Kevin Gausman Today, 2014.

[Redskins Rick]

The Cardinals are going to win the NL, OFFNY already called his shot.

[OFFNY]

The Cardinals are going to win the NL, OFFNY already called his shot.

Before the season started, I said that I believed that the Oriole would win the pennant, and lose in 7 games in the World Series to either the Cardinals, the Braves, or the Mets.

The Cardinals and the Braves are both still in the running.

I thought that the Mets and their young, talented starting pitching staff were a year away from being bonafide contenders (especially with Matt Harvey being out this year), but I still couldn't leave them off of the list, particularly since they will always be the "Ya Gotta Believe" team to me (in 1973, the Mets were in last place on August 30th. They went 21-8 the rest of the season to barely capture the division title with a record of 82-79, upset the heavily-favored Big Red Machine in the N.L.C.S., and came within one game of defeating one of the greatest teams ever ...... the early 1970's Oakland Athletics ...... in the World Series.)

[Redskins Rick]

Before the season started, I said that I believed that the Oriole would win the pennant, and lose in 7 games in the World Series to either the Cardinals, the Braves, or the Mets.

The Cardinals and the Braves are both still in the running.

Sorry, I remember the Cards, didn't remember the other part of your called shot.

Didn't mean to misquote you.

[OFFNY]

o

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS O (AUGUST 10th)

Matt Carpenter - DH

Kolten Wong - 2B

Matt Holliday - LF

Matt Adams - 1B

Jhonny Peralta - SS

Jon Jay - CF

Oscar Taveras - RF

Tony Cruz - C

Daniel Descalso - 3B

Michael Lance Lynn - RHP (11-8, 2.89 ERA)

http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups

5 Innings.

3 Runs.

FIRST 3 INNINGS:O 79 Pitches

4th INNING:OOOO..).. 14 Pitches

5th INNING:OOOOO).. 11 Pitches

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TOTAL:OOOOOOOOOOO)) 104 Pitches

[ShaneDawg85]

Nobody can get away with throwing 37 pitches in one inning. Neither pitcher was on their A game today, Gausman was just a little bit more off it than Lynn was.

[murph]

Nobody can get away with throwing 37 pitches in one inning. Neither pitcher was on their A game today, Gausman was just a little bit more off it than Lynn was.

Only was able to listen to the radio for when he was pitching but sounded like the velocity and movement on his picthes especially the changeup was there. So guessing the Cardinals hitters just did a very good job today...

[Aristotelian]

Nobody can get away with throwing 37 pitches in one inning. Neither pitcher was on their A game today, Gausman was just a little bit more off it than Lynn was.

Bad luck was a factor. Adams' FC was nearly a 1-2-3 double play, Peralta's hit was a bloop, and Holliday's single was a grounder that found the hole up the middle. Gausman could have done better to put some of those guys away, but in general he was not hit hard and they had to have some bounces go their way to extend that inning.

[LookitsPuck]

Only was able to listen to the radio for when he was pitching but sounded like the velocity and movement on his picthes especially the changeup was there. So guessing the Cardinals hitters just did a very good job today...

Gausman only really throws 2 pitches. 3 if you want to break out his splitter and split change. That said, he has all but shelved his slider this year (throwing it less than last year) in favour of his 4 seam fastball. Problem is his 4 seamer gets hit. His splitter and split change are his out (whether by strikeout or by ball in play) pitch. The problem lies on his 4 seamer command. If he's not hitting or getting the corners, he then falls into a situation as he was in last year. That is...things are in the zone, and they're getting hit.

Hitters don't have to worry about the slider. It's a poor offering. I think hitters are hitting something like 360 off of it this year. Not good. Basically it's there as a change of look, but it often hangs. And then it's hit.

So basically if his 4 seamer is off, he can't rely on his split because it tries to live out of the zone to induce swings. And if his split is off, then he's in deep trouble because he either only has his 4 seamer (hitters are hitting 280 off of it) or his slider (hitters are hitting 360 off of it).

[Redskins Rick]

Nobody can get away with throwing 37 pitches in one inning. Neither pitcher was on their A game today, Gausman was just a little bit more off it than Lynn was.

According to the guys doing the radio broadcast, Gausman was getting squeezed at the plate by the umpire and a very small strikezone.

[Aristotelian]

Gausman only really throws 2 pitches. 3 if you want to break out his splitter and split change. That said, he has all but shelved his slider this year (throwing it less than last year) in favour of his 4 seam fastball. Problem is his 4 seamer gets hit. His splitter and split change are his out (whether by strikeout or by ball in play) pitch. The problem lies on his 4 seamer command. If he's not hitting or getting the corners, he then falls into a situation as he was in last year. That is...things are in the zone, and they're getting hit.

Hitters don't have to worry about the slider. It's a poor offering. I think hitters are hitting something like 360 off of it this year. Not good. Basically it's there as a change of look, but it often hangs. And then it's hit.

So basically if his 4 seamer is off, he can't rely on his split because it tries to live out of the zone to induce swings. And if his split is off, then he's in deep trouble because he either only has his 4 seamer (hitters are hitting 280 off of it) or his slider (hitters are hitting 360 off of it).

I was under the impression that his repertoire has the split-change and a straight change. Fangraphs "Pitch Type" has him with FB, SL, Splitter, CH, and 8.9% "XX". PitchFX just has him with FB, SL, and FO ("forkball"). Also, when he has had his best games I have noticed his FB moves more like a 2-seam or sinker. That is, I am not sure he has only two pitches.

I agree with your overall point...He needs that slider to get K's on right-handed batters.

[OFFNY]

o

(vs. INDIANS, 8/17)

6 innings.

1 run.

2 hits (1 Double, 1 Single.)

4 walks.

2 strikeouts.

91 pitches (51 for strikes, 40 for balls.)

[Guest]

Nice start.

[OFFNY]

o

POSTED ON JULY 30th, AFTER GAUSMAN'S GAME AGAINST THE ANGELS

The ESPN announcers stated that they believed that Gausman was being conscientious of his no-hitter in the 5th inning, and that that may have played a part in his walking the 3 batters that he did before the Angels got their 3 RBI's on 2 hits.

I think that they may have been onto something, although the home-plate umpire's strike zone seemed to be pretty stingy that inning, also.

They also mentioned that when he was struggling after he had walked the 3 batters that he did that inning that he looked back at the mound after he threw a 1-1 pitch for a ball to make the count 2-1, as if to try to blame something. Maybe.

What I did like (as did the announcers) was that he came back and settled in to pitch 2 more shutout innings after that near-disastrous 5th. Perhaps after he got the idea of the no-hitter out of his system AND survived a very scary inning, he re-focused and went back to pitching the way that he did in the first 4 innings.

Overall ...... rookie comes out firing early, struggles badly in the 5th (but doesn't completely fall apart), and then is able to re-focus and get back on his game to complete a solid outing of 3-run, 7-inning ball.

A learning experience for Gausman for sure, something that I believe can be very helpful to him in the long run.

Slight similarity in today's game, in terms of pitching himself in and out of trouble.

Gausman walked 4 batters in 6 innings today, two (walks) in the 1st inning, and two (walks) in the 5th inning.

A bad strikes-to-balls ratio (51 strikes, 40 balls) also, but he found a way to muddle through 6 innings of 1-run ball.

[TGO]

4 walks and that strike/ball ratio are yuck but it's tough to argue with 2 hits and 1 run in 6 innings.

[Il BuonO]

It's frustrating that he gets behind so many hitters. The difference between him and Jimenez is that his stuff is good enough that he can pitch out of trouble.

This article has probably been posted somewhere I'm sure but it's a good reminder of the difference he can make if he works ahead.

"For me, that means I want to see an improvement in Gausman?s command before I expect his strikeouts and ERA to dramatically improve. And I believe that could easily happen. Gausman walked fewer than two and a half batters per nine at all three levels he pitched in 2013, and he was lauded for his command as a prospect. This season is more the anomaly than last, and I will be ready to jump back on the Gausman train next season if he starts to once again get ahead of hitters."

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/the-problem-with-kevin-gausman/