Grayson Rodriguez 2024

[Spy Fox]

I missed the game today but just looked at the box score and watched the highlights. 

How does this thread not exist yet! At least from the highlights, Grayson looked excellent. Great seeing him get his K's on a variety of pitches but particularly loved the whiffs on those changeups. 

The Angels may stink but we saw last year that Grayson's performance wasn't always about the quality of the opponent, but about his own composure and command. An encouraging start to his season. 

[Frobby]

Quite a satisfactory first outing for GRod, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K’s.  57 of 84 pitches were strikes.  FB averaged 97.1, topped out at 99.0, and the breaking stiff was very good.  15 whiffs on the day.  

“The changeup was outstanding, he was throwing in the high 90s, he was throwing a ton of strikes. Good breaking balls at times,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “On the attack early in the count, getting swings. I thought he was in total command.”

https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/grayson-rodriguez-ties-career-high-nine-strikeouts

 

[Moose Milligan]

His change up is great.

That was the start I wanted to see from him today. He looks dialed in. 

[waroriole]

After 1 round of starts, my vote for Cy Young is still undecided. 

[interloper]

Nasty.

[Sports Guy]

Missed more bats than Burnes did.

The change up was untouchable.

Could end up being the best 1-2 punch in the league. 

[interloper]

4 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Missed more bats than Burnes did.

The change up was untouchable.

Could end up being the best 1-2 punch in the league. 

It was such a relief to see from him today after a kind of meh spring. Helps me feel a lot better about not having the original 1-2 of Burnes and Bradish.

[joelala]

The sky is the limit. He displayed DeGrom level dominance at times today. 

[dystopia]

Yeah if Bradish is able to come back and be effective... whoa. 

[Sports Guy]

6 minutes ago, interloper said:

It was such a relief to see from him today after a kind of meh spring. Helps me feel a lot better about not having the original 1-2 of Burnes and Bradish.

I think GRod was always the 1-2.  No disrespect to Bradish but the ceiling for GRod is just higher. The stuff is just better.

[emmett16]

45 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Missed more bats than Burnes did.

The change up was untouchable.

Could end up being the best 1-2 punch in the league. 

His stuff is gnarly.  Needs to discard then non-effective pitch (today slider) earlier in game. 

[emmett16]

37 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

I think GRod was always the 1-2.  No disrespect to Bradish but the ceiling for GRod is just higher. The stuff is just better.

His ceiling is insane.  If KB can keep up

[Frobby]

Mods, please merge this with the identically named thread started by Spy Fox.  The two threads were started at the exact same time.  

[PeregrineT]

Great to see GRod get off to a hot start after his finish last year.  Hopefully does wonders for his confidence all year.  He clearly has the talent, you always worry about the mental side with younger players so games like today are great signs.

[IPlayGM]

5 hours ago, PeregrineT said:

Great to see GRod get off to a hot start after his finish last year.  Hopefully does wonders for his confidence all year.  He clearly has the talent, you always worry about the mental side with younger players so games like today are great signs.

Yeah I was curious how he would respond today as well, first start of the year at home in front of a big crowd. Seems like he was able to keep his composure from the start, which is a great sign.