Holy ship! 37 BB's in 6 consecutive games against losing teams in DET & WSH?!?!?!? Let's face it: they're very fortunate that they only lost 4 of those games.
That's definitely one way for a pitching staff to keep their team firmly ensconced in last place, no matter how bad the rest of their division is.
Monday's pitching performance was extremely impressive and fun to watch but it doesn't erase what happened in the previous six games.
Thanks for the recap David. Didn’t watch a single game all weekend. Doesn’t look like I missed too much from Fri-Sunday…but yesterday would have been a good one. I haven’t seen Meyers throw yet. I’ll have a make a point to get eyes on his next start. I’m not sure what to make of him…doesn’t sound like you are either. But anyone who puts up good number I’ve got to at least see what they’ve got. Maybe he can help get them through this year.
It may have been Memorial Day, but I'm guessing the Cardinals thought it was Halloween with Michael M(a)yers on the mound haunting them. It was a far cry from his first ML start with them several years ago.
Speaking of several years ago: it was May 30, 2013, 10 years ago tonight, that the Royals, losers of eight straight, were trailing the Cardinals in the ninth inning in what what Michael Wacha's first ML start. They homered to tie it (I think Francoeur), and then loaded the bases with nobody out. And then it rained...and rained...and rained...and rained...4 1/2 hours later, they resumed the game, the Royals scored two more, and they won it, 4-2. They actually lost three of their next four after that, but from there they kinda took off (63-44 in their last 107 games, I think).
For a brief 1 1/2 year period, Mike Mayers was a somewhat trusted member of the LAA bullpen. After coming through the minors as a SP, and failing at the MLB level, he attributed his success in the pen to developing a cutter. Is this still part of his pitch mix? Doesn't sound like it. Regardless it does show a guy willing to learn and tinker with his pitch mix to get MLB hitters out. I'm not expecting greatness, but aside from the first start, he's a guy that at least throws strikes, and he's definitely earned the opportunity on a thin thin pitching staff.
Personally I don't blame Quartraro for sticking with him.
Listening to the Kaufman corner podcast. The Royals didn’t have a single prospect on this top 109 list a guy put together? Has Cross literally already fallen off the board from last draft? Yowza
I enjoyed your assessment of the managers decision to leave the pitcher in...or not. Hopefully we can focus more on that aspect of the game as this team starts to come together.
It was unfortunate how it turned out, but I liked him leaving Mayers in. What with how the Royals need starters I say, lets leave him in for a 3rd time around.
Some time ago we discussed the fact that Pratto was overselective at the plate, causing him to take strikes and putting him in pitcher's counts quite frequently.
He'll still take the occasional called third strike but to my untrained eye it appears that he's doing quite a bit less of that overselective thing since he came back up from Omaha. Your thoughts, David?
Holy ship! 37 BB's in 6 consecutive games against losing teams in DET & WSH?!?!?!? Let's face it: they're very fortunate that they only lost 4 of those games.
That's definitely one way for a pitching staff to keep their team firmly ensconced in last place, no matter how bad the rest of their division is.
Monday's pitching performance was extremely impressive and fun to watch but it doesn't erase what happened in the previous six games.
Thanks for the recap David. Didn’t watch a single game all weekend. Doesn’t look like I missed too much from Fri-Sunday…but yesterday would have been a good one. I haven’t seen Meyers throw yet. I’ll have a make a point to get eyes on his next start. I’m not sure what to make of him…doesn’t sound like you are either. But anyone who puts up good number I’ve got to at least see what they’ve got. Maybe he can help get them through this year.
It will be hard to have a couple of weeks when the pitching and hitting get in synch as long as you have Jordan Lyles pitching 3 times.
It may have been Memorial Day, but I'm guessing the Cardinals thought it was Halloween with Michael M(a)yers on the mound haunting them. It was a far cry from his first ML start with them several years ago.
Speaking of several years ago: it was May 30, 2013, 10 years ago tonight, that the Royals, losers of eight straight, were trailing the Cardinals in the ninth inning in what what Michael Wacha's first ML start. They homered to tie it (I think Francoeur), and then loaded the bases with nobody out. And then it rained...and rained...and rained...and rained...4 1/2 hours later, they resumed the game, the Royals scored two more, and they won it, 4-2. They actually lost three of their next four after that, but from there they kinda took off (63-44 in their last 107 games, I think).
For a brief 1 1/2 year period, Mike Mayers was a somewhat trusted member of the LAA bullpen. After coming through the minors as a SP, and failing at the MLB level, he attributed his success in the pen to developing a cutter. Is this still part of his pitch mix? Doesn't sound like it. Regardless it does show a guy willing to learn and tinker with his pitch mix to get MLB hitters out. I'm not expecting greatness, but aside from the first start, he's a guy that at least throws strikes, and he's definitely earned the opportunity on a thin thin pitching staff.
Personally I don't blame Quartraro for sticking with him.
Listening to the Kaufman corner podcast. The Royals didn’t have a single prospect on this top 109 list a guy put together? Has Cross literally already fallen off the board from last draft? Yowza
I enjoyed your assessment of the managers decision to leave the pitcher in...or not. Hopefully we can focus more on that aspect of the game as this team starts to come together.
It was unfortunate how it turned out, but I liked him leaving Mayers in. What with how the Royals need starters I say, lets leave him in for a 3rd time around.
I can only hope Mayer is Larry Gura part 2. KC could use a break like that for sure!
Some time ago we discussed the fact that Pratto was overselective at the plate, causing him to take strikes and putting him in pitcher's counts quite frequently.
He'll still take the occasional called third strike but to my untrained eye it appears that he's doing quite a bit less of that overselective thing since he came back up from Omaha. Your thoughts, David?
Jake Eisenberg seems pretty confident that Lyles will start on Friday. Disappointing. That doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. I hope he's wrong.