2018 Kevin Gausman

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Il BuonO said:

Has anyone else noticed the drop in velocity? Is it the cold? Last year, even early he was touching 98-100, this year he touches 95. But I do think his command is better.

It's been mentioned.

[Ohfan67]

Gausman’s movement down in the zone was very impressive. He’s talking upmthis change with moving his hands from above his head. Hopefully we see this version of him all season. That was a fine performance. 

[Moose Milligan]

Gausman can throw 83 for all I care if he consistently gets results like he had last night.  If he takes a few ticks off his fastball but can locate it better and maybe improve movement, that's huge.

I'm not ready to start saying he's turned a corner and we should expect results like this every time out but it's encouraging.  

[Dark Helmet]

10 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

Gausman can throw 83 for all I care if he consistently gets results like he had last night.  If he takes a few ticks off his fastball but can locate it better and maybe improve movement, that's huge.

I'm not ready to start saying he's turned a corner and we should expect results like this every time out but it's encouraging.  

Just in time for him to hit FA in a couple of years and be too expensive to keep. Especially on a team that looks like they may be bad for awhile. Life of the Orioles. 

[scbalt52]

1 hour ago, Dark Helmet said:

Just in time for him to hit FA in a couple of years and be too expensive to keep. Especially on a team that looks like they may be bad for awhile. Life of the Orioles. 

Yeah let's hope he gets rocked for two years and we resign him cheap and THEN he turns it around, good plan  Remind me not to root for him next start.

[Frobby]

11 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

Gausman can throw 83 for all I care if he consistently gets results like he had last night.  If he takes a few ticks off his fastball but can locate it better and maybe improve movement, that's huge.

I'm not ready to start saying he's turned a corner and we should expect results like this every time out but it's encouraging.  

He’s had four decent to good outings in a row.    I’m fairly optimistic about Gausman for 2018.

[Dark Helmet]

1 hour ago, scbalt52 said:

Yeah let's hope he gets rocked for two years and we resign him cheap and THEN he turns it around, good plan  Remind me not to root for him next start.

Yeah...thats the point I was making 

[Moose Milligan]

1 hour ago, Frobby said:

He’s had four decent to good outings in a row.    I’m fairly optimistic about Gausman for 2018.

I'd say I'm cautiously optimistic.  For me, he's gotta do it all year and continue to do it into next year, too.  

[Tx Oriole]

13 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

Gausman can throw 83 for all I care if he consistently gets results like he had last night.  If he takes a few ticks off his fastball but can locate it better and maybe improve movement, that's huge.

I'm not ready to start saying he's turned a corner and we should expect results like this every time out but it's encouraging.  

It's a shame he can pitch a good game and the hitters can't score any runs. 

[Moose Milligan]

2 minutes ago, Tx Oriole said:

It's a shame he can pitch a good game and the hitters can't score any runs. 

I agree.  The other night was terrible.

The one good takeaway is that Gausman stayed steady throughout.  He didn't start going crazy to try throw harder or strike more guys out and lose command.  I think it can be easy to do that when you're in a tight game and you know that your teams offense is terrible.

I do believe these things even out.  He will pick up a win later on this summer in a game that he doesn't have any business winning.  

[Frobby]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

I'd say I'm cautiously optimistic.  For me, he's gotta do it all year and continue to do it into next year, too.  

Yeah, cautiously is a good word with Gausman.   He has a way of raising hopes and then dashing them.    Still, he has put up seasons of 3.57 and 3.61 ERA, so that seems realistic to hope for this year.    

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, Frobby said:

Yeah, cautiously is a good word with Gausman.   He has a way of raising hopes and then dashing them.    Still, he has put up seasons of 3.57 and 3.61 ERA, so that seems realistic to hope for this year.    

Yep, and he's been a good 2nd half pitcher for the most part.  Hopefully he's not confusing which half of the season he's in right now  

[Frobby]

Decent enough outing today, 5.2 IP,  5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K’s.   His line could have looked a lot worse, but Brach bailed him out of a bases loaded jam with 2 outs in the 6th.   ERA down to 4.15.   

[OFFNY]

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27 OUTS: ) 13 Groundouts, 6 Strikeouts, 3 Foulouts, 3 Lineouts, 2 Flyouts

 

K.J. GAUSMAN )))))))) (vs. ATHLETICS, 5/05)

IP:llll9

H:lllll 2) l(2 Singles)

R:llll  0

BB:lll2

SO:lll6

Pitches: l) 113 )(66)Strikes, )47)Balls)

2018 ERA: l) 3.30 )  43.67 IP  (16 ER H/BB) 

2018 WHIP: l) 1.145 )  43.67 IP  (50 H/BB) 

2018 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: l) .228 )l (38 for 167)

 

PITCHES BY INNING

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12 lll(51 lStrikes, ll7 lllBalls)

15 lll(71 lStrikes, ll8 llllBalls)

10 lll(61 lStrikes, lll4 lllBalls)

12 llll(71 lStrikes, ll5 lllBalls)

11 llll(61 llStrikes, ll6 lllBalls)

19 llll(11 llStrikes, ll8 lllBalls)

12 lll(81 llStrikes, ll0 lllBalls)

91 llll(61 llStrikes, ll3 llllBalls)

13 llll(10 llStrikes, ll3 llllBalls)

 

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[SteveA]

 Since Kevin started putting his hands over his head:

4 starts

28.2 innings

20 hits

5 runs

5 earned

6 walks

24 strikeouts

4 home runs

1.57 ERA

0.91 WHIP