Lincecum then Bailey then...
Baseball's second big-time starting pitcher to graduate to the Major Leagues made his debut tonight. Cincinnati Red farmhand Homer Bailey is now a major leaguer and due to a 4-3 victory over the Indians he has pocketed his first major league victory.
In the five innings Bailey pitched he wasn't super impressive but he got the job done. He walked four batters and threw 114 pitches which averages over 20 pitches per inning. Still, he allowed only two runs and benefited from four Red relievers holding the Indians to just one run over the game's last four innings.
Coincidentally the other big-time rookie starter to make his major league debut in '07 is pitching right now. Tim Lincecum brought a 102 ERA+ in 40 innings pitched with him tonight to face the Oakland A's. He's currently down 3-1 in the 5th inning. Surprise, surprise an Oakland starter is throwing great again. This time it's Chad Gaudin.
2 comments:
Is it too early to say the Royals made a mistake by taking Hochevar over Lincecum or Miller? Or is the argument that Miller would be pitching like Hochevar if he were in the Royals system?
Haha, probably if he was with the Royals. What's it been, since Cone and Appier that they've had a good pitching prospect? And with Ambiorix lighting it up in NY the Royals keep looking worse.
Lincecum may have made it to the majors first but I still think Hochevar has as good a chance to be successful.
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