Bruce Zimmerman 2022

[Bahama O's Fan]

Nice home opening start

4 IP

3 H

2 BB

4 K

O R

66 pitches, 42 strikes

[Pickles]

Can we sign up for it every time?

He looked good.

[Snutchy]

He had an awful and inconsistent strike zone to work with today. He made his adjustments when needed. He looked decent. 

[SilverRocket]

Great start today:

5 IP 4 H 0 R 2 BB 6 K

75 pitches, 52 strikes

31 changeups, 27 fastballs, 11 curveballs, 6 sliders.

[Pickles]

The changeup was a real weapon.

[NelsonCruuuuuz]

Local boy looking good! 

[Aristotelian]

Really looked sharp vs a lineup stacked with RHB's. This guy really could be decent. 

[ChuckS]

His changeup was nasty today. So much movement. 

[Il BuonO]

12 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

His changeup was nasty today. So much movement. 

If that becomes a weapon he’s dangerous. 

[byrdz]

7 hours ago, ChuckS said:

His changeup was nasty today. So much movement. 

It was, “dancing like a minnow in shallow water”

- Ben McDonald

[crowmst3k!]

Really liking seeing these good starts from Zim.  I'd love to see him take a step forward this year and become solid. He doesn't need to be ace-like, but if he becomes solid, he's under team control for a few years, and would be a nice complementary member of the rotation. 

[interloper]

O's fans: "The Orioles can't develop pitching"

Zimmermann: Adds a devastating changeup with incredible break.

[Bahama O's Fan]

If Zimmerman emerges as one quality starter from the first wave (Zimmerman, Lowther, Akin, Kremer), there will be just the beginning of hope. If we keep Means (and keep him healthy), we get Grayson and D.L. Hall, then that's the beginning of a rotation for next year. 

[forphase1]

He looked really good tonight.  Even though the 7th inning was a bit rough, I'd certainly take his stat line every single time he touches the ball.  6IP, 5 hits, 3 runs, only 2 earned runs, 6 SO (including 3 times for Ohtani) and only 1 walk.  Not sure he's going to be a long term solution in the starting rotation, but certainly making a statement to start off this year.

[yark14]

52 minutes ago, forphase1 said:

He looked really good tonight.  Even though the 7th inning was a bit rough, I'd certainly take his stat line every single time he touches the ball.  6IP, 5 hits, 3 runs, only 2 earned runs, 6 SO (including 3 times for Ohtani) and only 1 walk.  Not sure he's going to be a long term solution in the starting rotation, but certainly making a statement to start off this year.

Watch Chirinos' post-game interview.  Great explanation of what Zimmerman is doing well.