- Zito is a 6-4, 215 pound lefty. The 31 year old has a big frame that is still skinny and can still add weight if he so desires. He came from a high 3/4 release with his typical mechanics and they are pretty clean. His fastball has a little run in on lefties and some sink. His slider is a 11-5 offering with okay bite. His change has good fade from righties and above average sink. His curve is a big breaking 11-5 with above average depth, but isn't as good as it used to be, though it shows flashes of that old curveball. Left the game after taking an Adrian Gonzalez liner off his throwing arm. Solid # 4 starter.
1st: FB (86-89), SL (80), CB (73-75), CU (73-76) - SL (Venable)
2nd: FB (85-88), CB (71-74), CU (72) - CB (Blanco), CU (Correia)
3rd: FB (85-87), SL (80-81), CB (71-73), CU (76) - SL (A. Gonzalez)
4th: FB (86-87), SL (77-80), CB (72-74) - SL (Venable)
5th: FB (86-88), SL (78-81), CB (74-75), CU (75-76) - SL (Cabrera), CB (Blanco)
6th: FB (86-88), SL (78-81), CB (74-75) - SL (Gonzalez)
2) Kevin Correia: 92 pitches. FB, SL, CB, CU, Cut. 4 strikes swinging. 3 Fastballs, Curveball.
- Correia came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink, a 2-7 slider with good bite, a 12-6 curve with slightly above average depth, a cutter with some cut and a change with a little fade from lefties and a little sink.
1st: FB (91-94), SL (86-87), CB (77)
2nd: FB (91-93), SL (85-87), CB (77-78), Cut (88-89) - FB (Rowand)
3rd: FB (89-93), SL (87), CB (76-79), Cut (86-89) - CB (Torres)
4th: FB (91-93), SL (85-87), CB (76-77), Cut (90) - FB (Uribe)
5th: FB (90-92), SL (86), CB (76-77), Cut (87)
6th: FB (91-92), SL (85-88), CB (76-77) - FB (Velez)
7th: FB (90-93), SL (85-86), CB (75), Cut (89), CU (85)
3) Brandon Medders: 5 pitches. Cut, CB, FB, SL, CU. 0 strikes swinging.
- Medders came from an over the top release and showed a big breaking 12-6 curve with slightly above average depth, a cutter with some cut and some sink and a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink.
6th: Cut (90), FB (90), CB (69-70)
4) Ryan Webb: 23 pitches. FB, SL, CU. 2 strikes swinging. 2 Sliders.
- Webb came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and a little sink and a 1-7 slider with some bite. He has a pretty violent head jerk.
7th: FB (95-98), SL (85-89) - 2 SL (Lewis, Sandoval)
5) Daniel Runzler: 26 pitches. FB, SL, CB, CU. 4 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs, 2 Sliders.
- Runzler is a 6-4, 230 pound lefty. The 24 year old has a big frame that is maxed out with a strong lower half. Big, strong kid. He came from a 3/4 release working predominately from the stretch. He brings the ball back in his arm action similar to that of Brad Kilby, but doesn't look too bad. High effort delivery. His fastball has a little late run in on lefties. His slider is a sharp 11-5 with good bite. He has back of the bullpen potential and was impressive despite allowing a home run to Blanco (the first run he allowed in his career, I believe about 10 innings).
7th: FB (94-97), SL (82-85) - 2 FB (Venable, Blanco), 2 SL (Venable, E. Gonzalez)
6) Aaron Poreda: 6 pitches. FB, SL, CU. 0 strikes swinging.
- Poreda came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with good sink and some run in on lefties.
8th: FB (93-95)
7) Sergio Romo: 10 pitches. FB, SL, CU. 1 strike swinging. Slider.
- Romo came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties, a sweeping 2-7 slider with good bite and a change with some fade from lefties and good sink. Appeared to injury his ankle during warmups and tried to pitch through it. Could have, but the Giants played it safe and pulled him.
8th: FB (89-91), SL (77-79), CU (83) - SL (A. Gonzalez)
8) Jeremy Affeldt: 11 pitches. FB, CB, CU. 3 strikes swinging. 2 Curveballs, Fastball.
- Affeldt came from a high 3/4 release and showed a pretty straight 4-seamer and a sweeping 11-5 curve with average depth.
8th: FB (93)
9th: FB (93-95), CB (78-81) - 2 CB (Venable, Blanco), FB (Blanco)
9) Ernesto Frieri: 13 pitches. FB, CB. 1 strike swinging. Fastball.
- Frieri is a 6-2, 200 pound righty. The 24 year old has a medium frame that appears to be able to add a little more muscle to about 210. Athletic build that can get a little bigger in the lower half. He came from an over the top release working predominately from the stretch. He has a cocking arm action at the bottom of his arm circle where he straightens his arm out and re-accelerates through to pitch. He also has a fairly violent head jerk. His fastball is a straight 4-seam. His curve is a sweeping 1-7 with average depth. He should be a solid middle reliever with the chance to grow into a set-up man if he refines his command. His command is average right now, but a lot of his strikes in this game were down the middle as opposed to on the corners.
9th: FB (94-95), CB (78-79) - FB (Torres)
- Buster Posey is a 6-1, 205 pound righty. The 22 year old righty hitter/thrower has a medium frame that can add a little more muscle, but is close to maxed out. He has a slightly open, crouched stance with his hands held in a generic position just behind his head with a little bat wiggle. Similar stance to Michael Young, but a little more crouched. His trigger is a leg kick and a cocking of the bat that has a lot of action to it, that I think will leave him a little more prone to slumps. His actions are good behind the plate, but he doesn't cover his throwing hand, leaving it exposed to possible foul tips and other things catchers need to worry about. Athletic behind the plate and is quick to get out of his crouch for little squibbers in front of the plate. Appears to be an average or slightly above average arm.
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