MONDAY MINORS FINAL 5/7/18: Riley, others on move; Javier finds morning glory
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EstebanBugatti
Arizona Fall Leaguer
Bust. Better trade him now.
GeorgiaGirl
NL Rookie of the Year
Lately Wright seems to pitch fairly well and then get tired at around 80-90 pitches. Almost interested in seeing what's going on just from curiosity, but since I'm cheap I'm not getting milb.tv again.
Almost certainly going to end up being a 4 runs or worse game again (and I hope I'm jinxing it for him).
Almost certainly going to end up being a 4 runs or worse game again (and I hope I'm jinxing it for him).
He struggled early tonight, too. Weird outing. Honestly think his line looks better than he threw. Wright was working behind in a ton of counts and didn’t throw a lot of strikes.
I’ve been kind of underwhelmed by him to start this year.
GeorgiaGirl
NL Rookie of the Year
Yup...peripherals like him more than the actual results too. Not much you can do really but hold vigil...he actually struggled to start the college season last year, too before flipping the switch. Just sucks some because the last SEC collegian the Braves drafted absolutely laid waste to the Southern League from the getgo. It's impossible to compare to that.
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
Pretty sure I predicted both of them to crash hard this year.
They obviously owe me a debt of gratitude for the reverse jinx.
Hes got almost a 60% GB rate while having a K/9 of 9.
I'll take that any day. We have so much time to let him fully develop but those peripherals are about as perfect as it gets in conjunction with one another.
I loved the pick and hoped he had looked better than he has.
Tapate50
Well-known member
Not that I have any insight to Wright but the numbers and peripherals you mention might point to something the have him changing or working on.
Yeah, he was just supposed to be a polished college pitcher. i know it can take a while at times, and we definitely have time right now like you said. but i wish he'd show more glimpses of being dominant. not sure he's ever shown that, in like any start.
Agreed. His numbers on the year aren't bad at all. I wish he allowed fewer hits so far, but that can be fluky and I'm not overly worried in 31 innings. The strikeouts are good, ground balls are fine. I do wish he'd walk less, especially with the polished college pitcher reports on him when he was drafted.
I'm just waiting on that first dominant pro outing. He still hasn't really come close to having one, and that's why I've been underwhelmed so far this year.
i agree he'll likely be fine. i'm not super worried or anything. just wishing he was showing a little more at this time. his hype was big.
Can't imagine many would argue with that, but it's probably time to start stepping it up if his uninspiring outings aren't strictly attributable to something specific they're having him work on. If his lack of dominance at that level is on him rather than working on something in particular, I'm not so sure he's in the group of "untouchables" if a big deal arises and he has to be included to make it happen.
AA's been understandably patient to this point (and rightfully so), but with so many answers already in place (and not getting younger and cheaper) - Freeman, Albies, Acuna, Inciarte, at least 2-3 rotation spots - and some of the young talent beginning to distinguish themselves (Riley, Pache, Allard, Wilson, etc.), you have to figure he's starting to get a bit restless and ready to make something happen that starts putting his stamp on the franchise.
It just feels like a big move isn't nearly as far away as it was a couple months ago and that some kind of move is fairly imminent at this point. I certainly have no idea what it's going to be - as always seems to be true of his big deals - but do feel like something's going to happen by the deadline.
msstate7
Well-known member
Soroka, allard, and gohara (last season) spoiled us
Pretty much what everyone in this thread is saying.