Comments on: Scouting Jonathan Sanchez

By: Damian Hohensee

Damian Hohensee — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:42:34 +0000

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By: Whitney Halechko

Whitney Halechko — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:39:28 +0000

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By: al

al — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:28:39 +0000

Any more thoughts on Sanchez? i notice that any improvements he has made from 2008-2010 have been in ERA, WHIP, opp BAA, opp SLG – while his BB/9 and K/9 and FIP haven’t changed too much…is this BABIP luck or is he getting better? i notice he is 2nd overall among NL starters in opp BAA and 9th in opp SLG…not too easy to hit the ball hard vs. Sanchez….

By: Ramah71

Ramah71 — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:50:45 +0000

Sanchez has great stuff, and racks up the K’s, so when he is showing control and the walks go down, his ERA and WHIP take a tumble and he tosses a quality outing. He probably will have an ERA under 4, but don’t expect him to be a top end starter in 2010. He is, as David said, a very solid #3 option, and could potentially turn a Randy Johnson, start peaking at 29 or 30 and sustain that peak for at least 7-8 years (though probably excluding the Hall-of-Fame part). Also, that no-hitter was on my 13th birthday. Best gift ever.

By: stocktopus

stocktopus — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:46:36 +0000

But with the Huff at first, taking games away from the talented Ishikawa, and Freddy Sanchez most likely missing some games early on due to injury, and a generally old defense (only getting older), I’m not sure that increased defensive support is as much of a lock as you think.

By: quincy0191

quincy0191 — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:05:10 +0000

3 is a result of 2, and 2 isn’t necessarily bad. I don’t know about his stretch performance, but I personally haven’t noticed anything particularly wrong. As pointed out in the article, his swing-and-miss percentage is rather high, which would seem to indicate he’s throwing “good” balls (stuff that looks good, causing the hitter to swing, but remains out of the zone and therefore difficult to hit) as well as “bad” balls (stuff that doesn’t look good and results in walks). He’s got to cut down on the bad balls, which will cut his walk rate, which will boost his endurance because he can get through the fifth with less than 100 pitches thrown. Better control=fewer walks=more IP.

By: quincy0191

quincy0191 — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:00:45 +0000

Very much this. I am a big Sanchez fan, and have been ever since I first saw him throw in the majors. 2010 will be his breakout year; he showed a modicum of control for the first time last year (his midseason BB/9 dropped all the way to 1, though it’s ridiculous to expect that). If he can get it somewhere around 3.5 BB/9, Sanchez is easily a 3.00-ERA starter. And I personally think he can, especially after how well he pitched once he returned from the ‘pen last year.

By: razor

razor — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:28:34 +0000

Scott is absolutely correct. Check out his numbers pitching from the stretch vs pitching with nobody on base. THAT one thing sums up the maddening “potential” of Sanchez.

For anyone who has watched him this is simple to discern and appreciate. Sanchez will almost always have that one inning where guys inevitably reach base against him (just from his control alone), and then all hell breaks loose. He can’t hold runners on (despite being left-handed) to save his life, and he gets flustered easily. Then, as Scott also mentioned, his pitch counts elevate, and if you blink during most of his games, before you know it…he’s hit the showers.

It’s not his arm…and any kind of analysis is going to show him in a favorable potential light, but unless someone gets a hold of this dude and figures out a way for him to remedy his issues while pitching from the stretch, potential is all he’s ever going to be about.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:45:05 +0000

As a Giants fan who has watched most of Sanchez’ starts, I don’t really see him turning the corner anything more than a guy with great stuff and average numbers. His problems include:

1. He struggles pitching from the stretch,
2. he throws too many balls
3. and has low endurance.

His stuff is good enough that he can pitch fairly effectively from behind in the count, so he ends up behind in the count fairly often. His pitch count rises quickly, soon he’s in the 90s in the 5th inning, and then he’s tired.

He might get luckier, but I don’t think he’ll get any better.

By: NBH

NBH — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:04:44 +0000

Over the last two seasons, as a starter, Sanchez only averaged 5.5 IP per start. Like Kershaw, Harden and Scherzer, he will struggle to pick up wins because he can’t go deep enough into games.