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Marson flies in, Cole's velocity, etc.
An important note that was somehow absent from the story in today's paper on Carlos Ruiz's right oblique injury: the Phillies are flying top catching prospect Lou Marson into Denver today as a precautionary measure.
Charlie Manuel didn't sound confident Ruiz would be ready to play in a day or two. If Ruiz has to be placed on the DL (Jayson Werth had the same injury and missed two weeks last May), it could be Marson's opportunity to show whether or not he is major-league ready.
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My cell phone was lighting up this morning regarding Cole Hamels.
Apparently there are conflicting reports on the speed of his fastball yesterday. (One report said "84-86" miles per hour).
Well, being the studious reporter that I am, I wrote down the radar gun reading on several of the key hits that Hamels gave up in the third and fourth innings Friday:
Garrett Atkins' home run: 88 miles per hour
Brad Hawpe's ground rule double (on the very next pitch after Atkins' bomb): 86
Troy Tulowitzki's triple: 78 (changeup)
Ryan Spilborgh's fourth inning double: 87
Todd Helton's RBI single: 85
What's the point? Hamels was anywhere from 85 to 88 for most of the day.
Is this a concern for a guy who hovered between 86-92 in Game 5 of the World Series? Not really.
Hamels hasn't had a lot of work this spring, which is evident in not just his velocity, but his command, too. Harnessing both comes through repetition.
There's also this: Hamels was between 84 and 89 miles per hour April 2, 2008, his first start of last season. (You can look all this great stuff up on mlb.com)
So, quite honestly, he's right where he should be, if you go by the radar gun. He's not where he should be command-wise, which was evident in the pitches left up in the zone launched around Coors Field yesterday.
One last Hamels' point: I can't imagine he's hurt. If there's one thing everyone should know about Cole Hamels by now, it's the fact that he's overly cautious with his left arm; when there's any kind of pain, he errs on the side of caution and doesn't pitch through it.
Charlie Manuel didn't sound confident Ruiz would be ready to play in a day or two. If Ruiz has to be placed on the DL (Jayson Werth had the same injury and missed two weeks last May), it could be Marson's opportunity to show whether or not he is major-league ready.
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My cell phone was lighting up this morning regarding Cole Hamels.
Apparently there are conflicting reports on the speed of his fastball yesterday. (One report said "84-86" miles per hour).
Well, being the studious reporter that I am, I wrote down the radar gun reading on several of the key hits that Hamels gave up in the third and fourth innings Friday:
Garrett Atkins' home run: 88 miles per hour
Brad Hawpe's ground rule double (on the very next pitch after Atkins' bomb): 86
Troy Tulowitzki's triple: 78 (changeup)
Ryan Spilborgh's fourth inning double: 87
Todd Helton's RBI single: 85
What's the point? Hamels was anywhere from 85 to 88 for most of the day.
Is this a concern for a guy who hovered between 86-92 in Game 5 of the World Series? Not really.
Hamels hasn't had a lot of work this spring, which is evident in not just his velocity, but his command, too. Harnessing both comes through repetition.
There's also this: Hamels was between 84 and 89 miles per hour April 2, 2008, his first start of last season. (You can look all this great stuff up on mlb.com)
So, quite honestly, he's right where he should be, if you go by the radar gun. He's not where he should be command-wise, which was evident in the pitches left up in the zone launched around Coors Field yesterday.
One last Hamels' point: I can't imagine he's hurt. If there's one thing everyone should know about Cole Hamels by now, it's the fact that he's overly cautious with his left arm; when there's any kind of pain, he errs on the side of caution and doesn't pitch through it.
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