Yesterday we looked at the extended spring training stats for the hitters, today it is the pitchers. The stat sheet lists 44 pitchers of whom 26 pitched over 20 innings. That 20 inning limit is what we will use for analysis today. Most of the pitchers under 20 innings were hurt, are relievers, or players on rehab assignments. The most innings pitched is 37 by Deivy Estrada. Norris, Osuna, Musgrove and the other 2011 draftees were mainly in the upper 20's in innings pitched.
We will start by looking at those 2011 draftees.
H9 BB9 R9 K9 ERA Daniel Norris 8.8 3.8 12.6 8.2 3.19 Kevin Comer 11.8 2.5 14.3 6.2 4.66 Jeremy Gabryszwski 7.8 0.8 8.6 7.0 3.68 Joe Musgrove 8.0 3.3 11.3 7.7 4.00 Tom Robson 11.6 5.4 17.0 2.1 6.37 Mark Biggs 10.4 4.3 14.7 6.8 4.95
Now we will look at some of the players from Latin America, some of these pitchers are still very young.
H9 BB9 R9 K9 ERA Roberto Osuna 6.9 2.4 9.3 10.4 0.69 Alberto Tirado 9.9 3.1 13.0 6.5 3.72 Jairo Labourt 6.8 5.4 12.2 8.3 2.88 Yeyfry Del Rosario 7.6 5.0 12.6 7.9 3.28 Julio Carmona 9.5 5.6 15.1 8.6 6.31
I have heard that some of the Jays coaches have been impressed by Tirado. He is just 17 and his stats look average but he reportedly has a power arm with a good breaking ball.
You might notice that Adonys Cardona is not listed. He missed all of extended spring but is back throwing off a mound now and should be on a short-season roster.
And here are some other pitchers of note:
H9 BB9 R9 K9 ERA
Zak Adams 7.1 7.8 14.9 8.7 4.34
Taylor Cole 5.2 1.1 6.3 11.0 0.87
Deivy Estrada 7.8 2.9 10.7 8.8 2.43
Francisco Gracesqui 2.9 7.7 10.6 7.3 2.60
Griffin Murphy 8.2 2.2 10.4 7.6 3.94
One of these things is not like the others. Taylor Cole is a 22 year old pitcher who took time out of his baseball career to go on a Mormon mission. He is obviously too good for extended but there wasn't a spot for him in Lansing. I assume he is headed back to Vancouver.
Last years extended spring pitcher stats did not act as a good predictor of what has happened over the subsequent 12 months. Last year Aaron Sanchez was walking too many hitters, a trend he continued into the Bluefield season, but that is something he has improved on this season. Justin Nicolino had a low hit rate and a low K rate in extended. The low hit rate endured but the low K rate disappeared in Vancouver. Pitchers are always a work in process. These guys are learning different pitches, improved mechanics and just how to pitch. The short season results will show how much they have learned.
https://www.battersbox.ca/article.php?story=20120607160136557