DL Hall to be optioned to AAA and turned into a reliever for the rest of season?

[tntoriole]

4 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Hall just pitched his first inning of relief and it was vintage Hall: 26 pitches, 15 strikes, 2 walks and 3 strikeouts.  Not sure if he’s done for the day.  

Hopefully the Bull mascot escaped ok 

[Gurgi]

I am beginning to fear Hall wont ever get enough command to be a major help.  Probably ends up being Pedro Strop.  

[Frobby]

Hall pitched a second inning and allowed a run as follows: single, walk, fly out (both runners advance), sac fly, strikeout.  22 pitches, 12 strikes in his second inning of work; pitches, 27 strikes total.   

[RZNJ]

This is exactly what he needs.   He can work in the bullpen with the pitching coach between appearances and see if he can translate that into games.   He had that good stretch in July when the walks were down.  It's probably a minor correction assuming he's 100% physically.

[vab]

I’m sorry guys but they have to think about moving this kid while he still has some value. I don’t see any real progress with him gaining any consistency and he’s not that young anymore. 

[now]

8 hours ago, RZNJ said:

This is exactly what he needs.   He can work in the bullpen with the pitching coach between appearances and see if he can translate that into games.   He had that good stretch in July when the walks were down.  It's probably a minor correction assuming he's 100% physically.

If they can fix Felix Bautista's control issues from the minors to the majors, there's hope for DL...

F. Bautista walk rates:
2.7 BB9 in 2022, majors
5.8 Minors 2021, three levels
5.1 Minors, seven seasons

But maybe it will have to wait till spring training to follow that model.

PS As far as age is concerned, Bautista is 27 this year; Hall is 23.

Edited August 19, 2022 by now

[sportsfan8703]

Is Hall really a reliever or is this just an innings limit/change of scenery. If he’s a reliever, then just have him pitch every three games for one inning, and let’s see what he has. He pitched 2 IP, now I bet he doesn’t pitch for another 4-5 games. 

[Jagwar]

22 hours ago, Gurgi said:

I am beginning to fear Hall wont ever get enough command to be a major help.  Probably ends up being Pedro Strop.  

I was thinking more like Daniel Cabrera

[now]

1 hour ago, Jagwar said:

I was thinking more like Daniel Cabrera

or Matt "24 Karat" Riley

[wildcard]

He's back.

[Bahama O's Fan]

2 hours ago, wildcard said:

He's back.

Wait, what? He got called back up?

[baltfan]

17 hours ago, Jagwar said:

I was thinking more like Daniel Cabrera

We have much better pitching coaches now. 

[Frobby]

18 hours ago, Jagwar said:

I was thinking more like Daniel Cabrera

 

40 minutes ago, baltfan said:

We have much better pitching coaches now. 

There’s more to it than that.  Daniel Cabrera was a terrible athlete.  Hall is extremely athletic.  It’s reasonable to expect an excellent athlete to learn to make his delivery more consistent, which leads to better command.  There’s zero doubt in my mind that Hall is going to be a far more effective pitcher than Daniel Cabrera.  But he has work to do.  

[Jagwar]

23 minutes ago, Frobby said:

 

There’s more to it than that.  Daniel Cabrera was a terrible athlete.  Hall is extremely athletic.  It’s reasonable to expect an excellent athlete to learn to make his delivery more consistent, which leads to better command.  There’s zero doubt in my mind that Hall is going to be a far more effective pitcher than Daniel Cabrera.  But he has work to do.  

True, and I was thinking more along the lines of pure stuff. Cabrera was practically unhittable... when he threw strikes. Unfortunately he gave up 4-5 walks per game. Really hoping that Hall learns to control and command pitches consistently. He'll be an ace. 

[IPlayGM]

24 minutes ago, Jagwar said:

True, and I was thinking more along the lines of pure stuff. Cabrera was practically unhittable... when he threw strikes. Unfortunately he gave up 4-5 walks per game. Really hoping that Hall learns to control and command pitches consistently. He'll be an ace. 

And hopefully Hall isn’t taking Cabrera’s “vitamins.”