Comments on: Probable Starters – 8/14/12

By: tom s.

tom s. — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 04:35:34 +0000

it is difficult to think what, if anything, you could tell from 6 innings in palm beach as a sample size. certainly not enough to rethink his long-term profile. i’d rather have him have an 11/1 K/BB rate in those 6 innings than not, but i can’t imagine why you’d change your opinion of him, even if he did the same thing with the major league club.

it’s 6 innings.

By: Karmaloop

Karmaloop — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 04:17:18 +0000

That seems extremely optimistic. First off, he’s an extremely advanced pitcher. There were several people thought he could pitch out of relief in the big league ‘pen. Secondly, he’s pitching in short spurts, so he can let loose and throw with more effort by going all out on pitches instead of having to pace himself.

By: DT FLush

DT FLush — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 02:36:25 +0000

I still highly doubt his stuff will be tested in Double A Springfield this season he is very advanced and will be on the fast track next season.

By: BigRob

BigRob — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 02:05:52 +0000

I think Wacha SHOULD be doing that in Palm Beach. Some scouts prior to the draft said that there was an outside chance Wacha could pitch in the big leagues THIS YEAR, possibly in a relief role. That’s how advanced he is. I would love to see the Cardinals bump him to Springfield for the stretch run as a reliever.

By: Gruntosaurus

Gruntosaurus — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 02:01:04 +0000

5 IP, 93 pitches, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 8 K. He gave up a HR for the two runs. In general this seems like a “normal” AAA-level rehab, but what’s with all the strikeouts?

By: Gruntosaurus

Gruntosaurus — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:57:02 +0000

Wacha is rather “advanced” for the FSL, coming from a good college program, so in some regards, this isn’t surprising. However, he’s certainly not “old” for the level; distinctly the contrary, in fact. I think there’s room for some real optimism here.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:34:45 +0000

Especially impressive to see him come in and shut down an offense that was crushing palm beach pitching earlier in the game.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:33:29 +0000

So…Michael Wacha. 2 more innings tonight with palm beach…5ks, 0 hits. Are we still sure he’s a #3 pitcher like many scouting reports are saying? Is it too small of a sample size to assume otherwise yet? I’m really starting to like this guy.

By: BigRob

BigRob — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:43:36 +0000

Per the Memphis Redbirds twitter account, Jaime Garcia is scheduled to make his final rehab start tonight.