Comments on: Prospect Watch: A Good Night For Pitchers With Locke and Kingham Leading the Way http://www.piratesprospects.com/2012/08/prospect-watch-a-good-night-for-pitchers-with-locke-and-kingham-leading-the-way.html Mon, 20 May 2013 05:28:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: John DiVito http://www.piratesprospects.com/2012/08/prospect-watch-a-good-night-for-pitchers-with-locke-and-kingham-leading-the-way.html#comment-18793 John DiVito Sat, 04 Aug 2012 14:46:00 +0000 http://www.piratesprospects.com/?p=38373#comment-18793 Nick Kingham continues to pitch well, which is great! His early season struggles had me worried.

]]> By: Lee Young http://www.piratesprospects.com/2012/08/prospect-watch-a-good-night-for-pitchers-with-locke-and-kingham-leading-the-way.html#comment-18792 Lee Young Sat, 04 Aug 2012 14:43:00 +0000 http://www.piratesprospects.com/?p=38373#comment-18792 AWESOME!!!

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]]> By: Tim Williams http://www.piratesprospects.com/2012/08/prospect-watch-a-good-night-for-pitchers-with-locke-and-kingham-leading-the-way.html#comment-18780 Tim Williams Sat, 04 Aug 2012 14:22:00 +0000 http://www.piratesprospects.com/?p=38373#comment-18780 He’s not a soft tosser. Throws 88-92, touching 94. Usually the LHP you’re referring to throw mid-80s with great breaking stuff, which gives them success in A-ball.

]]> By: Tim Williams http://www.piratesprospects.com/2012/08/prospect-watch-a-good-night-for-pitchers-with-locke-and-kingham-leading-the-way.html#comment-18779 Tim Williams Sat, 04 Aug 2012 14:21:00 +0000 http://www.piratesprospects.com/?p=38373#comment-18779 He’s made some big strides this year with his command, which is good to see. He’s a young left-hander with good stuff (88-92 fastball, touching 94, low 80s change and slider, which are his better pitches). In the past his issue has been that his fastball has been wild, especially at the top end of his velocity range. When I saw him this year, his slider was off. That could be because the pitch is rusty, focusing on the fastball/changeup so much. That’s a strikeout pitch, and if it’s not working, it would explain the strikeouts. Of course I’ve only seen him the first two starts of the year.

]]> By: Lee Young http://www.piratesprospects.com/2012/08/prospect-watch-a-good-night-for-pitchers-with-locke-and-kingham-leading-the-way.html#comment-18761 Lee Young Sat, 04 Aug 2012 13:01:00 +0000 http://www.piratesprospects.com/?p=38373#comment-18761 I was wondering the same thing. Soft tosser who does well in the lower minors but gets eaten alive as he moves up?

]]> By: northsidenotch http://www.piratesprospects.com/2012/08/prospect-watch-a-good-night-for-pitchers-with-locke-and-kingham-leading-the-way.html#comment-18750 northsidenotch Sat, 04 Aug 2012 03:31:00 +0000 http://www.piratesprospects.com/?p=38373#comment-18750 Never seen him live, but any worries to Joely Rodriguez and his complete lack of strike outs? Or just chalk it up to the whole “fastball command” thing at the low levels.

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