Friar Watch

Justin Germano: Not a bad outing at all for Germano, 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, but more importantly 4 K and 1 BB. Germano’s strikeout rate is slowly creeping up to an acceptable level. he did give up a home run but overall pitched well.
Cla Meredith: Another nice outing for The Claw. […]

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I didn’t see much of the game and for some reason there’s no Enhanced Gameday data so I’m just going to make some general observations here.
Justin Germano: Germano had a rough first inning, it sounds like he was just getting too much of the plate. That’s something he can’t afford to do, he must […]

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Justin Germano Germano pitched well once again and once again did it through location and changing speeds. 6 hits in 6 IP is a little higher than Germano’s average thus far but he was scoreless through 5 before faltering in the 6th and giving up a home run. Only one strikeout against zero […]

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Justin Germano: Yet another good outing for Germano. 5 IP, 5 H, 0 BB and a season high 4 K. 2 of those hits were home runs but they came with no one on so the damage was minimal.
This one is a little cluttered but includes all pitches, as well as […]

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Justin Germano: Who would have guessed that after his first three starts Germano’s ERA would sit at 0.47? Another terrific outing by Germano, 6 IP, 6H, 1 BB, 0 ER but also no strikeouts. As good as he’s been you have to think this is unsustainable. Justin has only struck out […]

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Justin Germano: Wow. Germano was even stronger than his first start, he was perfect through the first 4 innings and finished with 7 strong innings, 3 hits, 3 strikeouts and zero walks. What really impressed me was he seemed to throw fewer curves than last time. The Gameday velocity data backs this […]

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Justin Germano: Germano has been dominating in AAA this year so he gets the call up to fill in for the injured Clay Hensley. It looks like Germano features two pitches: An above average overhand curve and a below average fastball. First let’s take a look at Germano’s average velocity:

With a fastball […]

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