I think you are correct. He could use a couple of hours speaking with Greg Maddox.Problems I see with Waldrep.
1.I think he needs to tone down the emotions just a tad, it effects his performance particularly if he's struggling with his FB
2. He might be one of the hardest working kids I have ever seen when it comes to the amount of effort it takes him to reach his velo. He'd be so much more effective if he were low 90's with ability to hit spots, develop a slider to go with that nasty change(splitty). The walks last night are what killed him and he's gotta figure that out. Anyone can have a bad night but I think this problem might get worse for him. Just my 2 cents.
Because all he has to do is throw it down the dick. Can't do that with the FB and he seemingly can't hit a spot consistently enough so he has control problems. His arm slot makes it tough to control a breaking ball unless its a spike. Not sure what he throwsWaldrep just horrendous. 3 innings plus 3 batters. 6 WALKS 1 hit batter. Lucky to be down only 1-0 but he leaves with the bases loaded and no outs. How can a guy whose best pitch is his sinker have such awful control? I mean don't you have to have great control to highlight the sinker. Forget his record, he has not been very good the past month +.
LOL, yeah if he could even comprehend what he was hearing. These kids coming from these velo ranches would need an interpreter to understand Maddox. I'd like them to sit down and watch the run on his two seam and then see the look on their faces when you tell them he got that at sub 90 speed.I think you are correct. He could use a couple of hours speaking with Greg Maddox.
Sully talked about that this week when Purnell had the good outing against the Noles. Obviously it went on deaf ears as he sucked again last night. It seems many of the pitchers do not understand the mathematics of pitching ahead in the count versus being behind in the count.LOL, yeah if he could even comprehend what he was hearing. These kids coming from these velo ranches would need an interpreter to understand Maddox. I'd like them to sit down and watch the run on his two seam and then see the look on their faces when you tell them he got that at sub 90 speed.
Robots that look at a wrist band and do as they are told, seldom learn how to pitch. Sully recruited Purnell and frankly, I would NEVER take a kid that has to resort to that delivery to be effective so not too sure about Sully's new found importance on hitting spots and throwing strikes. TOO MUCH FOCUS ON VELO and not on command and control. If the velo was so important, and lord knows we have seen plenty of it in the last few years, why are we seeing so many runs scored I wonder?Sully talked about that this week when Purnell had the good outing against the Noles. Obviously it went on deaf ears as he sucked again last night. It seems many of the pitchers do not understand the mathematics of pitching ahead in the count versus being behind in the count.
Old Folks Country Sausage did not have that delivery when he arrived on campus and he was redshirted his first year as they changed his delivery. I would say it has not been an overwhelming success. Tekulve or Quisenberry arm angles are much more effective than Sausage and their velo would not even register on a radar gun, just like Maddux barely registered 86-88. Sausage has neither a sweeping curve nor a nasty sinker. His best pitch is basically a meatball sitting on a tee.Robots that look at a wrist band and do as they are told, seldom learn how to pitch. Sully recruited Purnell and frankly, I would NEVER take a kid that has to resort to that delivery to be effective so not too sure about Sully's new found importance on hitting spots and throwing strikes. TOO MUCH FOCUS ON VELO and not on command and control. If the velo was so important, and lord knows we have seen plenty of it in the last few years, why are we seeing so many runs scored I wonder?
I think Fabian has earned some starts at 3B. Had 40 there last season. Halter has been the weak bat the last month.Thank goodness for Fabian tonite. Halter, hitting in front of him, has had 2 horrendous, unproductive outs with runners in scoring position and less than 2 outs and has not advanced the runner either time. And knowing Sully, when Rivera returns, Fabian will be the DH LOL.
Lastly I do not complain about officials, but this home plate ump blows. Even if a pitcher had great control there is no way to keep your pitch count down with the strike zone the size of a shoe horn. Ridiculous for both sides