Tommy Hunter Tonight

[Dark Helmet]

Hunter would do fine in the pen. Gregg isn't as bad as people make him out to be. I hate watching him pitch, but we could do worse.

why does everyone assume Hunter would be good out of the pen? Homeruns don't count if you give them up out of the pen?

[Uli2001]

The lack of SP may yet catch up with this team. Let's just hope that they can continue to do their dance with smoke and mirrors around this issue for 40 more games.

[joedogg9999]

No one can tell me dylan bundy wouldent be a better option than tommy hunter. Hes the worst pitcher in baseball.

[Greg]

Wheels on the bus go................

[OsFan462]

I believe I just heard on 105.7 the fan that Tommy Hunter has given up 10 HRs in the last 25 innings. If that's true, that is unacceptable. He needs to be replaced immediately.

[OFFNY]

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TOMMY HUNTER O(vs. RANGERS, 8/22)

IP:. 3-Plus

H:o 8

R:O 8

BB: 2

SO: 0

Pitches: 72 (43 Strikes, 29 Balls)

2012 ERA: 5.95

[LookitsPuck]

As said in the past, I'd be fine with Hunter in the bullpen. As a starter? Maybe against weaker clubs. But against Texas IN Texas? It's gonna hurt.

The Orioles better drop JC Romero first thing and put in a claim on Saunders if possible. We need SP help.

[Fired-Up]

You know what's crazy? Tommy Hunter's 2012 ERA is under 6 runs a game. In 2011 Brian Matusz's ERA was over 10 runs a game. And Hunter has been terrible.

[LookitsPuck]

why does everyone assume Hunter would be good out of the pen? Homeruns don't count if you give them up out of the pen?

Because he typically doesn't fall apart until he goes through an order 2 or 3 times.

[Il BuonO]

Because he typically doesn't fall apart until he goes through an order 2 or 3 times.

The HR to Beltre was his first AB and it was smoked, but generally I've said the same thing when it comes to Hunter. His lack of movement with the FB is a problem.

[LookitsPuck]

The HR to Beltre was his first AB and it was smoked, but generally I've said the same thing when it comes to Hunter. His lack of movement with the FB is a problem.

Hunter suffers from Joe Blanton syndrome. TooManyBallsOverThePlate-itus.

Hunter gets crushed when men are on. He'll give up his homeruns. Not at this rate. He's very, very bad this year.

That said, the home runs are hit (mostly) off his sinker. It's not sinking. Before tonight, there have only been *4* homeruns off of his 4 seamer. His sinker? 12. Even worse, is that people aren't swinging over his sinker. Only 4% whiffs over his sinker. That's his worst. His other numbers?

4 Seamer: 7%

Cutter: 9.7%

Slider: 12.5%

Curveball: 9.7%

Changeup: 8.9%

He hardly ever throws his slider. Only 16 times on the year. I'd argue that his sinker just isn't good this year.

Let's compare his sinker to last year.

Last year, his sinker had a 5.95% whiff rate. Only 0.74% of those sinkers were hit for homeruns. Only *2* were hit for home runs off his sinker.

I think the issue is that his sinker isn't effective this year, but he feels comfortable throwing it. He throws it the most second to his 4 seamer. I wonder what kind of pitcher he'd be if he eliminated his sinker right now, and strictly threw 4 seamers, change-ups, curveballs, sometimes a cutter (which is his 3rd fav. pitch) and his slider. FWIW, he didn't throw a slider last year. At all.

[scOtt]

Because he typically doesn't fall apart until he goes through an order 2 or 3 times.

For one or two innings, if like the Rangers announcers said he can throw 97 or 98... that with the rest of his "stuff" could be a weapon in the 7th inning.

[NewMarketSean]

Steve Johnson should be starting' date=' not Hunter.[/quote']

Agreed. I know SJ has a spike in K per 9 this year but the Os should be riding his wave right now. Looks like he will start in Toronto to give Chen some rest but he should take the place of Hunter from now on and move Hunter into the BP to be the long man.

[srock]

Enough already. Texas had the right idea: Tommy Hunter is a relief pitcher. And a darn good one if used properly - please get him out of the rotation before he ends up costing us too much more.

Yup, middle relief, stop throwing the stupid cutter.

[LookitsPuck]

Yup, middle relief, stop throwing the stupid cutter.

It's his sinker that's a stinker. His cutter isn't great, but it's not his biggest issue.