Jeff Hoffman stud thread

[King]

Ewan Ross ‏@Mentoch 2h2 hours ago

@MarshallKelner @DunedinBlueJays Can you pass along what Hoffman's top velocity has been?

 

Marshall Kelner ‏@MarshallKelner 1m1 minute ago

@Mentoch @DunedinBlueJays Also was just told the gun is 3 mph low. So he was sitting about 96-99 and hit 101 once.

[GD]

Good velocity

Good K:BB

Good GB/FB

 

what else could you want

[Laika]

Good velocity

Good K:BB

Good GB/FB

 

what else could you want

 

good results?

[GD]

good results?

 

you're the worst

[Jimcanuck]

its the minor leagues, the numbers are meaningless

 

probably working on things, doesn't care about score

[Angrioter]

good results?

 

you're the worst

Sanchez last outing.

 

Good velocity

Good K:BB

Great GB/FB

Good result

 

 

Sanchez > Hoffman

[Captain Adama]

I feel like Jeff Hoffman's upside is Aaron Harang.

 

Can anyone confirm this?

[Angrioter]

I feel like Jeff Hoffman's upside is Aaron Harang.

 

Can anyone confirm this?

Same line of thought

[ElNik2013]

I give Hoffman 5 starts to work out the rust. Sort of like Osuna last season.

[Daniel Labude]

I feel like Jeff Hoffman's upside is Aaron Harang.

 

Can anyone confirm this?

 

Verlander

[Angrioter]

Verlander

 

Verlander after of before this ----->

[NLJays]

Good velocity

Good K:BB

Good GB/FB

 

what else could you want

 

I want a good K%, and a good GB%

 

http://www.statcorner.com/pitch.php?id=656546

 

As you can see the only thing he's been good at so far is not walking hitters. You'd expect a guy with his stuff to K more than 16% of the batters he faces though. Hopefully he shakes off the rust.

[burlingtonbandit]

Hoffman never struck out many guys in College. Doesn't mean too much when guys stuff can change though. I wonder if guys just see the ball out of his hand well. The video of behind the plate seemed like there wasn't much deception in the delivery or anything.

[NLJays]

Hoffman never struck out many guys in College. Doesn't mean too much when guys stuff can change though. I wonder if guys just see the ball out of his hand well. The video of behind the plate seemed like there wasn't much deception in the delivery or anything.

 

Except that he struck out more than 30% of the batters he faced in his last (shortened) season. It's true that he didn't get many K's in his first two season.

[flafson]

If you guys are not happy we can always gift him to Baltimore. I hear they want to part their ways with their GM you know...

[Brownie19]

Kiley McDaniel just posted this from his pro start:

 

He throws across his body a lot. I wonder if they'll try and correct that like they did with Norris.

[nowayjose]

http://http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/jeff-hoffman-surprisingly-polished-in-return-from-surgery/

 

^Chris King on Hoffman's first start.

 

Summary: Better than expected for a guy coming off Tommy John surgery.

[Daniel Labude]

He throws across his body a lot. I wonder if they'll try and correct that like they did with Norris.

 

They corrected with Norris because he couldn't throw strikes...hasn't been a problem with Hoffman

[burlingtonbandit]

http://http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/jeff-hoffman-surprisingly-polished-in-return-from-surgery/

 

^Chris King on Hoffman's first start.

 

Summary: Better than expected for a guy coming off Tommy John surgery.

 

I don't know if its a good thing Chris King is at FG now. With BP he used to always be in the Dunedin/Clearwater area so he would do a ton of Jays stuff. Hopefully that continues.

[Atothe]

I don't know if its a good thing Chris King is at FG now. With BP he used to always be in the Dunedin/Clearwater area so he would do a ton of Jays stuff. Hopefully that continues.

 

I think he's still with Perfect game, free-lancing for BP and other places

[Spanky99]

I think he's still with Perfect game, free-lancing for BP and other places

 

Getting Paid!

[43211234]

I think he's still with Perfect game, free-lancing for BP and other places

 

Kiley McDaniel said in his last chat that "one of our new writers will be writing up this start for tomorrow" in regards to Hoffman's start.

 

So maybe he's with Fangraphs full-time now, or at least a regular freelancer.

[King]

[Orgfiller]

Is that Brendan Ryan the one with MLB experience?

[King]

Is that Brendan Ryan the one with MLB experience?

 

Yes

[Orgfiller]

Yes

 

Rehabbing from injury right? It would suck to be a former MLB player and not even make it to AAA.

[King]

Rehabbing from injury right? It would suck to be a former MLB player and not even make it to AAA.

 

Yes

[ElNik2013]

So far: 3-IP, 2-H, 0-BB, 1-K, 6/0 GO/FO.

[Angrioter]

Hoffman: 3 scoreless, K

[ElNik2013]

Hoffman today: 5-IP, 2-H, 0-ER, 0-BB, 3-K, 7/2 GO/FO.