Folty has looked pretty awful tonight, but having strike out stuff helps mitigate potential disasters.
Folty has looked pretty awful tonight, but having strike out stuff helps mitigate potential disasters.
Wow. Half of these pitches away are not even close to strikes for this guy for the Reds, yet they're called.
He is good enough to stay in the bigs on a losing team but he needs to improve to justify throwing him out there every fifth day next year.Originally Posted by chop2chip
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He has also gotten them to chase some bad pitches, Byrd probably didn't see a strike his last AB but still took a full count to walk him and he struck out his first time chasing too. However, AJ has also done a poor job framing likely costing him some strikes. But at least AJ threw out Hamilton in the first. So he actually helped in that regard.
Two "ifs" for Folty. Ne needs better command of his high velocity fastball and he needs to develop a reliable second pitch to get batters off his heater. There's obviously work to be done but i think it's doable. I think he has a pretty high upside.
The gap between his ceiling and floor is tremendous. Guy could be a #1 starter or a decent 8th inning guy. Nobody has any idea what he is going to end up being.
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Yeah he can't give up homers and walk guys. That recipe is about the only one you can't skate by.
The difference, though, between Folty and this guy Desclafani is so obvious. Both have command issues, but Folty is far better equipped to accidentally pitching himself out of jams.
Agreed. One thing I like about Folty is that he seems to be teachable. If he takes coaching well, he could give us an absolutely overpowering (most likely)#2 or #3 starter.
Can't believe that wasn't strike three to Votto. That pitch has been a strike for Desclafani...grr.
Folty is definitely getting squeezed tonight. Almost every close call has gone against him.
Also, I can't think of less intimidating home run hitter than Todd Frasier.
If Folty can consistently locate that slider/curve...oh man.
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Kiley McDaniel says Folty has a reputation of being kind of a dunce. Not that he isn't coachable, but there isn't much a cerebral factor to his game.
I'll say it again...Jace is a really good hitter. I'll put him anywhere on the diamond.
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Peterson is an on-base machine, three more times tonight after another good AB. Now he steals second too. Great job kid!
He may not be a mensa candidate but, in watching him through his first three MLB starts, he does seem to be making incremental progress. For a young guy, that's about all you can ask.
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Yea I heard similar from my friend in Houston.
I love this guy. So good.
After a SLOW start he has a 365 OBP.
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His upside is through the roof. He hasn't been on in any of his starts, yet he's keeping us in every game.
He has two potential plus pitches outside of his fastball - the curve, and the hard slider that he's just now started to get down, and it's already a devastating pitch at times.
To me, he's a clear future starter, just needs to keep working on some things.
I like Folty's capacity to settle down and work. He's gone deeper into this game than I thought he would at first. That was a nasty breaking ball to Frazier.
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