Comments on: Trevor Bauer shaky in major league debut

By: jengibre23

jengibre23 — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:58:39 +0000

This kid will have many more starts not everyon can be stephen strasburg. If I was Bauer I would be happy that I made it before the higher picked fire baller former teammate gerrit cole.

By: seeinred87

seeinred87 — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:32:57 +0000

14, 8, 10, setting the major league record for Ks in a pitcher’s first 3 starts.

And he struck out the final 7 batters he faced in his debut against the Pirates. Holy shit was that fun to watch.

By: bigleagues

bigleagues — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:24:16 +0000

Bauer wasn’t even the most intriguing ‘debut’ last night . . . Andrew Cashner’s first Start as a Padre was.

6 1/3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 9K, 1 BB and 99 MPH on his fastball at 100 Pitches.

The pitch that Bogusevic went deep on was actually the culmination of a very impressive At Bat. Cashner wasn’t giving in on anything and Bogasevic had to hit a great pitch – in tight and low at 96mph.

Now go back and look at Cashner’s track record as a SP in the minors . . . way more intriguing than anything that he has done in the bullpen at any level.

By: geoknows

geoknows — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:56:36 +0000

Look, Bauer is a very promising young pitcher and all, but you have to realize what he is: A fly ball pitcher with extreme difficulties controlling the strike zone. And he has openly said that has no desire to change either of those qualities – in fact, he considers them positive attibutes. That’s just a bad combination in that ballpark.

By: bravojawja

bravojawja — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:21:50 +0000

Feh. I wasn’t impressed. The Braves are notorious for stinking up the joint when facing a pitcher they’ve never seen before, but they managed to get men on base fairly regularly. Just couldn’t score, because they’re not hitting anybody with RISP lately.

The kid has a helluva 12-6 curveball, if he can get it to the plate. There have been far, far worse debuts by far better pitchers. He’ll be interesting to watch, if just for his pre-game antics/warmups.

By: heyblueyoustink

heyblueyoustink — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:35:33 +0000

Bryce Harper would have thrown at least a complete game shutout.

By: natslady

natslady — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:26:43 +0000

Strasburg's debut was unreal. You can get a DVD of it. For two months reporters followed him around his minor-league starts. It was hyped beyond belief and exceeded every expectation. Funny thing was, he didn't watch any video of hitters beforehand, just went out and pitched.

By: btwicey

btwicey — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:51:47 +0000

Meh.

By: Walk

Walk — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:14:28 +0000

Looked good to me. I seen his velocity go up a bit in second inning hitting 95 while i was watching game on tv. He had trouble early with his curve but his fastball at 92 was cutting the corners. He seemed set up on first base side of the rubber and kinda reminded me of lincecum in the way he held his hands and tilted his shoulders. Changeup was good too, dipped in on right handers the same as his fastball seemed to. He got control of his curve by the third inning, i was surprised to see him lifted but he works out hard prior to a start so maybe that had something to do with it. The announcers seemed to think that was his regular workout though about an hour and fifteen minutes before his start. One last thing while i got that from just the one start i saw on tv his fastball seemed more effective in low 90′s than when he topped out at 95. I cannot wait to see him again, i think he is going to do well, just needs to trust his stuff and not overthrow.

By: romoscollarbone

romoscollarbone — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 05:58:16 +0000

Didnt Strasburg have 14Ks in his first start and 10 in his second?

By: JustMeMike

JustMeMike — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 03:01:16 +0000

I remember Cole Hamels first start in the bigs – it was similar to Bauer’s. Hamels faced Cincinnati. Nothing special about his performance that day.

I’m sure you remember Max Scherzer’s first game with the Diamondbacks. Or Strasburg’s first game too.

I’m sure Bauer will be great. In my fantasy league Bauer was picked up on April 10th. I was one of two teams to bid on him. I didn’t get him.

First time starters are a puzzle to teams who have never faced them before. And if they’re young – it is exciting to watch. Kerry Wood. Doc Gooden, even Michael Pineda last April and May.

By: SteelyMcBeam6

SteelyMcBeam6 — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 02:30:11 +0000

4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 Ks on 74 pitches…..of course it’s nothing amazing but it’s a promising start. He did bounce a lot of breaking balls off the dirt and had trouble finding the strike Zone after getting ahead in the count but I chalk that up to nerves. Overall not to bad especially since he was facing some decent batters.

By: SteelyMcBeam6

SteelyMcBeam6 — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 02:25:35 +0000

I’d hardly call it shakey for his first outing.