Chayce McDermott 2023

[Tony-OH]

Really nice start to the season for the right-hander. 

4IP, 0 hits, 2 BB, 6 K

Here were my raw notes watching him:

FB 95-96 (t 97) in his 1st inning

-87-89 slider - dives

83 sweeper ??
change - 88 in dirt, 

Lot of balls out of the hand early on then lots of strikes

Curveball 77-78,  for swinging K. Really nice break with good horizontal movement (12 inch break) as well as big vertical. Plus pitch

By 4th inning 93-95 MPH fastball, 85 Slider, 78 CB (nice, 88 change)

[RZNJ]

So, potential starter with a floor of a high leverage reliever?   He supposedly was ditching the change for a split.

[Tony-OH]

5 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

So, potential starter with a floor of a high leverage reliever?   He supposedly was ditching the change for a split.

I only saw two changeups but didn't see every pitch. Very well could have been a split instead since the first one was buried in the dirt. The second one didn't drop very much but he go a strike with it.

That was probably the best I've seen him throw. He led the game with 13 swings and misses and although the command was not great overall, the control was much better after his first inning of work when he came into the game.

The key here is consistency from outing to outing, but it was a nice start.

[Sports Guy]

Why did he come out of the pen Vs start? Is this just something they will be doing all year with these guys?

[Sports Guy]

68% str%

[sportsfan8703]

@Tony-OH won’t hold you to it, but is there a player comp you see with him?  

[Frobby]

11 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

Why did he come out of the pen Vs start? Is this just something they will be doing all year with these guys?

Yeah, Bowie has like 8 guys capable of being starters.   Armbruester, McDermott, Povich, Roth,  Stallings, Tavera, Van Loon, and Velez.   My guess is they’ll do a ton of piggybacking and flip-flopping between who starts and who relieves.  

[Tony-OH]

On 4/7/2023 at 4:21 AM, sportsfan8703 said:

@Tony-OH won’t hold you to it, but is there a player comp you see with him?  

Let me watch him a few more times before I give out any comps. McDermott's issues have never been quality of stuff, it's just command and consistency. Let's hope he's putting it together because he's a major league caliber arm for sure.

[Just Regular]

Very good results again - 6/2 K/BB in five shutout innings.    Pitches-strikes 77-44 not typically a ratio that would go with that, but effectively wild I guess.

https://www.milb.com/gameday/rubberducks-vs-baysox/2023/04/12/724260#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=724260

The hack to get to a Savant-like boxscore with the game ID even when there is no Statcast does give the additional info he earned 14 swing and misses.

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?gamePk=724260

[Triple Crown]

10 hours ago, Just Regular said:

Very good results again - 6/2 K/BB in five shutout innings.    Pitches-strikes 77-44 not typically a ratio that would go with that, but effectively wild I guess.

https://www.milb.com/gameday/rubberducks-vs-baysox/2023/04/12/724260#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=724260

The hack to get to a Savant-like boxscore with the game ID even when there is no Statcast does give the additional info he earned 14 swing and misses.

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?gamePk=724260

I'm sure you have, but one thing to consider on these strike/ball ratios is some of these minor league umps are very inconsistent at best.

[jabba72]

I saw a tweet saying McDermotts FB hit 100mph last night. I cant verify it, but if true that has to elevate his prospect status. 

[Frobby]

3 hours ago, jabba72 said:

I saw a tweet saying McDermotts FB hit 100mph last night. I cant verify it, but if true that has to elevate his prospect status. 

Pitching well consistently will elevate his prospect status. 

[Frobby]

McDermott allowed 3 runs in 4 Inimgs today, allowing only 3 hits but 2 of them were homers. Both homers were in the first inning and there was a walk and a wild pitch thrown in before the second homer, so all three runs came then.  McDermott settled down after that, allowing only one single and a walk, both in the 3rd inning.  He struck out 7, including striking out the side in the 2nd inning.  Overall he threw 80 pitches in 4 innings, only 42 for strikes.   
 

The homers today we’re the first he’s allowed this year, after allowing 7 in 26 innings at Bowie last season. 

[Sports Guy]

 

[btdart20]

45 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

 

Is that our Juan Nunez too?  And I see Povich listed on the key, but can't figure out where he is on the chart.