MONDAY MINORS 4/10 ... A.M. Baseball in Mississippi; Touki awesome

Struck out the side in the 3rd, gave up one hit and it looks like it may have been another infield hit.

3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K.
 
CJ9 said:
They got rid of Kyle Tait at Mississippi for this guy? This is painful to listen to.
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I listened to the West Virginia feed yesterday against Rome.. holy S.. they were terrible and they sounded like they were broadcasting out of a refrigerator.
 
You always hate to throw out the Maddux comp because there was only one Maddux. But I sometimes wonder if that's a good comp for Soroka. He mixes an excellent sinker with a good breaking ball and exceptional control. He also seems to know more about pitching than a kid his age should.

I'm not saying Soroka will become Maddux but I can easily see him being a workhorse whose results are far better than his pure stuff would seem to justify.
 
OMG.. this SS (Harper) is butchering Soroka. making him throw a lot of extra pitches. of course Soroka had him struck out twice that the ump decided not to call..
 
imagine that is it for Soroka.. ~80 pitchesand probably on a hard pitch count this early in season... He should have gone 7 innings, but the SS had 2 error and should have had 3 but it was ruled a hit.. The Ump also doesn't know what a fastball on the black looks like either.

**edit.. seems Soroka is hitting for himself, so he will go another inning it looks like.
 
Franco unloaded on that pitch.. I didn't know he had that kind of power.

Valenzuela with a big triple. He has hit the ball hard every time...

And they pull Soroka.. strange.. he hits but doesn't go back out. maybe the score ballooning to 5-0 and length of the half inning made them error on the side of caution.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
Franco unloaded on that pitch.. I didn't know he had that kind of power.

Valenzuela with a big triple. He has hit the ball hard every time...

And they pull Soroka.. strange.. he hits but doesn't go back out. maybe the score ballooning to 5-0 and length of the half inning made them error on the side of caution.
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Maybe they're just trying to get him as many ABs as he can get. The minors is more about development than winning games, after all.
 
smootness said:
Maybe they're just trying to get him as many ABs as he can get. The minors is more about development than winning games, after all.
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I think if it was 1-0 or even 2-0, he would have gone back out for the sixth. He never labored and never looked uncomfortable. complete control. even when the SS forgot how to play baseball.. he took the ball and just threw strikes.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
I think if it was 1-0 or even 2-0, he would have gone back out for the sixth. He never labored and never looked uncomfortable. complete control. even when the SS forgot how to play baseball.. he took the ball and just threw strikes.
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I doubt it. Again, decisions in the minors, especially this early in the season, are going to be made pretty much 100% in regard to a player's development; so I'm sure the Braves have him on a pitch count, like they do others.

But he'll be trying to hit major league pitching before long, so you might as well run him out there for one more AB instead of pinch-hitting for him.

I'm guessing the manager has pretty limited control over when to extend a pitcher further. I don't think it has anything to do with the score.
 
smootness said:
I doubt it. Again, decisions in the minors, especially this early in the season, are going to be made pretty much 100% in regard to a player's development; so I'm sure the Braves have him on a pitch count, like they do others.

But he'll be trying to hit major league pitching before long, so you might as well run him out there for one more AB instead of pinch-hitting for him.

I'm guessing the manager has pretty limited control over when to extend a pitcher further. I don't think it has anything to do with the score.
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maybe.. Seems that ~80 mark is when every starter has been pulled for Mississippi.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
I think if it was 1-0 or even 2-0, he would have gone back out for the sixth. He never labored and never looked uncomfortable. complete control. even when the SS forgot how to play baseball.. he took the ball and just threw strikes.
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I wish Folty had a little more Soroka in him.

Folty's arm + Soroka's head = Verlander?
 
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