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I relish a timely out field apprehension as much as the next chap but yearn for the recrudescence of Master Seeds, as the deployment of Raimel Tapia in proximity to the upper crust of the line-up is a disconcerting state of affairs.
Well, you answered my question that I had before I even started reading, "What's the deal with Merryweather? Throwing it harder than anybody else on the team, and still getting lit up?" It's sad, because my understanding about Merryweather was that he had 3-4 major league calibre pitches and that it was only his constant injury history preventing him from making a big breakthrough. So now I am beginning to wonder whether the cumulative injury toll has diminished his capacity to throw 3 (or even 2) good secondary pitches which, as Andrew points out here, diminishes the effectiveness of the electric fastball. A shame if true.
Merryweather needs at least one more good pitch. Sure Jordan Romano also has a lights-out fastball, but his slider is also first-rate and helps sets up the former. I hope Julian can regain this as it would be a shame to see him flame out.
I think the slider can be pretty great when he knows where it’s going, but thats been a bit of a struggle since the last injury. But he’s also pitching with a knee brace on, which has to be affecting him a bit. Hopefully he gets the feel for it back, because he can be great if he can throw that hard and have another consistent weapon for sure.
Yes I wondered if the knee brace was an issue. The reason I think he is so potentially valuable is that he could be an obvious replacement to spell Romano in the event that the team has many more close games. Merryweather has closer type stuff as he showed last April before he git injured. As for Romano, you don't want to burn out your elite closer by July!
I relish a timely out field apprehension as much as the next chap but yearn for the recrudescence of Master Seeds, as the deployment of Raimel Tapia in proximity to the upper crust of the line-up is a disconcerting state of affairs.
Well, you answered my question that I had before I even started reading, "What's the deal with Merryweather? Throwing it harder than anybody else on the team, and still getting lit up?" It's sad, because my understanding about Merryweather was that he had 3-4 major league calibre pitches and that it was only his constant injury history preventing him from making a big breakthrough. So now I am beginning to wonder whether the cumulative injury toll has diminished his capacity to throw 3 (or even 2) good secondary pitches which, as Andrew points out here, diminishes the effectiveness of the electric fastball. A shame if true.
Merryweather needs at least one more good pitch. Sure Jordan Romano also has a lights-out fastball, but his slider is also first-rate and helps sets up the former. I hope Julian can regain this as it would be a shame to see him flame out.
I think the slider can be pretty great when he knows where it’s going, but thats been a bit of a struggle since the last injury. But he’s also pitching with a knee brace on, which has to be affecting him a bit. Hopefully he gets the feel for it back, because he can be great if he can throw that hard and have another consistent weapon for sure.
Yes I wondered if the knee brace was an issue. The reason I think he is so potentially valuable is that he could be an obvious replacement to spell Romano in the event that the team has many more close games. Merryweather has closer type stuff as he showed last April before he git injured. As for Romano, you don't want to burn out your elite closer by July!