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Drifter Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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Not worried.. slightly concerned.

Without reading the previous posts.. I thought about this last night. Is he hurting and refusing to rest?

Or is he of the mindset he'll work his way through it?

I do know Buck is allowing him to throw a lot of pitches ..

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3 minutes ago, Drifter said:

Not worried.. slightly concerned.

Without reading the previous posts.. I thought about this last night. Is he hurting and refusing to rest?

Or is he of the mindset he'll work his way through it?

I do know Buck is allowing him to throw a lot of pitches ..

He is throwing a 97 MPH sinker. That's not hurt. He is not getting the low calls. They have to swing for him to get a strike. Other than the 2-0 meatball. 

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1 hour ago, weams said:

He is throwing a 97 MPH sinker. That's not hurt. He is not getting the low calls. They have to swing for him to get a strike. Other than the 2-0 meatball. 

It's not the low calls so much as his pitches being all over the place. Once he gets a handle on his control/mechanics, he'll be fine. But right now he's got a case of the Ubaldo's.

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19 hours ago, weams said:

He is throwing a 97 MPH sinker. That's not hurt. He is not getting the low calls. They have to swing for him to get a strike. Other than the 2-0 meatball. 

I can't say that I've seen many pitches from him that were close to the low borderline and called balls.    His command hasn't been as sharp as usual.    All pitchers go through that from time to time during a season.   Zach's stands out because it's happening at the beginning of the year.    

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On 4/6/2017 at 7:33 PM, DrungoHazewood said:

If the past 17 odd years of the Hangout has taught me anything it's that you should definitely worry about everything.  Especially in April after 18 innings of meaningful baseball.

Gold!  Or as Buck would say, "This guy here is a dang nugget with a body of work we can trust!"

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Britton threw just two breaking balls in his 21-pitch outing on Friday, and apparently felt discomfort on a first-pitch slider to second baseman Devon Travis with two outs in the ninth inning, but carried his typical velocity through the outing.

“That’s why it gives us come hope for it being not a long period,” Showalter said. “He was throwing 96, 97 [mph] after that breaking ball. But you have so much adrenaline going at that time. He was sore. He’s still sore, but he’s not as sore as he was, so we feel like it’s progressing."

Even though Showalter said Britton is already feeling better, making that DL date could prove to be a challenge. He would likely have to emerge from side sessions on consecutive days, and possibly get a minor league rehab outing under his belt before being activated. And at this point, Britton likely wouldn’t pick up a ball until the club returns home from their three-game series in Cincinnati at the earliest.

"It’s too soon to know, but we’re confident it shouldn’t be long term,” Showalter said. “If he continues to progress like he had the last two days. But he’s also going to have to take a couple bullpen days to make sure he can throw and come back the next day.”

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bal-orioles-closer-zach-britton-heading-to-the-disabled-list-with-left-forearm-strain-20170416-story.html

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