07-27-2020, 03:28 AM
It appears it’s time for my yearly assessment of Lorenzen.
He sucks and should be traded. He should NEVER pitch later than the 5th or 6th inning because he doesn’t leave enough outs for the Reds hitters to make up for his mostly self-imposed screw ups. He’s not a pitcher, he’s just a guy that can throw hard. Years ago, Nick Masset also threw hard and he also sucked for mostly the exact same reasons as Lorenzen.
ABSOLUTELY NO CONSISTENCY. It all comes down to he doesn’t bend his back when he throws. He does for a short bit but he bounces back so fast after he throws that he’s almost straight up after the delivery. This leads to inaccuracy and it usually results in a guy aiming for a spot. Coaches always said “Throw to a spot. Don’t aim, just throw to a spot. Repetition will leave you with muscle memory where your release point should be.”
Lorenzen looks like he aims and thus leading to him leaving pitches in the middle of the plate or crap like walking the #8 or #9 hitter.
Now if we could only convince Dumb Bell to quit putting him in late in games but that’s another topic for another thread.
He sucks and should be traded. He should NEVER pitch later than the 5th or 6th inning because he doesn’t leave enough outs for the Reds hitters to make up for his mostly self-imposed screw ups. He’s not a pitcher, he’s just a guy that can throw hard. Years ago, Nick Masset also threw hard and he also sucked for mostly the exact same reasons as Lorenzen.
ABSOLUTELY NO CONSISTENCY. It all comes down to he doesn’t bend his back when he throws. He does for a short bit but he bounces back so fast after he throws that he’s almost straight up after the delivery. This leads to inaccuracy and it usually results in a guy aiming for a spot. Coaches always said “Throw to a spot. Don’t aim, just throw to a spot. Repetition will leave you with muscle memory where your release point should be.”
Lorenzen looks like he aims and thus leading to him leaving pitches in the middle of the plate or crap like walking the #8 or #9 hitter.
Now if we could only convince Dumb Bell to quit putting him in late in games but that’s another topic for another thread.
Only users lose drugs.
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