Chart Observations: 9/23 SD @ COL

1) Jason Marquis: 98 pitches. FB, SL, CU, Cut, CB. 7 strikes swinging. 4 Sliders, 3 Cutters,

• Marquis came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and good sink, a change with some fade from lefties and good sink, a cutter with some cut, a 2-7 slider with solid bite and a

1st: FB (88-91)

2nd: FB (87-91), SL (83-85), Cut (87-88), CU (80) - 2 Cut (Cabrera - 2)

3rd: FB (88-89), CU (82)

4th: FB (89), SL (84), Cut (85), CU (82) - 2 SL (Hundley, Gwynn), Cut (Hundley)

5th: FB (88-92), SL (84-87), Cut (87-89), CU (81-82) - 2 SL (Eckstein, Hundley)

2) Tim Stauffer: 101 pitches. FB, SL, CB, CU. 6 strikes swinging. 3 Fastballs, 2 Cutters, Curveball.

• Stauffer came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink, a cutter with good cut and some sink, a 12-6 curve with slightly above average depth and a circle change with some fade from lefties and some sink that he will throw to righties and in 3-1 counts.

1st: FB (87-91), Cut (84-86), CB (75-76), CU (80) - FB (Hawpe), Cut (Hawpe)

2nd: FB (88-93), Cut (85-88), CB (77-79), CU (79) - CB (Smith)

3rd: FB (90-92), Cut (86-87), CB (75-78)

4th: FB (91-92), Cut (85-87), CB (75) - FB (Hawpe), Cut (Hawpe)

5th: FB (88-91), Cut (83-85), CB (73-76), CU (78) - FB (Barmes)

3) Matt Herges: 16 pitches. FB, CU, CB. 2 strikes swinging. 2 Changeups.

• Herges came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink, a 12-6 curve with slightly above average depth and a change with good fade from lefties and good sink that he will throw to righties.

5th: FB (88-89), CU (80), CB (75) - 2 CU (Hundley, Stauffer)

4) Ryan Webb: 27 pitches. FB, SL, CU. 0 strikes swinging.

• Webb came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties, a 2-7 slider with solid bite and a change with some fade from lefties and some sink.

5th: FB (94-95), SL (86-89)

6th: FB (94-96), SL (86-89), CU (84)

5) Jhoulys Chacin: 12 pitches. FB, CU, CB. 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Chacin came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with good cutting action and good sink, a 12-6 curve with average depth and a change with good fade from lefties and good sink that he will throw to righties.

6th: FB (91-92), CU (83-87), CB (80-81) - FB (A. Gonzalez)

6) Joel Peralta: 18 pitches. FB, Split, CB, SL. 2 strikes swinging. 2 Curveballs.

• Peralta came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties, a split with some dive and a 12-6 curve with above average depth.

7th: FB (90-91), Split (80-83), CB (76-78) - 2 CB (Salazar, Headley)

7) Joe Thatcher: 14 pitches. FB, SL, CU. 2 strikes swinging. Fastball, Slider.

• Thatcher came from a sidearm release and showed a fastball that has some cut action and a 9-4 slider with good bite.

6th: FB (86-88), SL (76-77) - FB (Smith), SL (Smith)

7th: FB (87-88), SL (77-78)

8) Mike Adams: 30 pitches. FB, CU, CB, Cut. 4 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs, 2 Cutters.

• Adams came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink, a 1-7 curve with average depth that he calls a slurve, a cutter with good cut and a change with good fade from lefties and some sink.

7th: FB (93-94), CB (79), Cut (88-89) - FB (Hawpe)

8th: FB (88-93), CB (78), Cut (86-89), CU (84) - FB (Spilborghs), 2 Cut (Stewart - 2)

9) Randy Flores: 16 pitches. FB, SL, CB. 1 strike swinging. Curveball.

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

8th: FB (89-90), SL (80-83), CB (72-76) - CB (Cabrera)

10) Matt Daley: 2 pitches. FB, CB, CU. 0 strikes swinging.

• Daley came from a sidearm release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink.

8th: FB (87-89)

11) Joe Beimel: 8 pitches. FB, CB, CU. 2 strikes swinging. Fastball, Curveball.

• Beimel came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some tail in on righties, a sweeping 11-5 curve with average depth and a straight change with some sink. He will drop down and throw fastballs from a sidearm release.

9th: FB (84-90), CB (73-74), CU (79) - FB (Headley), CB (Venable)

12) Heath Bell: 17 pitches. FB, CB, CU. 0 strikes swinging.

• Bell came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and some natural sink and a 12-6 curve with slightly above average depth.

9th: FB (92-95), CB (80-81)

Chart Observations: 9/14 ARI @ SD (1st 9)

1) Kevin Correia: 111 pitches. (FB, SL, CU, CB, Cut). 10 strikes swinging. 5 Fastballs, 2 Cutters, 2 Sliders, Curveball.

• Correia came from a high 3/4 release and showed a 2-7 slider with good bite, a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink, a 12-6 curve with above average depth, a cutter with good cut and a change with good fade from lefties and some sink.

1st: FB (92-94), SL (84-85), CB (77) - FB

2nd: FB (90-92), SL (84-87), CB (75-77), CU (84), Cut (87-89)

3rd: FB (90-91), SL (84-87), CB (77-78), Cut (87-89) - Cut, SL, CB

4th: FB (90-92), SL (86-87), CB (78) - FB

5th: FB (90-92), SL (87-88), CB (77), CU (84), Cut (89)

6th: FB (89-92), SL (87), CB (77-79), CU (82-84) - 3 FB, SL

7th: FB (91-92), SL (87), CB (76-78), Cut (86-88) - Cut

2) Billy Buckner: 102 pitches. (FB, CB, CU, Cut). 11 strikes swinging. 6 Fastballs, 5 Curveballs.

• Buckner came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink, a 12-6 curve that has above average depth and is fairly sharp, a change with some fade from lefties and some sink that he will throw to righties and a cutter with some cut.

1st: FB (88-91), CB (80-84), CU (84) - 2 FB, 2 CB

2nd: FB (89-93), CB (79-83), CU (82) - 2 FB

3rd: FB (86-90), CB (78-81), CU (82) - CB

4th: FB (88-91), CB (80-83), CU (81-82) - FB, CB

5th: FB (83-90), CB (83) - CB

6th: FB (86-90), CB (78-81), CU (80-82) - FB

7th: FB (88-89), CU (80-84)

3) Scott Schoeneweis: 13 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Scott came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on lefties and a 11-5 slider with good bite.

7th: FB (88-90), SL (80-81) - FB

4) Esmerling Vasquez: 16 pitches. (FB, CU, SL). 5 strikes swinging. 3 Fastballs, Slider, Changeup.

• Vasquez came from a 3/4 release and showed a change with some fade from lefties and good sink that he will throw to righties, a fastball with good run in on righties and solid sink and a 2-7 slider with a little bite.

7th: FB (94-97), CU (82) - 2 FB

8th: FB (94-97), CU (81-82), SL (84-85) - FB, SL, CU

5) Ryan Webb: 3 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

• Webb came from a high 3/4 release and showed a sharp 2-7 slider with solid bite and a fastball with good run in on righties and solid sink.

7th: FB (95), SL (87-88)

6) Luke Gregerson: 13 pitches. (SL, FB, CU). 3 strikes swinging. 2 Sliders, Fastball.

• Gregerson came from a 3/4 release and showed a 2-7 slider with above average bite, a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink and a change with good fade from lefties and good sink.

8th: FB (91-93), SL (83-85), CU (81) - 2 SL, FB

7) Sean Gallagher: 9 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

• Gallagher came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink, a sharp 12-6 curve with above average depth and a sharp 2-7 slider with solid bite.

9th: FB (91-93), SL (83-87), CB (74)

8) Joe Thatcher: 13 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 1 strike swinging. Slider.

• Thatcher came from a sidearm release and showed a 9-3 slider with good bite and a fastball with a little run in on lefties.

9th: FB (87-88), SL (76-78) - SL

9) Clay Zavada: 17 pitches. (FB, CU, CB, Cut). 3 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs, Changeup.

• Zavada came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on lefties and a straight change with some sink that he will throw to lefties.

9th: FB (88-91), CU (81-82) - 2 FB, CU

Chart Observations: 9/11 COL @ SD

1) Edward Mujica: 56 pitches. (FB, SL, Split). 7 strikes swinging. 4 Sliders, 3 Fastballs.

• Mujica came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink, a 2-7 slider with solid bite and a split with good diving action. Pitches backwards, meaning he likes to throw his slider to lefties and his split to righties.

1st: FB (91-94), SL (83-85), Split (87-88) - FB

2nd: FB (92-94), SL (82-83), Split (88) - FB, SL

3rd: FB (92-94), SL (82-83), Split (85-87) - 2 SL

4th: FB (92-93), SL (82-83), Split (85) - FB, SL

2) Jorge De La Rosa: 112 pitches. (FB, CU, SL, CB). 15 strikes swinging. 6 Changeups, 5 Curveballs, 3 Fastballs, Slider

• De La Rosa came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on lefties, a changeup with some fade from righties and good sink that he will throw 3-2 and to lefties, a 12-6 curve with above average depth and a 11-5 slider with solid bite. Slider off the plate in on righties is his preferred out pitch.

1st: FB (91-95), CU (85-87), SL (87-88), CB (77) - FB, CU

2nd: FB (90-95), CU (86), SL (85-88), CB (79) - CU

3rd: FB (92-94), CU (85), SL (86-88), CB (76-79)

4th: FB (92-95), CU (84-86), SL (87), CB (72-78) - SL, CU, 2 CB

5th: FB (92-94), CU (84-86), CB (78-79) - FB, 2 CB

6th: FB (93-94), CU (84-85), SL (87), CB (73-79) - CB

7th: FB (91-92), CU (83-87), SL (84-85), CB (72) - FB, 3 CU

3) Sean Gallagher: 15 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

• Gallagher came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink, a cutter with some cut, a 12-6 curve with above average depth and a change with some fade from lefties and some sink that he will throw to righties in 2-0 counts.

5th: FB (91-93), Cut (85-87), CB (72), CU (83)

4) Adam Russell: 18 pitches. (FB, CB, CU). 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Russell came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and a little sink, a 1-7 curve with below average depth that is sharp and a change with some fade from lefties and some sink.

6th: FB (94-96), CB (80-83), CU (84) - FB

5) Joe Thatcher: 17 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 3 strikes swinging. 3 Fastballs.

• Thatcher came from a sidearm release and showed a fastball with good cut and a sweeping 9-4 slider with good bite.

7th: FB (87-89), SL (76-77) - 3 FB

6) Luke Gregerson: 29 pitches. (SL, FB, CU). 4 strikes swinging. 3 Sliders, Fastball.

• Gregerson came from a low 3/4 release and showed a 2-7 sharp slider with good bite that he will throw in 3-2 counts and a fastball with a little run in on righties

7th: FB (93-94), SL (83-86) - 3 SL

8th: FB (91-93), SL (83-85) - FB

7) Matt Daley: 9 pitches. (FB, CB, CU)

• Daley came from a sidearm release and showed a 3-8 slider with good bite and a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink.

8th: FB (89-90), SL (77-78)

8) Joe Beimel: 3 pitches. (FB, CB, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

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

8th: FB (88-90)

9) Rafael Betancourt: 10 pitches. (FB, SL, CU)

• Betancourt came from an over the top release and showed a straight 4-seam fastball, a change with good fade from lefties and some sink and a 2-7 slider with good bite.

8th: FB (91-93), SL (82), CU (86) - 2 FB

10) Heath Bell: 33 pitches. (FB, CB, CU). 3 strikes swinging. 3 Fastballs.

• Bell came from a high 3/4 release and showed a sharp 11-5 curve with above average depth and a fastball with some natural sink.

9th: FB (92-95), CB (80-82) - 3 FB

11) Franklin Morales: 9 pitches. (FB, CB, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

• Morales came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on lefties and some sink

9th: FB (93-96)

Chart Observations: 9/6 SD @ LAD

1) Hiroki Kuroda: 89 pitches. (FB, SL, Split). 6 strikes swinging. 3 Sliders, 3 Splitters.

• Kuroda came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink, a split with some dive and a 2-7 slider that was a little loopy.

1st: FB (90-94), SL (82), Split (87-90) - 2 Split

2nd: FB (92-94), SL (87), Split (87-88) - Split

3rd: FB (91-96), SL (82-85), Split (89-90) - SL

4th: FB (92-94), SL (84)

5th: FB (89-95), SL (81-88), Split (89-90) - 2 SL

2) Tim Stauffer: 104 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, CU). 5 strikes swinging. 2 Changeups, 2 Cutters, Fastball.

• Stauffer came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink, a change with good fade from lefties and good sink that he will throw to righties, a 12-6 curve with above average depth and a cutter with some cut and some sink.

1st: FB (89-91), CB (76), CU (80-82) - CU

2nd: FB (90-92), CB (75-77), CU (80-81), Cut (85-87)

3rd: FB (89-90), CB (74-75), CU (79-80), Cut (85)

4th: FB (88-92), CB (77), CU (80), Cut (85-87)

5th: FB (88-90), CB (75-77), CU (80-81), Cut (85) - CU

6th: FB (89-90), CB (75-78), CU (80), Cut (84-85) - 2 Cut

7th: FB (88-90), CU (78-81), Cut (83-86) - FB

3) Jeff Weaver: 25 pitches. (FB, SL, CU, CB). 2 strikes swinging. 2 Sliders.

• Weaver came from a high 3/4 release (though he will throw anywhere from there to sidearm) and showed a 11-5 curve with average depth, a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink, a change with some fade from lefties, a frisbee slider with some bite and some sink and a sharp 2-7 slider with average bite.

6th: FB (89-91), SL (80-82), CU (84), CB (74) - SL

7th: FB (89-90), SL (80-82), CU (84), CB (75), FSL (78) - SL

4) Joe Thatcher: 5 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

• Thatcher came from a sidearm release and showed a fastball with some tail in on righties.

7th: FB (88)

5) Luke Gregerson: 18 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 5 Sliders, Fastball.

• Gregerson came from a 3/4 release and showed a sharp 2-7 slider with good bite, a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink and a change with some fade from lefties and a touch of sink.

7th: SL (82-84) - SL

8th: FB (92), SL (82-85), CU (81) - 4 SL, FB

6) Ronald Belisario: 4 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

• Belisario came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and a little sink.

8th: FB (95-96)

7) George Sherrill: 3 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

• Sherrill came from a high 3/4 release and showed a pretty straight 4-seam fastball.

8th: FB (89-91)

8) Hong-Chih Kuo: 26 pitches. (FB, SL, CU, CB). 2 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs.

• Kuo came from a high 3/4 release and showed a straight 4-seam fastball, a 10-5 curve with average depth and a sharp 11-5 slider with good bite

9th: FB (94-97), SL (85-87), CB (78-79) - 2 FB

9) Heath Bell: 22 pitches. (FB, CB, CU). 2 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs.

• Bell came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some sink and a sharp 11-5 curve with above average depth that he will throw 3-2.

9th: FB (93-95), CB (81-84) - 2 FB

Chart Observations: 8/31 WAS @ SD

1) Tim Stauffer: 98 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, CU). 4 strikes swinging. 2 Cutters, Fastball, Curveball.

• Stauffer is a 6-1, 205 pound righty. The 27 year old has a medium frame that should be able to get up to 215, mainly by adding muscle to his lower half. Athletic, skinny build. He came from an over the top, almost high 3/4 release. A little bit of a weird delivery, with the hands coming over his head and he brings his hands down quickly, causing him to wait for his leg kick to come up and then begin the drop and drive aspect. He breaks his hands a little high and has a constant bent glove elbow and throwing elbow, which might add a little more stress to his delivery. His fastball has good run in on righties and some sink. His curve is a sharp 12-6 with slightly above average depth. What we call a slider is actually a cutter that has solid cut and flashes some sink (confirmed to be a cutter by the Padres area scout in Virginia in an article I found). His change has good fade from lefties with solid sink that he will throw to righties. I see anywhere from a 3 to a 5 with him and would like to see him throw more curves to complement his FB/Cut repetoire. He had solid command and looks like a fairly solid prospect.

1st: FB (91-94), Cut (86-87), CB (79) - FB, Cut

2nd: FB (90-92), Cut (86-87) - Cut

3rd: FB (89-91), Cut (84-86), CB (76-77)

4th: FB (90-92), Cut (83-87), CB (75-78)

5th: FB (91-92), Cut (83-86), CB (76-79), CU (80-81)

6th: FB (89-92), Cut (83-84), CB (76)

7th: FB (88-92), Cut (83-84), CB (75), CU (82) - CB

2) Livan Hernandez: 90 pitches. (FB, SL, CU, CB). 3 strikes swinging. 2 Curveballs, Fastball.

• Hernandez came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with above average run in on righties and some sink, an absurdly slow 12-6 curve with slightly above average depth, a cutter with some cut, a change with good fade from lefties and good sink that he will throw 2-0 and a 2-7 slider with good bite.

1st: FB (84-87), SL (77), CU (79), CB (63), Cut (85) - FB

2nd: FB (83-87), SL (76), CU (80-81), CB (66-67), Cut (83) - 2 CB's

3rd: FB (82-87), CB (66)

4th: FB (84-87), SL (76-79), CB (63-69)

5th: FB (82-86), SL (76), CU (78-79), CB (70)

6th: FB (82-87), SL (79-81), CB (66)

7th: FB (83-86), CU (78), CB (68)

8th: FB (83-87), CU (81), CB (58-63)

3) Adam Russell: 7 pitches. (FB, CB, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

• Russell is a 6-8, 255 pound righty. The 26 year old has a big frame that does not look his listed weight and looks more about 230. If he is 250, it is very evenly distributed and he could get up to about 270. He came with a classic drop and drive delivery from a 3/4, almost sidearm release. Pretty clean mechanics, likes to kick his toe out on the acceleration phase, but no red flags. Fastball has a little late run in on righties. His slider is a 3-8 with some late bite, but it can be a little loopy. Max effort delivery. I like him as a reliever and think he can eventually grow into a set-up role.

7th: FB (94-97), SL (82-84)

4) Joe Thatcher: 5 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Thatcher came from a sidearm release and showed a fastball with some tail in on righties and a 3-8 slider with good bite.

8th: FB (87-88), SL (77) - FB

5) Luke Gregerson: 6 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 3 Sliders, Fastball.

• Gregerson came from a 3/4 release and showed a 2-7 slider with above average bite and a fastball with some run in on righties.

8th: FB (93), SL (82-85) - FB, 3 SL

6) Heath Bell: 9 pitches. (FB, CB, CU). 1 strike swinging. Curveball.

• Bell came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some sink, a sharp 12-6 curve with above average depth and a change with good fade from lefties and good sink.

9th: FB (94-95), CB (84), CU (87) - CB

Chart Observations: 8/23 STL @ SD

1) Cesar Carrillo: 72 pitches. 6 strikes swinging. 6 Changeups (4 in 2nd, 2 in 3rd)

• Carrillo is a 6-3, 175 pound righty. The 25 year old has a medium frame that can add a ton more muscle. He is a very skinny kid with little definition. He came from an over the top release with a little cocking action and can rush his delivery at times, causing his arm to play catch up. His fastball has some run in on righties and some sink. His curve is a 12-6 offering with slightly above average depth. His change has some fade from lefties with above average sink that he will throw to righties and is his best off-speed offering. He will pitch backwards and trusts himsle fot throw his change for strikes (threw 3-2 changeups to Smoltz and to Holliday with the bases loaded). His fastball command is iffy and still has a tendency to miss up in the zone. I like his stuff, and he doesn't have as much development time as his age suggests due to arm injuries. I think he could be a late bloomer and be a solid # 4 in the back of a contender's rotation.

1st: FB (90-92), CB (75-78), CU (85-87)

2nd: FB (89-93), CB (75-79), CU (82-86)

3rd: FB (91-92), CB (80), CU (84-87)

2) John Smoltz: 75 pitches. 12 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs (both in 2nd), 6 Sliders (2 in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 2 in 5th), 4 Splitters (both in 1st, 3rd, 5th)

• Smoltz came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with a little run in on righties, a 2-7 slider with some bite, a split with above average dive and a 12-6 curve with slightly above average depth that he likes to throw to lefties to steal a strike. In the weaker league, he should dominate. The Padres just didn't jump on his fastball and choose to either wait for an off-speed offering (bad decision) or fouled it off. The fastball got pounded in the AL and was the cause for his release and it remains to be seen if this will occur eventually in the NL.

1st: FB (92-93), SL (84-87), Split (87-88), CB (79)

2nd: FB (92-94), SL (84-85), Split (87), CB (76)

3rd: FB (91-92), SL (82-85), Split (86-88)

4th: FB (90-92), SL (83-85), Split (86-88)

5th: FB (91-93), SL (83-86), Split (85-86)

3) Edward Mujica: 37 pitches. 5 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs (4th, 5th), 2 Sliders (4th, 5th), Splitter (4th)

• Mujica came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with a little run in on righties and some sink, a split with above average dive and a 2-7 slider with solid bite. His 3rd inning velocity #'s are down because he came in the middle of an at-bat and had just started getting loose at the beginning of that at-bat, but Bud Black couldn't watch anymore of Carrillo.

3rd: FB (90), Split (85-87), SL (82-84)

4th: FB (92-94), Split (85-89), SL (84)

5th: FB (91-93), Split (87), SL (82-83)

4) Greg Burke: 36 pitches. 3 strikes swinging. 2 Sliders (6th, 7th), Fastball (7th)

• Burke came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties with good sink and a 2-7 slider with solid bite.

6th: FB (90-94), SL (83-85)

7th: FB (89-91), SL (81-84)

5) Blake Hawksworth: 21 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Hawksworth came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink, a change with some fade from lefties and good sink and a cutter with a little cut.

6th: FB (91-92), CU (80-83), Cut (86-87)

6) Dennys Reyes: 4 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Reyes came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with a little late run in on lefties and a 11-5 slider with solid bite.

6th: FB (89-90), SL (85)

7) Jason Motte: 8 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Motte came from an over the top release and showed a straight 4-seam fastball and a cutter with some cut.

7th: FB (91-95), Cut (88)

8) Trever Miller: 9 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Miller came from a low 3/4 release and showed a fairly straight 4-seam fastball, a change with some fade from righties with good sink and a 10-4 slider with good bite.

7th: FB (85-87), CU (80)

8th: FB (84-85), SL (74-77)

9) Joe Thatcher: 2 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Thatcher is a sidearmer who showed a fastball with some cut.

7th: FB (86-87)

10) Luke Gregerson: 15 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Slider.

• Gregerson came from a 3/4 release and showed a change with some fade from lefties and some sink, a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink and a 3-8 slider with good bite.

8th: FB (90-93), SL (82-85), CU (76-77)

11) Heath Bell: 18 pitches. 3 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs, Curveball.

• Bell came from an over the top release and showed a sharp 12-6 curve with above average depth and a straight 4-seam fastball with some natural sink.

9th: FB (91-94), CB (81-82)

12) Ryan Franklin: 33 pitches. 3 strikes swinging. 2 Cutters, Splitter.

• Franklin came from an over the top release and showed a straight 4-seam fastball, a cutter with good cut and some sink, a 12-6 curve with above average depth and a split with good dive.

9th: FB (90-93), Cut (89-91), CB (77-79), Split (83-85)

SD @ LAA

• Joe Saunders comes from a high 3/4 release and features a 4-seam fastball with some natural sink and it flashes fade, a slurvy 11-4 curveball with some depth, a harder curve that he uses more to strike hitters out while the slurvy one is a steal strike type pitch, a slider that is a harder curve movement wise with good bite and a change that shows good fade and sink and looks like a fastball out of his hand. He keeps everything down and rarely misses up in the zone and he has above average command. Solid # 4 starter.

1st: FB (88-92), CB (75-76), SL (83)

2nd: FB (88-91), CB (71), SL (78), CU (82-83)

3rd: FB (88-91), CB (78), SL (79-81), CU (82)

4th: FB (90-91), CB (74), CU (81-83)

5th: FB (89-91), CB (73-78), SL (83), CU (82)

6th: FB (88-90), CB (75-76), SL (80), CU (82)

7th: FB (88-90), CB (73), SL (79-81), CU (81)

8th: FB (87-90), SL (82), CU (79-82)

9th: FB (87-89), CB (73-75), SL (80-81), CU (80-82)

• Josh Geer opposed him and I could write his scouting report in my sleep. He attacks from a high 3/4 release with a fastball that shows good fade and sink, a change that mvoes like his fastball but on a greater level and a 1-7 slider with good bite.

1st: FB (82-87), SL (76-81), CU (74-77)

2nd: FB (85-87), SL (77-81), CU (74-76)

3rd: FB (84-87), SL (79-82), CU (74-76)

4th: FB (84-86), SL (81), CU (72-76)

5th: FB (83-87), SL (81), CU (75-77)

6th: FB (83-87), SL (77-80), CU (74-76)

• Joe Thatcher is a sidearming lefty who features a fastball with some run and a little sink and a sweeping 9-3 slider that is average.

6th: FB (86), SL (76)

7th: FB (85-87), SL (75-77)

• Greg Burke comes from a high 3/4 release and shows a fastball with good fade and sink and a 2-7 slider with decent bite.

8th: FB (88-90), SL (82-83)

• Kevin Jepsen is a 6-3, 215 pound righty. The 24 year old has a medium to big frame that is maxed out. I was hoping to see him, as I heard he had a plus fastball and he disappointed me a little bit. His fastball is a 4-seam with some fade and will flash run at other times (meaning I saw 2 fastballs, one had some fade, one ran). His curve is a power curve that is a 12-6 pitch with good depth, though it didn't appear to be a great K pitch (the one I saw). Too early to tell, but looks like a set-up man ceiling. Hope to see him some more.

9th: FB (93-94), CB (83)

• Sean Rodriguez is a 6-1, 215 pound 23 year old. The righty hitter/thrower got a pinch hit appearance. He has a medium frame that can add a little more muscle if he wants to move to a corner (probably to 225), but not if he wants to stay in the middle due to the loss of mobility he would suffer. He has a straight on stance with his weight on his back leg and holds the bat in front of him a little behind his back shoulder. He has a little bit of a bat wiggle and his trigger is a stride and a cocking of the bat. His single was a seeing eye single in the 5-6 hole that wasn't well hit. Looked good defensively at 2B and made a nice play. Another guy I won't even try to venture a guess at until I see him in a full game.

Played 1 of the games (other got rained out) and my body is kind of beat up. In the game, I got cleated, but somehow it is towards the upper middle part of my leg. Tried to turn a double play and I guess he came in cleats up. Then, the kid that hit that grounder tried to steal and we caught him, but he decided to pull an olympic like slide and put his hand up in the air and clocked me in the face. If one more thing like that would have happened in that game, I would have went off.

Got a chart and the Nats-Rays tomorrow featuring James Shields and Ross Detwiler.

Chart Observations: SD Pitchers

• Josh Geer got the start and came from a high 3/4 release. His fastball is a 2-seamer with excellent fade and sink. His slider is a 2-7 offering that is very loopy. His change shows good fade and sink. Geer likes to pitch backwards, showing sliders to lefties and changes to righties the first time through the order. He will mix in a straight 4-seam, but not too often due to his velocity on his pitches. He lost his command in the 5th and got knocked around a little bit. Geer's best case scenario places him as a 5th starter. He is attempting to be a right handed Jamie Moyer and we all know the success rates those types of emulators have.

1st: FB (83-87), SL (77), CU (75)

2nd: FB (84-87), SL (80), CU (74-76)

3rd: FB (84-87), SL (76-79)

4th: FB (84-87), SL (78-80), CU (74-75)

5th: FB (83-87), SL (77-80), CU (74-75)

• Joe Thatcher is a 6-2, 230 pounder left hander. The 27 year old has a medium frame that is maxed out. He comes from a sidearm, almost submarine release. His fastball has some natural cut as well as some sink. His slider is a sweeping 9-3 offering. His change shows some fade and a little sink. He is a LOOGY wannabe who needs better command and needs to tighten his slider to be consistently successful against lefties.

6th: FB (86-89), SL (76-77), CU (77)

• Greg Burke came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good fade and sink, a solid 2-7 slider and a change with similar movement to his fastball.

7th: FB (90-93), SL (83-85), CU (85)

• Cla Meredith is a 26 year old who stands 6-0, 190. The right hander has a medium frame that can add a little more muscle. He is a sidearmer and featured a fastball with good fade and sink and a sweeping 3-9, 3-8 type slider with decent bite. PETCO forgives a lot of his mistakes and is your protypical ROOGY.

8th: FB (85-86), SL (78-80)

• Luis Perdomo is a 25 year old who stands 6-0, 170. The diminuitive righty has a medium frame that can add a lot more muscle. He comes from a high 3/4 release with a max effort delievery. His fastball shows some fade and a little sink and is a pretty good looking 2-seamer. The slider is a sharp 2-7 that can be above average or can be below average, where it is flat. I like this kid and think he can be a solid middle reliever in the bigs. He needs to improve his command and refine his slider.

9th: FB (91-94), SL (86-89)

• Heath Bell comes from an over the top release with a fastball that has a little fade and natural sink and a big breaking 12-6 curve. His fastball's fade is late and allows him to avoid the barrel of the bat consistently.

10th: FB (90-95), CB (80-82)

11th: FB (93-95), CB (81-83)

• Edward Mujica is Bell's primary set-up man and came from a 3/4, almost high 3/4 release. His fastball shows good fade while his slider is a 2-7 pitch with good late bite and his splitter shows good fade and dive.

12th: FB (92-93), Split (86)

13th: FB (92-95), Split (88), SL (80-83)

• Luke Gregerson came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some fade and sink and a sharp 2-7 slider that generates a ton of swings and misses. I am starting to come around to the sinker/slider reliever and he has the ability to continue to succeed in the majors as a set-up man down the line.

14th: FB (89-91), SL (81-84)

15th: FB (89-90), SL (78-83)

• Chad Gaudin's day was up for bullpen work I guess and he got 2 innings in. The 5-10, 190 pound righty has a small frame that can add a little bit more muscle (maybe 5 pounds). The 26 year old comes from a 3/4 release. His fastball has some fade and sink and his change moves the same way. Gaudin's slider is a loopy 3-8 offering that can be sharp and flashes as above average. I think he is a better fit for the pen, but he can eat innings as a # 5 starter.

16th: FB (89-91), SL (76-79), CU (86)

17th: FB (88-93), SL (79-81), CU (83-86)

Josh Wilson also pitched (and took the loss) and he was FB-CB-CU, but why would you care?

Chart Observations: CIN @ SD

Yep, charted the 16 inning game from last night/this morning.

• Edinson Volquez started for the Reds and had some struggles with his command, especially with his fastball. He also appeared to be throwing a lot more offspeed stuff then he typically did. He left the game in the bottom of the 6th with a back injury, but it didn't appear to be serious. Volquez featured a fastball at 88-96, a changeup at 77-82, a curveball at 74-79 and a slider at 75-81.
• Josh Geer opposed him and is your prototypical finesse right hander. He features a fastball from 83-88 (usually sits at 86-88), a slider at 76-80 and a changeup at 73-76 from a 3/4 release point. His fastball is a 2-seamer that has very good downward movement and bite, but his command is only above average, resulting in him leaving hittable pitches available for hitters in the zone. In evaluating Geer, I think his upside is that of a back of the rotation starter and he is just an extra arm for a contender. His flyball arsenal may be able to play in the bullpen, but who knows?
• Mike Lincoln featured a fastball at 89-90 and a curveball at 77. He only faced 2 batters. Looked to me like an extra arm in the pen and not someone that is one that will put up big numbers.
• Arthur Rhodes featured a fastball at 91-93 and a slider at 81-82. Solid left-handed setup man as long as his velocity stays in the low 90's and his command doesn't take any further drops.
• David Weathers really struggled with his command again. He featured a fastball at 88-90, a slider at 82-85 and a changeup at 82-84. As I said before, he needs to watch out, as these command issues may be a career ender.
• Daniel Ray Herrera is a small (5-9) left hander who features a slider at 74-76, a fastball at 83 and what appeared to be a screwball at 66. He has a unique repetoire of pitches and seems to have enough to not have hitters focused on other pitches. Debatable if he can consistenly get out right handers due to less then ideal velocity, but at worst he is a quality LOOGY.
• Jared Burton featured a fastball at 90-92, a cutter at 90-92, a slider at 82-83 and a changeup at 80-83. Another guy who profiles as just a middle reliever, as he has only average command and none of his pitches are plus. His primary pitch is the cutter and it didn't have as much cut on it as it had previously last night.
• Micah Owings finished the game featuring a fastball at 85-91, a slider at 79-83 and a changeup at 76-80. He has a slight chance of a future as a reliever with his fastball-change combination, but even that is a stretch at this point.
• Joe Thatcher is a side arming LOOGY who struck out Laynce Nix with fastballs at 87-88 and a slider at 76. He appears to be a guy that will always be battling his command. He profiles very well as a LOOGY if he has command and is a AAA pitcher if he doesn't have command.
• Greg Burke made his big league debut last night. He featured an above average moving 2-seam fastball at 91-93 and threw one slider at 84 from a high 3/4 release. The one slider was average. His command appeared to be above average and his mechanics were fairly clean. This is his shot at sticking with a big league team.
• Cla Meredith's slider has lost a lot. He sat with a fastball at 85-87 and his slider was 76-80. What was once a plus pitch is now barely league average and his fastball isn't enough to serve as a ROOGY. He may be in for a long season as a sidearmer.
• Heath Bell went after guys with a fastball at 92-96 and a curveball at 79-82 from an over the top release. His curveball didn't have great bite and he struggled to command it. He is still a quality closer, but is likely in that 3rd tier of elite closers.
• Edward Mujica showed a fastball at 93-95, a slider at 81-82 and a split at 87. Both off-speed pitches are below average and he really can't command them. His ability to spot his fastball can only work for so long before teams sit solely on it and start gripping and ripping.
• Luke Gregerson featured a fastball at 89-92, a slider at 83-86 and a changeup at 78-84 from a low 3/4 release. Gregerson appears to just be another middle reliever with his moving 2-seam fastball. His 2-seamer is above average, but the slider and change are just average offerings and he also showed just average command. He profiles best as a middle reliever, but will likely always be battling to be on a roster.
• Luis Perdomo still tantalizes myself with his stuff. Last night, he featured a moving 2-seamer at 91-93 and a slider at 87-89. He will need to refine his command and become more consistent with his stuff to succeed.