At USAToday, Ron Shandler and Jeremy Deloney of baseballhq.com take a look at some prospects who have improved their stock this summer including RHP Jenrry Mejia and the Rockies LHP Christian Friedrich. The pair write:
Gifted with arm strength, the All-Star Futures Game participant fires fastballs into the mid-90s while keeping the ball down. Mejia also has a hard sinker and improving splitter. There are concerns about his size (6 feet, 162 pounds) and delivery, bringing into question his stamina as a starter. However, he is young and just learning how to pitch.
I think they’re confusing Mejia’s changeup which lives at 85 mph with a splitter, or maybe even a sinker.
Hattip Robert Z. for the link.
nobody understands what mejia’s change is.
the radio guy for binghamton mistakes it for a fastball half of the time.
I was confused by the pitch when I saw it live too.
hey big baby one question…if ur listenin to the radio and the guy says its a fastball how can you tell its not ??? i mean unless youre one of those weirdos that goes to the game with headphones on and you listen to the game on the radio as you watch …i mean i live in bing so i see some of those weirdos once ina while …..i just dont get how you can tell its a mistake by listening to the game lol
“i mean unless youre one of those weirdos that goes to the game with headphones on and you listen to the game on the radio as you watch..”
bartman?
because it’s not a fastball.
mejia throws mid-90s. when he throws an 88 mph pitch, it’s not his fastball. it’s his foss-change-up-2-seamer hybrid.
when santana throws a pitch at 80mph, how do i know it’s not a fastball?
i wish santana threw his change up at 80 again…
and alsoo i wanted to say that the bmets announcer actually does a pretty good job this is his first year with the team and hes got that good baseball voice and hes much better than some of the other minor league radio announcers ive heard this year
Toby,
You had to mention Chris Friedrich? You know how I thought the Mets should have drafted him last year instead of Ike Davis, but oh well. Davis is doing nice and I didn’t hate the pick. Just had Friedrich and Gillaspie as my first two picks in my shadow draft.
yeah, I knew Friedrich was a draft-crush of yours, so yes, I had to bring it up. You were right, btw, at least so far. He’s been great.
big baby u didnt seem to comprehend my question…where are you seeing the pitch speed at?? if ur LISTENING on the radio then you dont SEE the pitch speed for the announcer doesnt say the pitch speed barely ever so how are you saying that you hate when the radio announcer messes up the pitch ….are u that weirdo i see ?
Blay , you think that Mejia throws a fastball at 88 ? maybe a 2FB or it might be the sinker if he really has one .
Toby , you have never interview Mejia ? thats your homework if you havent
the guy probably says “88 mph fastball”
no u dont get what im sayin obama..i listen to the radio guy he never says a speed he just says fastball and all im saying is that how does he know if its a fastball or not when hes just listenin to a voice and doesnt actually see the pitch or the speed