Comments on: Pitching on the Farm

By: Oliver

Oliver — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:57:19 +0000

I’m dying to see what kind of upside Carlos Matias demonstrates next year. I have been burned reading too much into DSL stats before so take this line with a grain of salt: 0.76 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, 28 H, 14/78 BB/KO in 59 innings. Most of what I know about him is limited to what I’ve read here* and the stats he compiled since signing. He’s lived up to that advance billing so far. Any idea where the Cards plan to start him in 2011?

* Glowing report from BA’s Ben Badler here: http://www.futureredbirds.net/2010/06/02/cards-to-sign-1-5-million-pitcher-carlos-matias/

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:22:26 +0000

Amazing what drafting for upside can do for a system.

By: IL and StL Fan

IL and StL Fan — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 02:41:33 +0000

Thanks!

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By: Austin

Austin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 02:31:50 +0000

I agree that he has excellent potential and has the opportunity to become a #1. However, I was just stating many of the reports I have seen. He is a #1/#2.

By: Hugo

Hugo — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:35:09 +0000

I don’t blame Tony for anything more than trying to baby Ankiel. If he had just come out and said, this kid is our best option and started him from the start we would never blame Tony for Ankiel’s meltdown. If the kid was such a basket case that you felt you had to protect him then you should have gotten him a pyscologist sooner.

By: PJ

PJ — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:43:37 +0000

Oh Anthony Reyes…a case of a player not buying into the coach’s plan. Watch yourself Colby.

Waino on the other hand—-a player buys into the coach’s plan and has great success because of it. When we got him, he was #2 upside. Now, he is a #1 (legit!). Dunc, TLR, and Carp are the variables. Now, a lot of people blame Tony for Ank’s flameout (a fair assessment). However, Waino was not handled much differently (closing out the WS and whatnot). What gives?

To the thopic—an exciting group is down there no doubt!

By: Mark G.

Mark G. — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:54:35 +0000

Amazing how often those name changes occur. /Amaury Cazana’d

By: rydeshelby

rydeshelby — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:57:56 +0000

Some optimistic memories of Anthony Reyes. By the time he reached the majors, the weak elbowed Reyes was throwing 90, not mid-90s. He did have a good changeup yet had problems locating it. His breaking pitch was not good. Its not surprising Reyes did not encounter a lot of success, with just a change plus a mediocre fastball and breaking ball. People who blamed Duncan were in love with their imaginative hopes for Reyes.
OTOH, Wainwright had a very effective curve. This has been a go-to outpitch that has served him well. Adam also has a sinker. While Wainwright is not a flame thrower, he has achieved a great deal in the majors by having a variety of effective pitches.

By: Purple_Haze

Purple_Haze — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 05:25:57 +0000

I disagree. Jenkins upside is #1 starter, I think. He always gets the Dwight Gooden comp (it might also have something to do with the fact that he’s black) but he’s so damn athletic and has so much projectability that I think #2 upside is selling him short. His chance of reaching that upside, on the other hand….

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:16:51 +0000

Was 18 during the season, has since turned 19. (DOB 9/21/1991)