Chart Observations: COL @ STL

• Jorge De La Rosa got the start for the Rockies. He came from a high 3/4 release. His fastball is a straight 4-seam, though he will mix in a 2-seam with some fade every once in awhile. His slider is a sweeping 10-4 offering. His change looks like a fastball out of his hand and and shows some fade and sink. He appears able to add and subtract from the pitch to make it sink more. His curveball is a big breaking 11-5 offering. He threw very well in this game and was primarily FB-CU, as he usually is. His command was solid and he was able to hit spots and get ahead of most hitters.

1st: FB (90-96), CU (84-85), SL (85-86)

2nd: FB (92-94), CU (84-85), CB (76)

3rd: FB (92-96), CU (81-87), CB (75-78)

4th: FB (93-95), CU (84-86), SL (83), CB (74-76)

5th: FB (93-95), CU (83-85), SL (83), CB (80)

6th: FB (93-94), CU (84), SL (82-83), CB (77-78)

7th: FB (91-94), CU (83-85), SL (81-85), CB (75-78)

• Adam Wainwright opposed him. The 6-7, 230 pound right hander has a big frame that still has room to add a lot more muscle. The 27 year old comes from a 3/4 release. His change shows decent fade and a little sink. His curveball is a sharp 3-9 offering with good depth. His fastball shows some fade and a little sink. His slider is a 3-9 offering that is more side to side then down. He has a conventional wind-up where he brings his hands over his head. He has plus command of his stuff, but will leave a pitch up once in awhile. His slider will flash a 2-7 offering with good bite. A # 3 starter and he has the potential to be a strong # 2 if he can increase his fastball velocity a little more.

1st: FB (91-93), CB (75), CU (81-82)

2nd: FB (89-94), SL (81-87), CB (73-75), CU (82-83)

3rd: FB (90-93), SL (85-88), CB (73-76), CU (82)

4th: FB (90-93), CB (71-75), CU (82)

5th: FB (88-91), SL (84), CB (74)

6th: FB (88-92), SL (85-87), CB (72-74), CU (80)

7th: FB (87-89)

• Josh Fogg finished the game for the Rockies. He showed a 2-seam fastball that ahd some fade and sink, a cutter with good cut, a slider that was a big breaking 2-7 pitch and a change with good fade and a little sink.

7th: FB (89), Cut (85-86)

8th: FB (86-87), Cut (83-85), SL (77)

9th: FB (86-88), Cut (85), CU (79-80)

• Dennys Reyes is a 32 year old left hander who stands 6-3, 250. He has a medium to big frame that is maxed out and there may be some bad weight there. He comes from a high 3/4 release, almost 3/4. His fastball has good hard fade in on the hands of lefties. He had no command in this outing and even walked De La Rosa with the bases loaded on 5 pitches. Everything was missing gloveside or down and appeared to be flying open.

7th: FB (89-91)

• Jason Motte is a 26 year old who stands 6-0, 195. The right hander has a medium frame that can add a little more muscle in the lower body. He has a high 3/4 release with a drop and drive delivery where he jumps at hitters. It is max effort that helps him generate his plus velocity and the mechanics are similar to those of Tim Lincecum from the stretch, but to a lesser extent. His fastball is a straight 4-seam. His cutter could be a hard SL, but it has little downward movement but moves across half the plate. His slider was a spinner with a little bite. Still a future closer in my eyes with his velocity, but he needs to find a consistent off-speed offering. He has slightly above average command.

7th: FB (94-98), Cut (91-92), SL (80)

• Jess Todd made his major league debut last night. The 23 year old who stands 5-11, 210 has a small frame that appears to be maxed out. He comes at you from a 3/4 release. His primary fastball was a cutter that has good cut and a little sink. His slider is a 2-7 offering with decent bite and can be anywhere from below average to plus. He will over throw the pitch and this will cause it to flatten out. He has a drop and drive delivery in a high effort delivery with his back leg generating a lot of his velocity. Set-up man potential, but he came up as a starter (and has a sinker and change that he didn't show) and I would think the Cards would give him every chance to succeed.

7th: Cut (90-92), SL (84-85)

8th: Cut (88-91), SL (82-85)

• Trever Miller is a 36 year old who stands 6-3, 200. The left hander has a medium to big frame that can add more muscle if he wants to. He comes from a 3/4 release, almost sidearm. His slider is a 9-4 offering that is a frisbee slider. His fastball is a 2-seam with some sink. His change is a straight offering, just a touch slower.

8th: FB (87), SL (74-77)

9th: FB (86-88), CU (83)

Scherzer vs. Correia tonight after a baseball game.