GDT: Jays @ O's Gm 2 of 3

[Dagagad]

Apparently rain is coming in so let’s make sure we don’t finish the 5th losing.

[BuckHenry]

Nice base running Odor , you silly prick !

[JFD]

Lets go offence?

[Daniel Labude]

Lets go offence?

 

Walk, single, triple play coming

[el duque]

Nice pitch and even better framing by Kirk

[gruber92]

We have the 26th pen by FIP this year. Maybe one of those pens was that bad but it seems unlikely.

 

Bingo.. It's been two years now in a competitive window but Ross has done nothing to improve the pen. Imagine if money was spent on quality swing and miss pen arms instead of spending it on shot in the dark SP?

[Stangstag]

We have the 26th pen by FIP this year. Maybe one of those pens was that bad but it seems unlikely.

 

Nice cherry picking

[Stangstag]

And just FYI Washington actually did have a bottom 5 pen in every metric in 2019

[Spanky99]

Apparently rain is coming in so let’s make sure we don’t finish the 5th losing.

 

They don't wipe games out anymore, they get suspended to the next day.

[Daniel Labude]

From a walk to a flyout on 3-1 down the middle

[gruber92]

Nice cherry picking

 

Why? Did any of those WS winners you mentioned have a pen ranked 26th or lower in FIP?

[JFD]

This O's pitcher is elite right?

[Horses Fart]

Gross AB there Merri.

[Laika]

I hate this team

[gruber92]

I can't believe we can't hit this scrub.

[Dagagad]

Nice cherry picking

 

I’ll try not to use an obscure stat like FIP in future.

 

Although Washington being bad does give me hope. Maybe we can get lucky in the playoffs.

[slips96]

What is our hitting philosophy last few days...watch strikes and swing at balls? So frustrating to watch!

[Horses Fart]

This O's pitcher is elite right?

 

s*** I didn’t realize he’s an almost 7 ERA pitcher. Ouch

[gruber92]

No impactful LHB or pen in how long now Ross?

[goldbug103]

Brandish for the complete game ?

[Dagagad]

We are still only two runs down. If the rain stays away, we could win this.

[gruber92]

The sad thing is that this scrub is getting hammered by right handed hitting this year. That's right up our alley, no?

[Daniel Labude]

Just terrible approaches

[BlueJays]

Jays facing a 7 ERA Cy Young

[Dagagad]

Our approach seems to get worse the worse the pitcher is. It’s not acceptable to swing at that pitch.

 

Maybe our famously player centric philosophy isn’t working in that regard.

[goldbug103]

Just praying that TB loses on the road to MIL. This is all the more painful that it will be 5-0 against us after 2 or 3 innings in tmrws game. This was the game to win but oh well. Baltimore is better but I do hope they cool off at some point like before next week.

[el duque]

meat ball

[Spanky99]

Bradish isn't a scrub, he's a projected 4-5 SP with a 45+ FV, just saying, our offense should be hitting him though.

 

Track Record:

 

Bradish came to the Orioles as one of four pitchers acquired for Dylan Bundy in a December 2019 trade with the Angels. He quickly distinguished himself as the top piece in that deal. Bradish had struggled with the Angels, but he regained his mid-90s velocity upon reporting to his first spring with the Orioles. He impressed at the alternate training site in 2020, and needed just three scoreless outings at Double-A Bowie to end up at Triple-A Norfolk.

 

Scouting Report:

 

A tall righthander with a unique, over-the-top delivery, Bradish comes at hitters from an uncomfortable angle with lively stuff. His fastball, a four-seamer with hop and cut, sits comfortably in the mid 90s and tops out at 97 mph. It can explode on hitters. A plus slider that averaged 86 mph is his top weapon against righthanded hitters, and a low-80s curveball is his go-to against lefthanders. Both the curveball and his firm changeup are under-utilized at times and aren’t finished products. Bradish’s walk rate jumped at Triple-A Norfolk, but he finished strong when he stopped trying to make perfect pitches and attacked with his best stuff in the strike zone. Further honing his delivery and getting to his best release point and timing more consistently, a challenge with his unique mechanics, will help that.

 

The Future:

 

Bradish largely lived up to the internal buzz he generated during the 2020 shutdown. A No. 4 starter’s role could be in play for Bradish should he grow more consistent and develop confidence in his entire arsenal. He could compete for a rotation spot in the majors in 2022.

[slips96]

We seem to be missing mistakes consistently but when our pitchers make them they get smoked more times than not.

[Daniel Labude]

Gotta get hits and runs here