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2011 Blue Jays/MLB Thread

Two runs given up in his first inning of work. I imagine things will get better as he gets more pitching time in.

Given that he came in trailing 11-0, there probably wasn't a whole lot of pressure on him. :)
 
draeko17 said:
great second inning pitched by McGowan.  How awesome to see him return to Jays.
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Statistically-speaking,  in four innings, McGowan threw at 95 mph, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits, walking 3, and striking out 5.  Certainly not bad for someone who hasn't pitched in two years due to surgery (a "surgically-rebuilt right arm"). Way to go!
 
Corn Flake said:
L K said:
Corn Flake said:
Sept callups are coming:

@ShiDavidi Headed to Jays from Vegas: Adam Loewen (back to majors as OF); P Kyle Drabek; 1B David Cooper; P Chad Beck; P
Daniel Farquhar; P Brad Mills
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Excited to see Loewen and maybe Farquhar.  The rest are kind of
meh for me right now.  Drabek got killed in pretty much every start in AAA after showing that he wasn't MLB ready earlier in the year and I don't think much of Cooper and Mills.
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Yeah I'm kind of surprised Drabek got the call at all.
 
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Adam Loewen's future (long term) with the Jays remains to be seen.  After this year, he would either have to make the team out of spring training in 2012, or, through waivers, before he can be sent down.

As far as the Jays' other "prized prospect", shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria, a Cuban defector awaiting U.S citizenship, he will in all likelihood spend all of 2012 in Triple A.

"I think he needs the full year down there", (Anthropouloa) said.

Source: Sportsnet
 
Saint Nik said:
This pitching staff st-inks.
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If only Morrow could figure out how to avoid the disaster inning he's been prone to in each of his starts of late . . . it feels like he's been pretty much unhittable outside of one inning per start. It's really frustrating to watch.
 
Just when I thought Morrow was going to have a strong finish to the game, he falls into a big bag of suck and gives up four more runs. I agree with Nik about the state of the pitching staff. Not too many guys to rave about right now.
 
Derk said:
Just when I thought Morrow was going to have a strong finish to the game, he falls into a big bag of suck and gives up four more runs. I agree with Nik about the state of the pitching staff. Not too many guys to rave about right now.
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I agree. It stinks. No way in the blue hell do I give up on Morrow just yet though. He's so young and his stuff is crazy good. He could be a stud if he ever figures it out.
 
Floyd said:
I agree. It stinks. No way in the blue hell do I give up on Morrow just yet though. He's so young and his stuff is crazy good. He could be a stud if he ever figures it out.
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He just needs to learn how to pitch. Right now, he's too much of a thrower to make it work.

Any ways, losing a bunch of games might be a good thing for the Jays - gets them into the bottom half of the league and protects that 1st round pick if they want to go big game hunting in the free agent market this winter.
 
Floyd said:
He's so young and his stuff is crazy good. He could be a stud if he ever figures it out.
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I'm not sure his stuff is all that hot to be honest. He's got velocity, sure, but he's throwing flat and major league hitters aren't going to be impressed with a 97 mph fastball if it doesn't move. He can be good on nights when his slider's working but I don't think he's shown much more than that.
 
Yet another brutal pitching performance. I agree with you Floyd - way too early to give up on him. I just hope he starts showing some signs of progress soon, however small.
 
Floyd said:
Derk said:
Just when I thought Morrow was going to have a strong finish to the game, he falls into a big bag of suck and gives up four more runs. I agree with Nik about the state of the pitching staff. Not too many guys to rave about right now.
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I agree. It stinks. No way in the blue hell do I give up on Morrow just yet though. He's so young and his stuff is crazy good. He could be a stud if he ever figures it out.
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I'm extremely happy with Romero heading into next year. He's our ace. Morrow has the stuff obviously, but he's too inconsistent. Cecil has been pretty meh, and after his last two starts, I'm excited about Alvarez.

I'd love to see AA sign or trade for a veteran starting pitcher, perhaps a #2 or #3, and go with something like Romero and a FA and basically let Morrow/Cecil/Alvarez/Drabek/Perez/FA's battle for three spots with the idea, of course, that Morrow and perhaps Cecil have spots to lose.

It would be real nice to have Marcum still in the fold, but at the same time I'm quite glad AA made that deal.
 
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