Comments on: Can He Pitch, Though? http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/05/14/can-he-pitch-though/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: MRubio52 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/05/14/can-he-pitch-though/#comment-729 Sun, 17 May 2015 03:06:23 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=1186#comment-729 #3 pitcher is definitely too rich, his best pitch is his Change and I just can’t really get on board with seeing this work in the long term. If he’s a guy that you have to pull after the second time through the order he’s at best a backend guy.

]]> By: Sinnycal http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/05/14/can-he-pitch-though/#comment-724 Sat, 16 May 2015 15:55:20 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=1186#comment-724 Not even a passing mention of Jacob Turner? I’d put him in a tier above Wada and company in terms of potential upgrades already in the system.

]]> By: Jeff Fryman http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/05/14/can-he-pitch-though/#comment-720 Sat, 16 May 2015 12:44:11 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=1186#comment-720 I think Hendricks is far better than what hes shown thus far this season. But Im not sure how he can turn it around. I dont know if going down will solve anything for him or if he would then just get lost in the system.

]]> By: David Blumberg http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/05/14/can-he-pitch-though/#comment-714 Fri, 15 May 2015 20:47:51 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=1186#comment-714 I think becoming a viable #3 starter might be a bit much, but he could be a decent back-end guy. I think the concern right now is that third time through the order. If you want to be successful, you have to be able to put guys down at that point, so as not to be the one taxing the bullpen.

]]> By: Carlos P http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/05/14/can-he-pitch-though/#comment-674 Thu, 14 May 2015 18:36:09 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=1186#comment-674 Hendricks gets by on guile, but he doesn’t have major-league quality stuff. His particular blend of IQ, pitchability, and repertoire can work in short bursts, but it gets exposed over the long haul.

I don’t know that I agree with that…how can we say that it won’t work over the long term until he gets more innings under his belt? Do you project him to be a 4-5 starter that you don’t want pitching in the playoffs or do you envision him flaming out a la Randy Wells?

Just curious since I can see him becoming a viable #3 starter.

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