[Official] Athletics @ Astros

Encouraging debut from LMJ. His stuff is very electric, think the control will come with time.

 

4.2 innings
3 hits | 1 run (1 ER)
5 K | 3 BB
93 pitches | 54 strikes

 

I would give him a B- on his debut.

Would have been better had he controlled his pitches better.

The two first innings gassed him out.

 

There is not one time this season (that I remember) where Thatcher has come in and not allowed the runner already on base to score. His ERA is very deceiving.

Prove me wrong, Joe.

 

yeah nice start for the young guy. more walks and pitches than you want through 4.2 but we'll take it

 

Before that double, he had retired 9 in a row. Too bad he couldn't finish the inning!

 

This team just isn't built on "great at bats" and high average guys

It's built on big power and big speed

It won't be what some want it to be, but so far it's certainly been a winning combo

 

THATCH'D

 

he proved you wrong! it seems like he's about to fly off the mound every time he pitches

 

I'll eat my crow

 

Thatcher is money dude! JK, was thinking the same thing.

 

Harsh critic.

 

agreed. I give him a B+. Can't ask for much more than 5 innings (almost) and only 1 run given up. Dude did great despite the high pitch count

 

This has to be the slowest 1-1 game in history.

 

Any truth to the rumor that Gattis can play catcher?

 

I'd give Mccullers an A. Almost 5 innings of 1 run ball. Had a streak of 9 retired As in a row.His stuff looks major league caliber. What more could you expect out of a rookie making his major league debut.

 

McCullers' changeup looked better than anticipated. Has some flash of a plus pitch if he keeps developing a feel for it.

 

Springer is mechanically wrong.

These flat 90mph cream puffs and he is swinging through them.

 

I wonder how often Springer swings and misses in BP.

I swear he almost never swings at a bad ball, he just misses fastballs right down the middle, it's really weird.

 

They need to put up Springer's OBP rather than his average on the Root sports telecast. The amount of walks he draws is impressive. Good plate discipline, just needs to work on getting barrel on ball.