Nick the stick with a big fly (7 on the year... power surge!) to put the Braves ahead 1-0. Whalen looked great in the first with 2 K's.
Nick the stick with a big fly (7 on the year... power surge!) to put the Braves ahead 1-0. Whalen looked great in the first with 2 K's.
Good to see from Nick! Dude has been great for two months
Anybody feeling better about Whalen so far tonight?
Seems to have better stuff as well as command.
I really don't like the angle of the CF Camera in Milwaukee. A lot harder to tell where the pitch is.
You don't compile a 2.45 ERA, WHIP of 1.115, K/BB ratio of 2.67 in the minors without having at least decent stuff. Understandably, he had serious jitters in his first major league inning, but I think he could settle in and become a solid #4 starter in the majors.
Bloop hit for the tie.
This is my first look at Whalen. The velocity is down a bit from what I was expecting, but he's been able to keep them off balance so far. Really hoping to see him take advantage of this opportunity the next couple of months.
I tend to agree. I do see value in minor league numbers as an indication of what you might expect out of a player.
His stuff is not great, so I don't expect him to be a top of the rotation starter, but plenty of guys have had nice careers, some of them more than nice, without having a whole lot of electric stuff. Whalen's track record of not walking a lot of guys and not being all that hittable in the minors makes me think he has a chance to stay ahead of hitters in the majors.
One inning or one start isn't really a sample size. Even for someone watching his baseline stuff. Would want to see more than a few outings before deciding where he locates and what his secondary pitchers look like when he settles in.
That pitch that looks like a change up (to me) is coming up as a slider on MLB at bat. Looks like a fantastic pitch so far . . . almost like a Medlen change up.
buck75 (08-08-2016)
buck75 (08-08-2016)
LOL at that slide by Freeman. He looked pretty athletic there.
GovClintonTyree (08-08-2016)
He lets a .190 hitter homer. That's inexcusable to do. Ever.