Comments on: The Maturation of David Price http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-maturation-of-david-price/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:34:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Sandy Kazmir http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-maturation-of-david-price/#comment-89687 Sandy Kazmir Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:05:24 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=7558#comment-89687 I agree, more like David Bust if you ask me, amirite?

]]> By: Karl http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-maturation-of-david-price/#comment-89684 Karl Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:55:56 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=7558#comment-89684 Hey RJ,

Loved the Chris Carpenter comparison. Price has been waaay too predictable with his pitches. Take the Red Sox game. Price threw fastballs on 9 of 12 first inning pitches and, as the stats show, he doesn’t seem comfortable with his changeup. I feel like that ALCS novelty has worn off and hitters are really honing in on what’s coming. I’ll be honest. I thought David Price was gonna be a star after the ALCS. I still think he will be but this is the learning year.

I’m most concerned about Price giving up the long ball. With 2 more vs. the Sox, he’s given up 13 shots in just 66 innings. Imagine that over a full season. It ain’t pretty.

Karl Moats
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]]> By: Karl http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-maturation-of-david-price/#comment-89683 Karl Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:55:06 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=7558#comment-89683 Hey RJ,

Loved the Chris Carpenter comparison. Price has been waaay too predictable with his pitches. Take the Red Sox game. Price threw fastballs on 9 of 12 first inning pitches and, as the stats show, he doesn’t seem comfortable with his changeup. I feel like the novelty has worn off and hitters are really honing in on what’s coming. I’ll be honest. I thought David Price was gonna be a star after the ALCS. I still think he will be but this is the learning year.

I’m most concerned about Price giving up the long ball. With 2 more vs. the Sox, he’s given up 13 shots in just innings. Imagine that over a full season. It ain’t pretty.

Karl Moats
FantasySportsAtLunch.com, Writer
Check out my latest post: The Say (Jason) Heyward Kid
http://fantasysportsatlunch.com/8/2009/the-say-heyward-kid
Love/Hate It? tips@fantasysportslunch.com

]]> By: Mariano http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-maturation-of-david-price/#comment-89613 Mariano Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:58:56 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=7558#comment-89613 Go Rays

]]> By: Samuel Lingle http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-maturation-of-david-price/#comment-89588 Samuel Lingle Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:54:31 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=7558#comment-89588 I’d assume he’s talking about the % of his pitches that were balls, meaning that he was having a high number of at-bats where he would happen to throw a lot of balls in a row where over the course of the game he really wasn’t throwing that many… basically meaning he had some “unlucky” walks.

]]> By: Adam http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-maturation-of-david-price/#comment-89584 Adam Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:57:24 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=7558#comment-89584 RJ, What was the “ball rate” you referred to that indicated his walk rate was unsustainable? Also, can you post a link to the article you mentioned? Thanks!

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