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by **issaquah stud** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:28 pm

I didn't get to see that much of it but the Twins announcers said he looked a lot better. That he got out of trouble and he had a 1-2-3 inning. Doesn't sound anything all that great but I think it's a sign his nerves are starting to settle down and he should start doing real good.

The only thing that really worried me was he needed 100+ pitches to get through five.

I feel confident enough that I picked him up after last weeks horrible outting and this start makes me feel better about it.

by **bigmoney** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:45 pm

lol, i've already lost ERA and WHIP this week so i started him to get some K's. 5...not bad. but i'm expecting cole hamels-esque performances come september....

by **Starkmadfan** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:20 pm

bigmoney wrote:lol, i've already lost ERA and WHIP this week so i started him to get some K's. 5...not bad. but i'm expecting cole hamels-esque performances come september....

Thats how I look at it - or at least hoping it will turn out - really no better pitching options at this point in the season, so I have nothing to lose by holding onto him a bit longer.

by **Starkmadfan** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:00 am

KTM wrote:
jake_harv88 wrote:hmmm just one outting and you think hes not worth a good waiver spot?? I think at this point it definately is, because its so late there's most likely not going to be anything better later on. Who do you guys thinks will be better this year Garza or Hirsh?

Hard to say, but if you take a look at Garza's AAA stats I do believe he got killed in his first two starts there as well. Then he was lights out.

3rd start: Win, 1 ER, 1BBI, 5HA, 1K, 6inn ;-D

- you called it - would have liked to see more Ks, but I'll take this as a positive sign.

by **bigmoney** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:23 am

yeah, these are good numbers for a third major league start ;-D

any scouting reports or projections of his guy's strikeout potential?

by **KTM** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:51 am

bigmoney wrote:yeah, these are good numbers for a third major league start

any scouting reports or projections of his guy's strikeout potential?

At every level he struck out about 10 per nine innings. He did this mainly throwing fastballs though (97 mph - all the way into the 9th inning), and the Twins are demanding he throw the rest of his arsenal, which is good but not + yet. He started in A ball this year, so he learns quickly. Out of all the rooks I think he's the best bet to turn into a monster - Hamels a close second!

Here's general minor league stuff:
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/ ... arza.shtml

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