Monday, September 21, 2009

Chart Observations: 9/20 CHC @ STL (To Top 11)

1) Adam Wainwright: 104 pitches. (FB, CB, SL, CU). 14 strikes swinging. 7 Curveballs, 4 Cutters, 2 Changeups, Fastball.
  • Wainwright came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink, a change with good fade from lefties and good sink, a sharp 12-6 curve with above average depth that serves as his out pitch to both lefties and righties and a cutter with good cut and some sink that he will throw in any count.

1st: FB (91-95), CB (75-76), CU (83) - CB (Scales), CU (Scales)

2nd: FB (90-94), CU (81), Cut (84-86) - Cut (Soto)

3rd: FB (89-92), CB (72-75), CU (82-83), Cut (83-87) - 2 CB (Zambrano, Scales)

4th: FB (91-92), CB (73-76), CU (82), Cut (84-86) - CB (Ramirez)

5th: FB (90-93), CB (73-76), CU (82-83), Cut (83-86) - CU (Fontenot), 2 Cut (Soto, Fukudome)

6th: FB (91-93), CB (71-75), CU (80-85), Cut (85-88) - CB (Fontenot), Cut (Soto)

7th: FB (91-94), CB (72-75), CU (80), Cut (86) - FB (Zambrano), 2 CB (Zambrano, Fukudome)

2) Carlos Zambrano: 102 pitches. (FB, Split, Cut, SL, CB). 10 strikes swinging. 5 Sliders, 4 Splitters, Fastball.

  • Zambrano came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink, a splitter with good dive that he will throw 3-2 and that serves as his out pitch to both lefties and righties, a cutter with subtle cut, a 2-7 slider with some bite and a slow 12-6 curve with slightly above average depth.

1st: FB (89-95), Split (84-87), Cut (93-94)

2nd: FB (92-96), Split (84-87), SL (82-84) - 2 SL (Wainwright - 2)

3rd: FB (90-96), Split (87-89), Cut (91-94), SL (78-83), CB (68)

4th: FB (90-95), Split (84-86), Cut (91-92), SL (82) - FB (Molina), 3 Split (Ludwick - 2, Ankiel)

5th: FB (89-94), Split (82-86), Cut (90), SL (82) - Split (Holliday), 2 SL (Wainwright, Holliday)

6th: FB (89-94), Split (80-81), Cut (88), SL (84), CB (67) - SL (Ryan)

3) John Grabow: 7 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 1 strike swinging. Changeup.

  • Grabow came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good run in on lefties and a change with some fade from righties and some sink.

7th: FB (90-91), CU (82-84) - CU (DeRosa)

4) Kevin Gregg: 31 pitches. (FB, SL, Split, Cut, CU). 5 strikes swinging. 3 Splitters, Fastball, Slider.

  • Gregg came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with a little run in on righties, but is pretty straight, a sharp 1-7 slider with above average bite that can resemble a curveball, a split with good dive and a cutter with some cut and some sink.

7th: FB (91-92), SL (79), Split (85)

8th: FB (90-93), SL (80-81), Split (83-86), Cut (87-89) - 3 Split (Rasmus - 2, Ludwick), FB (Ankiel), SL (Ankiel)

5) Blake Hawksworth: 14 pitches. (FB, CU, Cut, CB). 0 strikes swinging.

  • Hawksworth came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink and a change with good late fade from lefties and some late sink that he will throw to righties.

8th: FB (91-95), CU (83-84)

6) Trever Miller: 1 pitch. (FB, SL, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

  • Miller came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good run in on lefties.

8th: FB (88)

7) Jason Motte: 5 pitches. (FB, SL, Cut, Split, CB). 1 strike swinging. Slider.

  • Motte came from an over the top release and showed a straight 4-seam fastball and a 2-7 slider with good bite.

8th: FB (97-98), SL (85-86) - SL (Soto)

8) Dennys Reyes: 20 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 2 strikes swinging. 2 Sliders.

  • Reyes came from a high 3/4 release and showed a 11-5 slider with good bite, a fastball with good run in on lefties and a change with some fade from righties and some sink.

9th: FB (89-90), SL (82-85), CU (85-86) - 2 SL (Miles - 2)

9) Sean Marshall: 2 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, Cut, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

  • Marshall came from a high 3/4 release and showed a 11-5 slider with good bite and a 11-5 curve with above average depth.

9th: SL (84), CB (76)

10) Aaron Heilman: 6 pitches. (FB, CU, SL)

  • Heilman came from a high 3/4 release and showed a change with good fade from lefties and good sink.

9th: CU (85-86)

11) Esmailin Caridad: 16 pitches. (FB, CB, CU). 3 strikes swinging. 3 Fastballs.

  • Caridad came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and a 2-7 curve with below average bite that is sharp and can look like a slider.

9th: FB (92-93)

10th: FB (92-96), CB (78) - 3 FB (Ankiel, Molina - 2)

12) Mitch Boggs: 44 pitches. (FB, SL, CU, CB). 5 strikes swinging. 4 Fastballs, Slider.

  • Boggs came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties, a 1-7 slider with good bite

10th: FB (96-99), SL (85-86) - 3 FB (Lee, Taguchi, Soto)

11th: FB (93-97), SL (83-86) - FB (Fukudome), SL (Theriot)

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