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Post by azteca on Aug 25, 2020 17:40:47 GMT -8
What’s going on with him right now? He just doesn’t seem to have the movement on his pitches!😲
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Post by johneaztec on Aug 25, 2020 17:43:13 GMT -8
Struggling AGAIN. He's losing the momentum he created for himself last year. I still have high hopes for him.
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Post by azteca on Aug 25, 2020 17:46:33 GMT -8
His intensity level seems to be down.
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Post by aztecryan on Aug 25, 2020 20:05:21 GMT -8
Same issues as before - Mechanics are out of whack, fastball command isn't there, poor sequencing by Hedges repeatedly in hitter friendly counts and an inability to finish guys with two strikes.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2020 7:01:15 GMT -8
It will be interesting to see who has the better career, him or Lamet.
Lamet is looking to be a bit better than Paddack, for now.
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Post by johneaztec on Aug 27, 2020 12:06:11 GMT -8
It will be interesting to see who has the better career, him or Lamet. Lamet is looking to be a bit better than Paddack, for now. Lamet all day long. He has better stuff, and he's getting better command of it as he goes along. Lamet has the higher upside. Although, I really do like Paddack.
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Post by aardvark on Aug 27, 2020 14:28:03 GMT -8
Paddack is either dealing with some sort of injury, or, like Ryan said, his mechanics are screwed up.
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Post by aztecryan on Aug 27, 2020 14:57:35 GMT -8
Paddack is either dealing with some sort of injury, or, like Ryan said, his mechanics are screwed up. His arm slot is much different this year.
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Post by aardvark on Aug 27, 2020 16:17:31 GMT -8
Paddack is either dealing with some sort of injury, or, like Ryan said, his mechanics are screwed up. His arm slot is much different this year. Why is that? Hiding an injury? Trying something different? Or, like you say, his mechanics all screwed up?
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Post by aztecryan on Aug 27, 2020 18:28:22 GMT -8
His arm slot is much different this year. Why is that? Hiding an injury? Trying something different? Or, like you say, his mechanics all screwed up? It's just subtle things. Mechanics are hard to repeat with the same cadence, landing spot, plane, etc. His arm is lower, the spin on his fastball has regressed and he's got work in front of him. I think he was unfairly hyped up to an extent, too.
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Post by johneaztec on Aug 27, 2020 18:34:35 GMT -8
Paddack is either dealing with some sort of injury, or, like Ryan said, his mechanics are screwed up. His arm slot is much different this year. Is that at the direction of Rothschild? If so, then bring Balsley back. Don't mess with what's been working.
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Post by aztecryan on Aug 27, 2020 18:49:11 GMT -8
His arm slot is much different this year. Is that at the direction of Rothschild? If so, then bring Balsley back. Don't mess with what's been working. Sigh. You hired a new pitching coach. You don't undermine that by bringing the guy back who worked with Paddack all of one year. Chris has to fix it.
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Post by johneaztec on Aug 27, 2020 19:30:59 GMT -8
Is that at the direction of Rothschild? If so, then bring Balsley back. Don't mess with what's been working. Sigh. You hired a new pitching coach. You don't undermine that by bringing the guy back who worked with Paddack all of one year. Chris has to fix it. Obviously they're not going to bring Balsley back. Sigh. I'm saying if Rothschild is messing with his arm angle, then that's on him. Yeah, Chris has to fix it, and maybe that's by not listening to Rothschild.
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Post by aztecryan on Aug 27, 2020 19:37:29 GMT -8
Sigh. You hired a new pitching coach. You don't undermine that by bringing the guy back who worked with Paddack all of one year. Chris has to fix it. Obviously they're not going to bring Balsley back. Sigh. I'm saying if Rothschild is messing with his arm angle, then that's on him. Yeah, Chris has to fix it, and maybe that's by not listening to Rothschild. Things happen with second year pitchers. Regression on its own, which was inevitable with Paddack's numbers, plus extraneous factors with the season, the ball, etc. You'd have to go above Rothschild anyway.
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Post by aardvark on Aug 27, 2020 20:20:34 GMT -8
Obviously they're not going to bring Balsley back. Sigh. I'm saying if Rothschild is messing with his arm angle, then that's on him. Yeah, Chris has to fix it, and maybe that's by not listening to Rothschild. Things happen with second year pitchers. Regression on its own, which was inevitable with Paddack's numbers, plus extraneous factors with the season, the ball, etc. You'd have to go above Rothschild anyway. You mentioned the ball in passing. Is the ball different this season?
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Post by aztecryan on Aug 27, 2020 20:22:32 GMT -8
Things happen with second year pitchers. Regression on its own, which was inevitable with Paddack's numbers, plus extraneous factors with the season, the ball, etc. You'd have to go above Rothschild anyway. You mentioned the ball in passing. Is the ball different this season? The consistency of the ball seems to be. There have been a lot of what I would consider fluke home runs. A lot of that is the humidity and the temperature, but I have watched a lot of games in different parks...I'm skeptical. The numbers say the ball is carrying less.
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Post by johneaztec on Aug 27, 2020 20:22:33 GMT -8
Obviously they're not going to bring Balsley back. Sigh. I'm saying if Rothschild is messing with his arm angle, then that's on him. Yeah, Chris has to fix it, and maybe that's by not listening to Rothschild. Things happen with second year pitchers. Regression on its own, which was inevitable with Paddack's numbers, plus extraneous factors with the season, the ball, etc. You'd have to go above Rothschild anyway. Arm angle is huge for a pitchers mechanics. Hopefully Rothschild can fix it, or have him go back to the old Paddack if he's messing with it. I haven't seen Paddack pitch much this season, so I'm only going by your observastion. I'll try to watch him pitch next time and make my own observation.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 6:48:06 GMT -8
He'll figure it out. I personally do not feel he was overhyped as Ryan suggested, I have watched baseball long enough to see that Paddack has the makings of a true 1 or 2 starter. I am not worried about him, it will come together.
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Post by ignoranus on Aug 28, 2020 7:03:30 GMT -8
Paddack pitched better under the tutelage of Darren Balsley, who knew him best.
There ain't much time left to fix Paddack and the bullpen in this very short season.
Do you wanna win, Padres?
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Post by ignoranus on Aug 28, 2020 7:36:11 GMT -8
Bringing back Balsley could do more to help more Padres than any trade for a player(s). And he is already under team control. The Padres don't have to give up anything to get him back on the field.
DB is a bargain basement fix for virtually no cost.
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