	.450	3.5	3.32	1.24	200.1	178	52	3.4	197	87	74
32	32	9	10	.474	4.0	3.36	1.27	206.1	177	44	4.0	218	81	77
32	32	13	12	.520	5.2	3.20	1.16	208.0	181	50	3.6	192	76	74
18	18	4	8	.333	1.1	4.49	1.32	104.1	109	40	2.7	98	55	52
14	14	7	3	.700	1.3	3.74	1.10	84.1	98	21	4.7	72	37	35
32	32	13	11	.542	2.2	4.03	1.32	174.1	158	68	2.3	162	81	78
32	31	13	9	.591	1.2	4.68	1.39	171.0	152	46	3.3	191	100	89

This didn't age well.

 

Hopefully

[Lou]

On 6/10/2020 at 5:34 PM, OhtaniRule said:

THANK GOD ITS NOT ANOTHER SS OR OFer

No kidding. Who needs that?

[Angelsjunky]

1 hour ago, Taylor said:

This didn't age well.

 

Hopefully

Well, Quintana was very good for eight years, totally 28.7 WAR from 2012-19, with four seasons in a row of 4-4.9. From 2013-17 his 21.6 WAR (average of 4.3/year) was 6th in the majors between Price and Strasburg.

 

 

[failos]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

No kidding. Who needs that?

Dumb pull.

Detmers was the right pick.

[Lou]

1 minute ago, OhtaniRule said:

Dumb pull.

Detmers was the right pick.

Umm, yeah. It was a joke. 

[Taylor]

8 minutes ago, Lou said:

Umm, yeah. It was a joke. 

We don't joke here. We're very serious.

[failos]

24 minutes ago, Lou said:

Umm, yeah. It was a joke. 

But, jokes are supposed to be funny

[Lou]

5 minutes ago, OhtaniRule said:

But, jokes are supposed to be funny

To the enlightened, it was. 

[Angel Oracle]

Well, two years later…

FB between 93-95

Curve still dominant 

Slider blossoming 

Even working on a change up

One concern is still the long ball.

Edited April 2, 2022 by Angel Oracle

[Taylor]

4 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Well, two years later…

FB between 93-95

Curve still dominant 

Slider blossoming 

Even working on a change up

One concern is still the long ball.

Seems like a lot of us had a good reid on him.

[mmc]

On 6/10/2020 at 5:39 PM, Lazorko Saves said:

Don't like the pick at all.  That slurvy balloon curveball can fool a lot of college hitters, but major league hitters...

I agree

[mmc]

On 6/13/2020 at 4:11 PM, failos said:

I hope this thread ages well

Me too

[ukyah]

On 6/10/2020 at 10:33 PM, ukyah said:

the dude was rated a top 10 pick and the angels took a starting left handed pitcher at the 10 spot in a draft that didn't have any standouts this year. i have no problem with any team going SLHP.  it's a perfectly good pick and maybe better than that. it's hard to chart makeup.

good enough for me.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Didnt Keith Law say he was going to be an ace?