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By Moose Milligan · Posted
Outside of Cowser, he’s the biggest surprise of the season so far for me. -
It’s interesting to compare the careers of McFarland and Danny Coulombe. TJ debuted in 2013 and is 35; Danny debuted in 2014 and is 34. TJ has appeared in 362 big league games, throwing 480.1 innings at a 4.16 ERA (101 ERA+), and has been worth -0.1 rWAR; Danny has appeared in 262 games, throwing 250.1 IP aa 3.63 ERA (114 ERA+) and has been worth 3.1 rWAR. Going into this season, TJ had accrued 8.028 years of service and had been paid $10.5 mm; Danny had accrued 5.008 years and had been paid $5.2 mm. So I’d say at this point that McFatland has spent more time and bern used more heavily in the majors than Coulombe, and has been better paid, even though Coulombe has been more effective. -
I remember him from his time with the Braves when I was in Atlanta. This is from the 'Rick Camp Game' in 85. -
I don’t think his lack of command in the early going is going to be fixed by changing roles. Irvin typically has very good command. He didn’t at the beginning of last year, but recovered it after a stint in the minors. This year he’s having early problems again, but I think the reasons may be different. He’s gained velocity and he’s added a new pitch that moves well but he hadn’t quite figured out how to command. So, I don’t know if he’ll figure it out or not. If he does, he could emerge a better pitcher than at any previous time in his career. In any event, he will get at least two more starts before Means is ready to return. Hopefully he’ll make some progress, but he’s likely to find himself in the bullpen when Means returns regardless.
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By ShoelesJoe · Posted
Irvin is probably the most frustrating pitcher on this team right now. He has good velocity and good movement, but consistently misses his targets by a foot or two. Monday night the Twins hit a number of missiles that by luck or pluck didn't fall in, but a better team would have probably put up a touchdown against him. I think Irvin would have more success out of the pen, throwing as hard as he can for 20 pitches, rather than as a starter where he has to hold back a little so as to eat innings. Of course that's not going to resolve his problems with lack of command, but at least he'd be in a position to do less damage out of the BP than by starting every fifth day. -
By OriolesMagic83 · Posted
As some people have noted on the Holliday thread, a quick release can help make up for less than a rocket arm and he's quick and has good hands. Seems to work well with Gunnar too. -
He’s been murdering a lot of balls. 99th percentile in average exit velocity, 97th in hard hit rate. He’s been a little unlucky, with a .331 xOBA, .361 xwOBA going into last night.
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