Monday, May 21, 2012
MiLB: IL notes: Betances seeks consistency
His fastball crackles with life, sitting in the mid-90s and occasionally moving faster. He has a powerful curveball that has good movement and his changeup has the capacity to keep hitters off-balance.
So how to you explain a 2-3 record and 5.40 ERA in his first eight International League starts?
One reason is that the Brooklyn native is getting his first extended look at Triple-A hitters after making only four starts for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last season.
“Triple-A hitters are more patient; they don’t swing at bad pitches,” Betances said. “It’s a matter of being consistent. If you’re consistent with your pitches, there isn’t anybody you can’t get out.
Comments
Now batting seventh number 25 Mark Teixeira
I wish something about me crackled with life.
Read the magazine while eating the cereal and you’re all set.
Just touching on the “What do we make of Nova?”
At the very least, giving him all these starts makes him likely better going forward, so it’s one of the few things this team is doing right now that will be productive for their future.
Can they just blow up as much of the team as possible and call up whoever is near ready?
Kuroda could get them something from an NL team.
If they aren’t going to re-sign Cano and Granderson (and if they want to rebuild, they probably can’t), trade them while they have value.
Would CC net a couple top prospects from an NL contender? Or does his contract nullify that?
Go with Nova, Phelps, Hughes, Mitchell, and Betances as the rotation for the rest of the season.
It would be more fun than watching the 81-81 they are about to go through.
4 1990: like Geren, Mattingly, Sax, Espinoza, Leyritz, Azucar, Kelly, Barfield Balboni-
[3, 4] The juxtaposition brought Titus Andronicus to mind.
[5] ugh, the Yankees of my late teens.
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