Comments on: Passing comments on Clayton Mortensen http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/26/passing-comments-on-clayton-mortensen/ Baseball's Future in the Gateway City Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:22:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: houstoncardinal http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/26/passing-comments-on-clayton-mortensen/#comment-10927 houstoncardinal Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:47:28 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/26/passing-comments-on-clayton-mortensen/#comment-10927 It's a little early to be too gung-ho over Mortensen, in my view. He had a nice half-year or so but I'm not sure how well the stuff will translate as he moves through the system and faces better hitters closer to his age. A lot of people are a lot higher on Mortensen than I am -- for now. It’s a little early to be too gung-ho over Mortensen, in my view. He had a nice half-year or so but I’m not sure how well the stuff will translate as he moves through the system and faces better hitters closer to his age. A lot of people are a lot higher on Mortensen than I am — for now.

]]> By: cariocacardinal http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/26/passing-comments-on-clayton-mortensen/#comment-10909 cariocacardinal Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:05:53 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/26/passing-comments-on-clayton-mortensen/#comment-10909 erik, interesting thought about the aluminum bat issue. It only makes sense that just as some hitters are disadvantaged as they move to wood, some pitchers should be helped. I wonder why no one ever talks about this? erik, interesting thought about the aluminum bat issue. It only makes sense that just as some hitters are disadvantaged as they move to wood, some pitchers should be helped. I wonder why no one ever talks about this?

]]> By: JB http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/26/passing-comments-on-clayton-mortensen/#comment-10908 JB Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:02:28 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/26/passing-comments-on-clayton-mortensen/#comment-10908 hmmm... i didn't notice how bad his control was. i can only hope quad cities has a great pitching coach, but, realistically... another thing that may be a factor is his pitch selection. he might have tried to vary his pitch selection more in college, due to him being in longer games: ~7.5 innings/ start college <4.0 innings/ start pro hmmm… i didn’t notice how bad his control was. i can only hope quad cities has a great pitching coach, but, realistically…

another thing that may be a factor is his pitch selection. he might have tried to vary his pitch selection more in college, due to him being in longer games:
~7.5 innings/ start college
<4.0 innings/ start pro

]]> By: erik http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/26/passing-comments-on-clayton-mortensen/#comment-10905 erik Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:55:15 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/26/passing-comments-on-clayton-mortensen/#comment-10905 on the disconnect with between his college stats and his pro stats, i know the k/bb rates have nothing to do with this, but could it be that sinker pitchers get hit harder in college then they do with the pros. maybe a sinker well struck w/ an aluminum bat turns into a liner more often, whereas more of them with wood turn to ground outs. it would be interesting to look at sinkerballers and how they adjust from college to the minors, whether they are helped or hurt. on the disconnect with between his college stats and his pro stats, i know the k/bb rates have nothing to do with this, but could it be that sinker pitchers get hit harder in college then they do with the pros. maybe a sinker well struck w/ an aluminum bat turns into a liner more often, whereas more of them with wood turn to ground outs. it would be interesting to look at sinkerballers and how they adjust from college to the minors, whether they are helped or hurt.

]]> By: cariocacardinal http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/26/passing-comments-on-clayton-mortensen/#comment-10902 cariocacardinal Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:08:11 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/26/passing-comments-on-clayton-mortensen/#comment-10902 After seeing Deggerman and Furnish flame out going from QC to PB, I have too have become a big sceptic. I can say the same thing conversly about the impressive jumps Walters and Craig (and to a lessser extent Shorey) made this year. For those of us who must rely on statistics and the reports of others it is really hard in the early years when there is little history - but man is it fun! After seeing Deggerman and Furnish flame out going from QC to PB, I have too have become a big sceptic. I can say the same thing conversly about the impressive jumps Walters and Craig (and to a lessser extent Shorey) made this year.

For those of us who must rely on statistics and the reports of others it is really hard in the early years when there is little history - but man is it fun!

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