Jump to content

Zach Davies getting it together

Frobby

By Frobby
in Minors

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 62
  • Created
  • Last Reply
Frobby Hangout Grand Counsel

Frobby

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Remember, same age as Eduardo Rodriguez. Always been one of my favorites based on age/league/stats; scouting reports have never been as good.

Tony has always liked him. He gets a fair number of strikeouts for a guy who doesn't have a blazing heater.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
SurhoffRules Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

SurhoffRules

Posted
Posted
Tony has always liked him. He gets a fair number of strikeouts for a guy who doesn't have a blazing heater.

I went to his game last Thursday were he got hit around a bit in 4 innings. Gave up 5 runs on 5 hits and a pair of walks. No strike outs. I wasn't super impressed, but it was only one outing and his numbers have been acceptable through his first 2 years.

Actually, the only thing that really stuck out to me was that he's is an absolute beanpole. They have him listed at 6' and 150 lbs and that's probably spot on. His biceps aren't much thicker than his wrists but they get the job done I guess. I wonder if he's put on any weight since they drafted him.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
OFFNY Hangout Grand Counsel

OFFNY

Posted
Posted

o

21 year-old Davies had his best outing out the season.

BUT ......

he also gave out 6 free passes (5 walks and a hit batsman) in only 7 innings pitched.

Subsequently, his balls-to-strikes ratio was not very good (60 Strikes, 44 Balls.)

ZACHARY RYAN DAVIES O (vs. AA-Richmond, 4/28)

IP:. 7

H:o 4 (1 Triple, 1 Double, 2 Singles)

R:O 2

BB: 5

SO: 10

Pitches: 104 (60 Strikes, 44 Balls)

2014 ERA: 3.12 (AA-Bowie)

PITCHES BY INNING

*****************

81 (41 Strikes, 4 Balls)

20 (11 Strikes, 9 Balls)

18 (11 Strikes, 7 Balls)

16 (91 Strikes, 7 Balls)

13 (91 Strikes, 4 Balls)

12 (61 Strikes, 6 Balls)

17 (10 Strikes, 7 Balls)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Tony-OH Hangout Grand Counsel

Tony-OH

Posted
Posted
Remember, same age as Eduardo Rodriguez. Always been one of my favorites based on age/league/stats; scouting reports have never been as good.

Obviously you have not been reading mine then because I'm pretty sure I'm his biggest believer amongst the scouting/observers. ;)

If Davies was 6-foot-2 or higher scouts would like him a lot more. At the end of the day, the conventional thinking is he can't hold up but he's shown he can maintain his stuff through 100 pitches and pitch effectively over the course of an entire season.

I saw a guy with two potential plus off speed offerings with solid above avergae command of three pitches. His fastball doesn't light up the radar guns but he gets some nice run and sink between 90-92 MPH.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
skanar Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

skanar

Posted
Posted
Obviously you have not been reading mine then because I'm pretty sure I'm his biggest believer amongst the scouting/observers. ;)

If Davies was 6-foot-2 or higher scouts would like him a lot more. At the end of the day, the conventional thinking is he can't hold up but he's shown he can maintain his stuff through 100 pitches and pitch effectively over the course of an entire season.

I saw a guy with two potential plus off speed offerings with solid above avergae command of three pitches. His fastball doesn't light up the radar guns but he gets some nice run and sink between 90-92 MPH.

Oh, I know you like him. I'm thinking more of lists like this (which is admittedly from 2013 - I should make one of those for 2014), where you have Davies ranked #10 and only one other major ranking even had him in the top 20.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Tony-OH Hangout Grand Counsel

Tony-OH

Posted
Posted
Oh, I know you like him. I'm thinking more of lists like this (which is admittedly from 2013 - I should make one of those for 2014), where you have Davies ranked #10 and only one other major ranking even had him in the top 20.

I was first on Britton too! ;)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Tony-OH Hangout Grand Counsel

Tony-OH

Posted
Posted
The walks are uncharacteristically high. If he gets that back to normal, he'll really be cooking.

I agree. It bears watching a bit but it's so out of the ordinary that I'm going to assume it's more of a bump in the road than any issue with higher level competition. He's missing bats and that's always a good sign as you move up the chain.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Tony-OH Hangout Grand Counsel

Tony-OH

Posted
Posted

This from the Baysox:

Davies Dealing: Baysox starter Zach Davies had the best start of his short Double-A career Monday, pitching a

season-high seven innings and striking out a career-high 10 batters...It was the Baysox first 10 strikeout game of the

season...His five walks were also a career high and a season-high for a Baysox pitcher...The seven innings pitched by

Davies tied the longest outing of the season by a Baysox pitcher (Tim Berry) and the five hits allowed by the Baysox

pitching staff were one away from tying the team’s season low...

Pretty amazing that the guy got through seven innings striking out 10 and walking five on 104 pitches. Even if they were three pitch strikeouts and four pitch walks (which we know they all weren't), that's 50 pitches right there. That means he was pretty efficient to get the other 11 outs he recorded. BTW, he recorded five GOs to only two AOs. Striking out people and getting ground balls is a good mix.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Ruzious Hangout Grand Counsel

Ruzious

Posted
Posted
SSS at Bowie. Davies had a 1.23 WHIP at Frederick last year. Eduardo Rodriguez was 1.21 and Tim Berry was 1.29. For pitchers who pitched over 116 IP, Davies was 6th in the league last year.

And 116 innings is the standard. This season, it's 1.615; the year before, it was 1.356. That's why I need more convincing.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing


  • Posts

    • Aglets
      Colton Cowser 2024

      By Aglets · Posted

      Just looking at qualified batters, Cowser's K rate of 30.7% led the team by FAR.  2nd place was Mountcastle at 22.5% which is on par with the MLB average. His -2.5 Win Probability Added was also by far the worst on the team.  All of the other players on our roster (among qualified batters) were at least above average with that.  Gunnar, Westburg, and Santander were the best. He was the most "unclutch" player on our team by multiple wins according to bb-ref. I still hope he wins rookie of the year obviously but I have some serious questions about if he is a long term piece here. I suppose it's also worth pointing out that he was the 4th best player on the team in terms of overall bWAR so it's complicated.  There is no doubt he has some real defensive skills.  I just pray there is something they can do to help fix his head when he gets in these pivotal at-bats with games on the line.
    • Otter
      The Royals

      By Otter · Posted

      I wonder if the ability to sign Gunnar to an extension has passed by this point.  Personally, I'd love them to sign Westburg to an extension.  I think his injury was the most impactful to team, and we can see he's one of the few players (if not the only one) who puts together professional at bats, cuts down his swing with two strikes, and appears to be cognizant of situational hitting.  He's a good athlete who should age well, and can play multiple positions competently.  He's a guy with a high floor but a high ceiling as well.  
    • Emory Eagle
      The Royals

      By Emory Eagle · Posted

      Another annoying piece is that most of these games vs the Royals in the postseason going back to 2014 were essentially coin flips. And they just keep winning the coin flip.
    • JR Oriole
      Wait Till Next Year

      By JR Oriole · Posted

      Maybe their fans were spoiled by their 62 victories in playoff games, 4 pennants, and 2 world series championships over the last 10 years to the point that filling the seats for these games wasn't all that important.
    • Sports Guy
      Orioles Cannot be Complacent -- Look at History

      By Sports Guy · Posted

      Showalter had a 5 game playoff losing streak..by all accounts we had good culture under him.   So many intelligent fans on here yet at the same time, I wonder how many have actually watched baseball for more than 5 minutes.  Stuff happens. This team was ravaged by injuries and still found a way to 91 wins a playoff birth. Im as disappointed as anyone. I really thought we would make a run. The problem is KC was an awful matchup for us. I have no question we beat the Yankees….but I hated the matchup of KC.    The Os pitching was lights out. The BP did a good job yesterday. We got a great start from Burnes and Eflin was shaky yesterday but kept us in it.    The offense definitely had some bad luck but they also had dumb approaches in key situations. It happens. In a short series, anything can happen and unfortunately, the Os have been on the short end of that. Is that Hyde fault?  Are we really going to put that on him?  I think that’s absurd.
    • Bemorewins
      Wait Till Next Year

      By Bemorewins · Posted

      All I can say is this, I was born and raised in this community. Left for a while but moved back and have lived here for over a decade. I know that this community will not be engaged/enthusiastic/excited about running things back given how the last two seasons have ended. Look at how Ravens fans reacted to their team losing in the AFC title game.  Good luck with trying to increase season ticket sales and you don’t make changes, bring in some signings to excite the fan base for next year. Did you notice the almost apathy that set in around town regarding this team as compared to the buzz at the beginning of the season when we brought in Burnes and had a new owner. The luster/honeymoon is now over. The org is going to have to do something to reignite that fire/excitement given how the last two seasons ended.
    • Low Country Bird
      Elias and Hyde address the media today

      By Low Country Bird · Posted

      Yeah, to hell with a guy who took over a dumpster fire of an organization, built up the farm system to the top system in all of MLB and resulted in a MLB team that has won 192 games over two years with most core players 26 and under (all while likely seriously hamstrung at the MLB level by the previous ownership).  The perspective, or lack thereof, on this Board is amazing.  Playoffs are a crapshoot.  But if you keep getting there, eventually the dam is going to break.  Let's see what happens this offseason with the new ownership.  If we flame out next year, then by all means it's time to start questioning the direction. But I don't expect that to happen and I think we will be right back in the playoffs. 

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...