08-29-2023, 04:44 PM
As an add-on to my previous post, I will say that I think Abbott is a bit of a victim of a problem in our minor league system. Our pitchers just aren't being properly prepared to perform for a season in the major leagues...
In the minors in 2023 Abbott averaged about 5.1 IP per start.
In the minors in 2022 Abbott averaged about 4.2 IP per start.
In the minors in 2022 Ashcraft averaged about 4.1 IP per start.
In the minors in 2021 Ashcraft averaged about 5.0 IP per start.
In the minors in 2021 Greene averaged about 5.0 IP per start.
In the minors in 2023 Williamson averaged about 4.1 IP per start.
In the minors in 2022 Williamson averaged about 4.2 IP per start.
In the minors in 2021 Williamson averaged about 5.1 IP per start. (In another team's minor league system.)
In the minors in 2021 Lodolo averaged about 4.0 IP per start.
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They're setting them up for failure in the minors.
Luis Castillo averaged ~5.2 IP per start and had reached 130+ IP in a season in the minors.
Tyler Mahle averaged a hair over 6.0 IP per start and reached 144 IP in his last full season in the minors.
Johnny Cueto averaged over 5.2 IP per start and reached 160+ IP in his last full season in the minors.
Sonny Gray averaged just under 6.0 IP per start in his last season in the minors and reached 150+ IP in the minors a season before that.
The conditioning that Ocho talked about needs to take place in the minors so that they are prepared for it when they get to the majors. If they're only used to throwing 100 innings a year at 4.2 innings per start (I don't have pitch counts for their minors, but I assume it's nowhere near 100+), it's no wonder they can't come up to the majors and throw 180 innings at 6 innings a start and routinely go 100+ pitches per start.
When Tyler Mahle is the best homegrown pitcher your franchise has developed in the minors since Johnny Cueto debuted 15 years ago, you have an organizational issue.
In the minors in 2023 Abbott averaged about 5.1 IP per start.
In the minors in 2022 Abbott averaged about 4.2 IP per start.
In the minors in 2022 Ashcraft averaged about 4.1 IP per start.
In the minors in 2021 Ashcraft averaged about 5.0 IP per start.
In the minors in 2021 Greene averaged about 5.0 IP per start.
In the minors in 2023 Williamson averaged about 4.1 IP per start.
In the minors in 2022 Williamson averaged about 4.2 IP per start.
In the minors in 2021 Williamson averaged about 5.1 IP per start. (In another team's minor league system.)
In the minors in 2021 Lodolo averaged about 4.0 IP per start.
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They're setting them up for failure in the minors.
Luis Castillo averaged ~5.2 IP per start and had reached 130+ IP in a season in the minors.
Tyler Mahle averaged a hair over 6.0 IP per start and reached 144 IP in his last full season in the minors.
Johnny Cueto averaged over 5.2 IP per start and reached 160+ IP in his last full season in the minors.
Sonny Gray averaged just under 6.0 IP per start in his last season in the minors and reached 150+ IP in the minors a season before that.
The conditioning that Ocho talked about needs to take place in the minors so that they are prepared for it when they get to the majors. If they're only used to throwing 100 innings a year at 4.2 innings per start (I don't have pitch counts for their minors, but I assume it's nowhere near 100+), it's no wonder they can't come up to the majors and throw 180 innings at 6 innings a start and routinely go 100+ pitches per start.
When Tyler Mahle is the best homegrown pitcher your franchise has developed in the minors since Johnny Cueto debuted 15 years ago, you have an organizational issue.
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