Dean Kremer, the chosen one

[MurphDogg]

1 hour ago, Philip said:

So why Wojo to the pen instead of Eshelman? I’m not convinced about Lopez but he’s earned some more chances. But I’d rather see Wojo than Eshy...

Eshelman is 5 years younger. I don't think either is likely to be a contributor on a good team, but Eshelman has a chance with his pinpoint control and relative youth.

[Sports Guy]

1 hour ago, Philip said:

So why Wojo to the pen instead of Eshelman? I’m not convinced about Lopez but he’s earned some more chances. But I’d rather see Wojo than Eshy...

Wojo has a chance to be a Bp arm.  He does miss bats.

I can’t see any role for Eshelman but maybe he can do something.  
 

Neither is likely any kind of a long term piece though.

[wildcard]

8 hours ago, Frobby said:

Deck chairs on the Titanic.   

Both are gone this off season.

[ChuckS]

10 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

Wojo has a chance to be a Bp arm.  He does miss bats.

I can’t see any role for Eshelman but maybe he can do something.  
 

Neither is likely any kind of a long term piece though.

I’d say he has a chance to be a pretty good fifth starter.

I’d even go as far as to say say he already is a pretty good 5th starter. Eating innings and keeping the ERA under 5 is about all you can hope to expect from your no. 5.

[Sports Guy]

I didn’t get to see the first start but he is damn impressive.

He needs to improve the consistency on his breaking pitches but I love the demeanor on the mound.  The fastball is very good and has some excellent movement.

[Sports Guy]

He has to throw more strikes though.  58% for strikes today.  Following about 53% his last start.  He can’t continue to live like that.

[OFFNY]

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Kremer's ERA went up from 1.50 to 1.64, his WHIP went up from 0.667 to 1.000, and OBA went up from .053 to .135. 

 

 

15 OUTS: )  7 Strikeouts, 4 Flyouts, 2 Groundouts, 1 Popout, 1 Lineout

 

 

DEAN JUNIOR "D.J." KREMER )))))))) (vs. YANKEES, 9/12)

IP:l.5

H:ll.l.4 ) l(1 Triple, 2 Doubles, 1 Single)

R:llll 1

BB:ll3

SO:ll7

Pitches: l) 99 )(58 )Strikes, )41 )Balls)

2020 ERA: l) 1.64 )  11.00 IP  (2 ER) 

2020 WHIP: l)  1.000  )  11.00 IP  (11 H/BB) 

2020 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: l)  .135  )l (5 for 37)   

 

PITCHES BY INNING  

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22  ll(13 llStrikes, l.9 l.Balls)

19  lll(12 llStrikes, ll7 llBalls)

20  lll(12 llStrikes, lll8 llBalls)

21  lll(13 llStrikes, lll8 llBalls)

17  lll(81 l.Strikes, lll9 llBalls)

 

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[tntoriole]

His motion reminds me a little bit of Orel Hershiser ...if he cut his hair. 

[Just Regular]

In the category of "low bars to clear", FG this morning has him the in-the-clubhouse team leader in pitching fWAR for the season.

With so many pure minors guys offscreen, he and Mountcastle are doing some work for the offseason list ranking placement.  Team games 50, 55 and 60 to go.

[Tony-OH]

On 9/7/2020 at 8:41 PM, SteveA said:

Eshelman is 5 years younger than Wojo, has a better ERA, better WHIP, lower HR/9, lower BB/9.   (And he leads the entire team in Wins, although I realize we aren't supposed to care about that anymore).

By any statistical measure, Eshelman has "earned" a shot at further starts.

Am I confident he will do well?   Not when I actually watch him tossing his 86 MPH fastball up there.  But if the choice is truly between those two, I can't argue against Eshelman based on performance.

Now when Cobb comes off the cootie list, I would put both of them behind Cobb/Means/Lopez/Akin/Kremer in terms of who I want to see starting.   But Cobb isn't active yet.   And even when he becomes active, we will need a 6th starter ten days from now when we have a doubleheader.

Plus we know that Wojo is not a starter. He's a middle-long reliever at best. Not Saying Eshelman is either, since his statcast numbers suggest he should probably be in AA, but he's a guy who defies the statcast metrics with plus-plus pitchability and plus command.

[OFFNY]

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Kremer's ERA went up from 1.64 to 1.69, his WHIP went up from 1.000 to 1.062, and OBA went up from .135 to .145. 

 

 

15 OUTS: )  6 Strikeouts, 4 Flyouts, 3 Groundouts, 2 Lineouts

 

 

DEAN JUNIOR "D.J." KREMER )))))) (vs. DEVIL RAYS, 9/17) )))))) [GAME ONE]

IP:ll5

H:ll.l.3 ) l(1 Triple, 1 Double, 1 Single)

R:llll 1

BB:ll3

SO:ll6

Pitches: l) 95 )(57 )Strikes, )38 )Balls)

2020 ERA: l) 1.69 )  16.00 IP  (3 ER) 

2020 WHIP: l)  1.062  )  16.00 IP  (17 H/BB) 

2020 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: l)  .145  )l (8 for 55)   

 

PITCHES BY INNING  

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20  ll(12 llStrikes, ll8 llBalls)

22  lll(13 llStrikes, ll9 l.Balls)

24  lll(15 llStrikes, lll9 llBalls)

16  lll(10 llStrikes, lll6 llBalls)

13  lll(71 l.Strikes, lll6 llBalls)

 

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[Aristotelian]

Very exciting! Some very promising experience to build on for Kremer, Akin, and Mountcastle, plus DJ and Mullins. Starting to see light at the end of the tunnel.

[OFFNY]

On 9/12/2020 at 4:22 PM, OFFNY said:

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(vs. YANKEES, 9/12)

 

Kremer's ERA went up from 1.50 to 1.64, his WHIP went up from 0.667 to 1.000, and OBA went up from .053 to .135. 

 

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20 minutes ago, OFFNY said:

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(vs. DEVIL RAYS, 9/17) )))))) [GAME ONE]

 

Kremer's ERA went up from 1.64 to 1.69, his WHIP went up from 1.000 to 1.062, and OBA went up from .135 to .145. 

 

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Not a good trend ........ 

 

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[Aristotelian]

20 minutes ago, OFFNY said:

 

 

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Not a good trend ........ 

 

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By the end of next year his ERA might sit at 2.50!

[Frobby]

I was only following on GameDay, but he did throw a lot of pitches in some of those innings.    He needs to get a little more pitch efficient, but I’m not complaining.    I’ll take 5 IP 1 R every time.