Baseball Chatter 05/10

Keon Broxton made a couple of adjustments at the plate and has been able to raise his average from .191 to .258 since the beginning of May. Last night he went 3 for 3 and drove in four runs

John Lackey is the second visiting pitcher to throw seven or more shutout innings with 10 or more strikeouts at Coors, The other was Pedro Martinez on July 29, 1997, when he went nine innings and struck out 13.

Derek Law will head the closer committee while Mark Melancon is on the disabled list, but Steven Okert could also see situational save opportunities

After a slow start in May, Eric Thames is still averaging more than a run scored per game (32 in 31)

Carlos Correa batted .196 over his first 15 games this season. Over the 15 games since, he is hitting .323 with three homers, 12 RBI and 12 runs

Brad Miller and Bryce Harper are tied for the most walks in MLB. They have each walked 28 times

Hector Neris blew the save last night and Jeanmar Gomez hit the disabled list on Tuesday. Look for Edubray Ramos to appear like a desert oasis..or something cool like that.

Adam Wainwright has been pretty unlucky with a .422 BABIP, while his FIP and xFIP are 3.79 and 3.78, respectively.

Dan Straily has been pretty lucky with a .196 BABIP. His strikeouts are at a career high, but so is his walk rate.

A.J. Griffin has won four straight with an ERA of 2.45. He has allowed four runs over his last 26 innings

Justin Wilson has been named the Tigers’ new closer

For right now, for the time being, we’re going to use Justin Wilson to close out games, Hopefully we’ll get Frankie into some softer situations, get his command back, get his stuff back to where it was.

 

Matt Harvey apologizes to his team and to the Mets organization, believe it or not?

Carlos Carrasco has pitched at least seven innings in three of his last four starts. He has allowed five earned runs and struck out 27 in his last 29 innings.

Antonio Senzatela threw his fifth quality start in seven total games started in the majors. He has a 3.12 ERA in four starts at home in Coors Field and is 5-1 with a 2.86 ERA overall. The downside is that he rarely strikes batters out, 4.91 K/9.

Julio Urias had a no-hitter going into the seventh inning last night for the first time in his short career. The 6-1/3 innings pitched last night was his longest outing in the majors or minors. Only three other pitchers have taken a no-hitter into the seventh inning this season.

Jerad Eickhoff battled to throw strikes with his trusted curveball last night, and Seattle hitters swung and missed just once on that pitch. He walked more batters than he struck out for the second time in his career.

  • Eickhoff first four starts this season: 7 ER, 2.55 ERA
  • Eickhoff last three starts: 14 ER, 8.40 ERA

 

Danny Salazar leads the majors with an average of 13 strikeouts per nine innings.

Injury Updates

David Price threw around 60 pitches in a simulated session yesterday, and is scheduled to throw a light bullpen session tomorrow.

Carlos Rodon has been pitching off the mound but there is no timetable for when he might throw a simulated game or rehab assignment. He is eligible to return from the disabled list May 29.

At this point on Carlos, I’m only comfortable telling you he continues to progress in his throwing program. I’ve answered the question that he’s off the mound but until we get him out on a rehab assignment it’s difficult for me to project a return date for him. We do anticipate him returning here and hopefully he can progress in a linear fashion from where he is right nowWhite Sox General Manager Rick Hahn

Aaron Nola will likely need two rehab starts before he rejoins the Phillies

Pablo Sandoval has been hitting in the cage daily and should be headed for a rehab assignment soon.

Mike Trout took batting practice yesterday, but is still at least a couple days away from returning to the Angels lineup

Huston Street and Andrew Bailey are both throwing bullpen sessions, and getting close to minor league rehabs

Cam Bedrosian continues to play long toss, but has yet to throw from the mound.

Garrett Richards and Tyler Skaggs are not doing any baseball activities.

Team News

The Rays are averaging 15,131 in attendance after 20 home games, the least average attendance of any MLB team.

The Giants entered Tuesday with the worst run differential (minus-64) in the major leagues. Their 4.79 ERA was the third highest in the majors. Their 3.27 runs per game was the lowest in the National League.

The Brewers have scored 33 runs in the first inning in 33 games. They are batting .326 in that inning with 15 doubles, nine homers and 18 walks.

On The Farm

Lucas Giolito allowed four earned runs on seven hits and walked four at Triple-A Charlotte on Monday

Prospect Mac Williamson has homered in two consecutive games with Triple-A Sacramento. He has three multi-hit games with two homers and five RBI so far in May

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