Comments on: A Look Back: Jason Motte

By: picklefork

picklefork — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:34:26 +0000

I still think when all is said and done, Chris Perez will be the better pitcher. But its hard to deny what Motte has accomplished on the mound and how he has seemingly been entrusted by Dunc and TLR.

Its a good problem to have, I do hope they dont baby him and tug him back and forth.

Like Magrane said on MLBN, you cant ease a guy into the fire…you gotta throw him and see how he responds

Being a closer is as much mental as its physical, if the guy cant handle it in Game 5 of the season, then can I trust him to handle it in Game 5 of the WS.

I know the Ankiel situation as TLR gunshy on how to handle pitchers, but Motte is a grown man..let him breathe!

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:06:10 +0000

RE: Todd and the bullpen

I think they are worried about depth in case Kinney’s elbow goes pop! again.

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:49:37 +0000

That news was floating around here from a commenter on a DFR on he 31st.

It is a little surprising. . .

By: Swirls AEPi

Swirls AEPi — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:12:37 +0000

Off topic, but apparently in Vuch’s Report for today he said that Jess Todd is moving to the bullpen to get to the majors faster.

By: cardnerd

cardnerd — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:30:46 +0000

I’m a BIG Jason Motte fan. I want to send out a congratulations to the scout that signed him, I read his name is Joe Rigoli. He deserves alot of credit for bringing him into the the system. Way to go Joe.

By: erik

erik — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:02:56 +0000

I’ve made the Balfour comp a few times, and well…2008 was his best season by far. He was a journeyman before that.

By: The Personal Finance Playbook

The Personal Finance Playbook — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:41:26 +0000

I keep hearing the Balfour comparison, and I think it’s a good one. Another player I’ve heard Motte compared to is Bobby Jenks, who relied mostly on his fastball in his first couple seasons.

By: cdb

cdb — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:47:24 +0000

Thanks for the retrospective. I love when someone with an opinion is willing to self critique with new knowledge. Here’s to his continued development.

I also must say that the cards coaching staff should get some credit – saying they caught lightning in a bottle suggests it was mostly luck – but someone saw enough out of his arm to make the move from catcher to pitcher.