2-0 (+4 units) Tuesday. Now at 8-13, -5.25 units
Colorado -1 (-111). 2 units. Erik Johnson of the White Sox had a very high contact game in his last outing. The Royals hit him hard and often. Even some of the outs were line drives. This kind of game can mess with a young pitcher's head. He begins to nibble, walking hitters, loses confidence in his quality pitches, doubts his fastball placement, etc. Now he faces the hottest hitting team in the mlb, in Coors Field. The Rockies are hitting .314 off of RHP, with a .495 slugging pct. They lost Tuesday and now have their possible new ace, Juan Nicasio, on the mound. Nicasio looks like he might have finally figured out how to command his pitches, walking only one his last start and pitching well in the spring(with only 6 BB in 23 IPs).
Atlanta -1 (+114). Ervin Santana is pitching his 1st game for the Braves. He has looked good in his spring outings and other warm-ups. He came out impressive last year as a Royal and I expect he'll want to do the same here. Besides, the Mets are a woeful hitting team right now(.178). Their best hitter at this point, Ike Davis, was somehow on the bench Tuesday???? Luckily, Bartolo Colon bailed them out. Zack Wheeler looked decent in his 1st start, but allowed the leadoff hitter on in all 6 of his innings. The Mets BP also is of little help, while Atlanta's is one of the best.
Colorado -1 (-111). 2 units. Erik Johnson of the White Sox had a very high contact game in his last outing. The Royals hit him hard and often. Even some of the outs were line drives. This kind of game can mess with a young pitcher's head. He begins to nibble, walking hitters, loses confidence in his quality pitches, doubts his fastball placement, etc. Now he faces the hottest hitting team in the mlb, in Coors Field. The Rockies are hitting .314 off of RHP, with a .495 slugging pct. They lost Tuesday and now have their possible new ace, Juan Nicasio, on the mound. Nicasio looks like he might have finally figured out how to command his pitches, walking only one his last start and pitching well in the spring(with only 6 BB in 23 IPs).
Atlanta -1 (+114). Ervin Santana is pitching his 1st game for the Braves. He has looked good in his spring outings and other warm-ups. He came out impressive last year as a Royal and I expect he'll want to do the same here. Besides, the Mets are a woeful hitting team right now(.178). Their best hitter at this point, Ike Davis, was somehow on the bench Tuesday???? Luckily, Bartolo Colon bailed them out. Zack Wheeler looked decent in his 1st start, but allowed the leadoff hitter on in all 6 of his innings. The Mets BP also is of little help, while Atlanta's is one of the best.
