They both have BB/9's that are too high, the difference is, while I think the head games are a little overrated, Newcomb seems to have a better head on his shoulders than Foltynewicz, and there's something else that causes his control to be shaky, not sure what, but it seems mechanical, given that he often seems like he's missing at the same place.
Their starts vs Boston are going to be interesting. Given the way they've went and Boston's very likely a more patient team, while they could pitch well (in their patented 5-6 innings), they could very well BOTH end up having a 4 IP 3 H 3-4 ER 4-5 BB type start with 4-6 Ks.
Aggression with prospects is fine, but being stupid is not. There should be a way to find a happy medium between a Pirates like idea of being overly cautious with prospects and going stupidly fast with prospects.
Newk and Folty are 11th and 17th respectively in the NL in fWAR.
Also 10 of the top 17 pitchers in the NL in fWAR are in the East
jpx7 (05-20-2018), UNCBlue012 (05-27-2018)
newc and folty are both doing great.
AerchAngel (05-28-2018)
As the world turns so do the days of Folty and Newk
AerchAngel (05-27-2018)
thewupk (05-27-2018)
Why not both?
WE need a Soroka/Fried debate.
Right now on our staff I have Folty 1a/Newc 1b, then Gohara, --------------------------------------------------- Teheran -------------------------------------------------------------- McCarthy
jpx7 (06-01-2018)
jpx7 (06-01-2018)
this one is starting to tilt in a particular direction
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nsacpi (06-12-2018)
Looks like the light has just turned on for Folty over the last couple months.... he very well could be making the transition to legit ace. He looks filthy.
If I remember right scherzer started to dominate at a even later age than Folty. It’s possible.
i just want to say that trying to trade for an ace is a stupid idea...and the apparent desire to do so was one of the things that concerned me the most about the Hartcoppy regime
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