Asher Wojciechowski 2020

[Sports Guy]

37 minutes ago, wildcard said:

Jury is still out on LeBlanc.

No it’s not..he’s not that good either.

[Big Mac]

He missed a lot of bats last night, I think there is something there.  He needs better fastball command though.

[wildcard]

42 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

No it’s not..he’s not that good either.

Depends on what level on performance "that" is.  Does it mean he is not any good.  Or not as good as Means and Cobb.  Or not good enough to stay in the rotation for the rest of the season.  "That" can mean a lot of things.

[Sports Guy]

40 minutes ago, Big Mac said:

He missed a lot of bats last night, I think there is something there.  He needs better fastball command though.

Valid point..could be a reason he can end up a reliever.

[Sports Guy]

2 minutes ago, wildcard said:

Depends on what level on performance "that" is.  Does it mean he is not any good.  Or not as good as Means and Cobb.  Or not good enough to stay in the rotation for the rest of the season.  "That" can mean a lot of things.

He’s not any good.  He has no business pitching on this team.

[wildcard]

17 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

He’s not any good.  He has no business pitching on this team.

I just watched LeBlanc pitch 5 2/3 inning vs a pretty good Red Sox lineup.   He held his own.  And if Castro can get one out before he gives up a hit LeBlanc would have ended up with a 3.16 ERA.   The shows he has some good in him.  I would take that for the rest of the season.  

[Big Mac]

45 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Valid point..could be a reason he can end up a reliever.

Right, "something there" likely means a middle or long reliever.  But unlike many other pitchers on this roster, I think he has a realistic medium/long-term future pitching in the majors. 

[Sports Guy]

25 minutes ago, Big Mac said:

Right, "something there" likely means a middle or long reliever.  But unlike many other pitchers on this roster, I think he has a realistic medium/long-term future pitching in the majors. 

Certainly possible.  He certainly has more hope than guys like Phillips, Carroll, Hess, etc...

[OFFNY]

12 hours ago, spiritof66 said:

 

After Cobb and Means.

Some ugly scenes.

 

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[spiritof66]

4 hours ago, wildcard said:

Jury is still out on LeBlanc.

I think it's pretty safe to say he'll give us, at best, a handful of good starts and some real ugly ones.

[wildcard]

2 hours ago, spiritof66 said:

I think it's pretty safe to say he'll give us, at best, a handful of good starts and some real ugly ones.

I am not sure.   The O's appear to have put together a decent defense.  That is a change from last season.   Could help the pitchers.  LeBlanc has had good seasons and bad season.   He may be in an environment to put together a good season if the pen helps him better than what Castro did to him on Sunday.

[Il BuonO]

On 7/30/2020 at 9:04 AM, Sports Guy said:

He’s not any good.  He has no business pitching on this team.

Well, I agree he’s not good. But I’d say this team is exactly the type for which he can pitch. 

[Sports Guy]

18 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

Well, I agree he’s not good. But I’d say this team is exactly the type for which he can pitch. 

Well true..I will say that he could be a reliever.  He does miss a lot of bats.  That could translate to him being an effective 1-2 inning guy.

[Il BuonO]

43 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Well true..I will say that he could be a reliever.  He does miss a lot of bats.  That could translate to him being an effective 1-2 inning guy.

Might see an uptick in velocity as well in shorter stints.

[Il BuonO]

Three days rest....