CHW @ DET

If I could have picked 1 game to score today, this would have been it.

1) Justin Verlander: FB, CB, CU, SL. 120 pitches. 7 strikes swinging. 5 Fastballs, Curveball, Changeup.

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

1st: FB (93-96), CB (79)

2nd: FB (93-98), CB (77-80)

3rd: FB (94-97), CB (79-83)

4th: FB (95-98), CB (79-81), CU (86-87) - 2 FB (Beckham, Quentin)

5th: FB (95-98), CB (80-82), CU (85-86) - CU (Dye)

6th: FB (94-97), CB (78-81), CU (84) - FB (Castro)

7th: FB (94-97), CB (78-79) - CB (Nix)

8th: FB (94-98), CB (78-81), CU (83-84) - 2 FB (Ramirez, Castro)

2) John Danks: FB, Cut, CB, CU. 89 pitches. 3 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs, Changeup.

• Danks came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on lefties and some sink, a cutter with some cut, a change with good fade from lefties and some sink and a 11-5 curve with above average depth.

1st: FB (89-92), Cut (84-88), CU (81-83) - FB (Ordonez)

2nd: FB (88-90), Cut (85-86), CU (81-83), CB (74-78) - FB (Ordonez)

3rd: FB (90), Cut (84), CU (81-82), CB (76)

4th: FB (87-91), Cut (85-86), CU (81)

5th: FB (89-90), Cut (83-86), CU (80-82), CB (76) - CU (Ordonez)

3) Dan Hudson: FB, SL, CU

• Hudson came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink, a 3-8 slider with okay bite and a change with some fade from lefties and some sink that he will throw 3-2 and to righties.

6th: FB (92-94), SL (82-85) - 3 SL (Everett - 2, Raburn)

7th: FB (91-94), SL (85), CU (82-85)

4) Fernando Rodney: FB, CU, SL. 14 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

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

8th: FB (94), CU (82)

9th: FB (93-96), CU (81-83)

5) Carlos Torres: FB, Cut, CB, CU. 15 pitches. 2 strikes swinging. 2 Cutters.

• Torres came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with a little cut action, a cutter with above average cut and a 12-6 curve with average depth.

8th: FB (86-92), Cut (85-89), CB (81) - 2 Cut (Raburn - 2)

9/6 BOS @ CHW

1) John Danks: 107 pitches. 7 strikes swinging. 4 Cutters, 2 Fastballs, Changeup.

• Danks came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on lefties and a little sink, cutter has some cut and some sink, a change with some fade from righties and good sink that he will throw in 3-1 and 3-2 counts that he will also throw to lefties and a 11-5 curve with slightly above average depth.

1st: FB (86-91), Cut (86-88), CU (80-82) - Cut

2nd: FB (89-91), Cut (85-88), CU (82), CB (75) - Cut

3rd: FB (88-91), Cut (83-87), CU (82), CB (77) - Cut

4th: FB (87-91), Cut (84-86), CU (80-82) - Cut, FB, CU

5th: FB (87-91), Cut (85-86), CU (80-81) - FB

6th: FB (90), Cut (82-84), CU (78-80)

2) Jon Lester: 122 pitches. 16 strikes swinging. 8 Fastballs, 3 Cutters, 3 Changeups, 2 Curveballs.

• Lester came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some late run in on lefties and some sink, a cutter with good cut and a little sink, a sharp 11-5 curve with above average depth that serves as his out pitch and a change with some fade from righties and some sink.

1st: FB (93-96), Cut (89-91), CB (80) - Cut

2nd: FB (93-95), Cut (88), CU (85)

3rd: FB (92-96), Cut (88-89), CB (77-80), CU (85-88) - 3 FB, CB, CU, Cut

4th: FB (93-96), Cut (86-90), CB (78-80), CU (84) - FB

5th: FB (91-95), Cut (86-91), CB (77), CU (85-86) - 2 FB

6th: FB (92-95), Cut (87-90), CB (80), CU (84-85) - CB, CU

7th: FB (91-96), Cut (86-90), CB (81), CU (81-86) - 2 FB, Cut, CU

3) Randy Williams: 15 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Williams came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on lefties, a 11-5 curve with average depth and a change with some fade from righties and some sink.

7th: FB (87-95), CB (76), CU (80-81)

4) Tony Pena: 16 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Pena came from an over the top release and showed a sharp 2-7 slider with good bite that can flatten out, a fastball with good run in on righties and a change with some fade from lefties and some sink.

7th: SL (89-90)

8th: FB (94-95), SL (85-89), CU (85)

5) Billy Wagner: 13 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Wagner came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some late run in on lefties, a change with some fade from righties and some sink and a 9-4 slider with good bite.

8th: FB (92-93), SL (82), CU (84-85) - FB

6) Daniel Bard: 3 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Bard came from a high 3/4 release and showed a 2-7 slider with good bite and a straight 4-seam fastball.

8th: FB (99), SL (85)

7) Octavio Dotel: 22 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Curveball.

• Dotel came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties, a 10-5 curve with above average depth

9th: FB (91-94), CB (78-80) - CB

8) Jonathan Papelbon: 16 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Papelbon came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink and a split with good dive.

9th: FB (93-95), Split (90)

Chart Observations: 8/27 CHW @ BOS

1) John Danks: 108 pitches. (FB, Cut, CU, CB). 9 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs, 3 Cutters, 4 Changeups.

• Danks came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on lefties and marginal sink, a cutter with some cut, a change with good fade from righties and good sink that he will throw to lefties and a 11-5 curve with above average depth. Has an above average pick-off move with slide step as opposed to a leg kick move.

1st: FB (89-92), Cut (86-88), CU (82-83) - Cut, CU

2nd: FB (90-92), Cut (85-88), CU (83-84) - FB

3rd: FB (89-92), CU (81-83), CB (76-77) - CU

4th: FB (88-92), Cut (85-86), CU (82-83), CB (75-76) - FB, CU

5th: FB (89-93), Cut (85-88), CU (80-83), CB (73) - 2 Cut

6th: FB (88-90), CU (82-83) - CU

2) Junichi Tazawa: 85 pitches. (FB, CB, Split). 6 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs, 3 Curveballs, Splitter.

• Tazawa came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties, a 12-6 curve with above average depth and a splitter with solid dive. Throws both get-me-over and power (strikeout) curves. The power curve can resemble more of a slider.

1st: FB (90-92), CB (70-81), Split (84) - CB

2nd: FB (89-92), CB (72-80), Split (83) - 2 FB, CB

3rd: FB (88-90), CB (68-79), Split (81)

4th: FB (88-91), CB (67-76), Split (81-82) - Split, CB

3) Manny Delcarmen: 25 pitches. (FB, CU, CB). 1 strike swinging. Changeup.

• Delcarmen came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties, a change with a little fade from lefties and a little sink that he will throw to righties that looks like a fastball out of his hand and a 1-7 curve with average depth.

5th: FB (93), CU (77-81), CB (79) - CU

6th: FB (92-94), CU (80-84), CB (76-79)

4) Ramon Ramirez: 15 pitches. (FB, CU, SL). 3 strikes swinging. 2 Sliders, Changeup.

• Ramirez came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties, a hard change with good fade from lefties with good sink and a 2-7 slider with some bite.

7th: FB (92-95), CU (88-89), SL (85-88) - 2 SL, CU

5) Octavio Dotel: 32 pitches. (FB, SL, CB). 3 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs, Slider.

• Dotel came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties or some cut in on lefties, a 3-8 slider with good bite and a sharp 2-7 curve with slightly above average depth.

7th: FB (91-94), SL (81-85), CB (79) - 2 FB, SL

8th: FB (92-94), SL (82)

6) Randy Williams: 2 pitches. (FB, Cut, CU, CB). 1 strike swinging. Cutter.

• Williams came from a high 3/4 release and showed a cutter with good cut.

8th: Cut (87-89) - Cut

7) Bobby Jenks: 13 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, CU). 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Jenks came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with a little run in on righties, a sharp 1-7 curve with slightly above average depth and a sharp 2-7 slider with solid bite.

9th: FB (91-95), SL (87-89), CB (84) - FB

8/11: CHW @ SEA

1) John Danks: 99 pitches. 10 strikes swinging. Fastball (6th), 3 Changeups (4th, 6th, 8th), 5 Cutters (4th, 5th, 7th, 2 in 8th), Curveball (1st)

• Danks came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with a little run in on lefties with some sink, a cutter that moves like a 11-5 slider with good bite, a 11-5 curve with slightly above average depth and a change with good fade from righties with good sink that he will throw to lefties.

1st: FB (88-91), Cut (85-87), CB (78)

2nd: FB (89-92), CB (74-77), CU (82-83)

3rd: FB (89-91), CU (82-83)

4th: FB (88-91), Cut (87), CU (82)

5th: FB (89-91), Cut (86-87), CB (76), CU (82-83)

6th: FB (90-91), Cut (86), CU (78-83)

7th: FB (87-89), Cut (86-87), CB (76), CU (81-83)

8th: FB (90-91), Cut (84-88), CB (76-79), CU (81-82)

2) Doug Fister: 94 pitches. 7 strikes swinging. 4 Fastballs (2nd, 4th, 2 in 6th), 2 Changeups (4th, 6th), Slider (6th)

• Fister is a 6-8, 200 pound righty. The 25 year old has a huge frame that can add a ton more muscle. He came from an over the top release with a little herky jerk in his delivery that may put a little extra stress on his shoulder. His fastball has good run in on righties with good late sink. His change moves like his fastball, but with more sink. His slider is a 1-7 with some bite that is somewhat loopy. His curve is a 12-6 with above average depth. He will throw his change to righties, 3-2 sliders and 3-0 changeups. A finesse pitcher that has just slightly above average command, he can't afford to issue as many walks as he issued in this game. His upside is that of a # 5 and is similar in stuff to Dustin Nippert.

1st: FB (86-89), SL (82), CU (82), CB (76)

2nd: FB (88-90), SL (83-84), CU (80-82), CB (73-75)

3rd: FB (86-89), SL (83), CU (78-79), CB (74-75)

4th: FB (87-90), SL (82), CU (79-82)

5th: FB (86-89), SL (82-83), CU (79)

6th: FB (87-90), SL (82), CU (78-81)

3) Miguel Batista: 19 pitches. 2 strikes swinging. 2 Cutters.

• Batista came from a high 3/4 release and showed a cutter with good cut and a fastball with some run in on righties with sink.

7th: FB (92-94), Cut (87-91)

4) Mark Lowe: 10 pitches. 2 strikes swinging. Fastball (8th), Changeup (8th)

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

7th: FB (96)

8th: FB (95-98), SL (89), CU (88-89)

5) David Aardsma: 28 pitches. 2 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs.

• Aardsma came from an over the top release and showed a straight 4-seam fastball, a 2-7 slider with solid bite and a split with good late dive. His fastball looked extremely flat in this game and hung a bad splitter to Alexei Ramirez that he hit the go ahead home run on.

9th: FB (91-96), Split (87-89), SL (83)

6) Shawn Kelley: 3 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Kelley came from an over the top release and showed a straight 4-seam fastball.

9th: FB (90-92)

7) Bobby Jenks: 12 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Jenks came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties, a 2-7 slider with okay bite and a sharp 12-6 curve with average depth.

9th: FB (95-97), SL (85-89), CB (82)

Chart Observations: 8/6 LAA @ CHW

1) John Danks: 109 pitches. 4 strikes swinging. 2 Changeups (1st, 3rd), Cutter (5th), Fastball (6th)

• Danks came from a high 3/4 release with a fastball with some run in on lefties with sink, a cutter with 11-5 movement with solid cut, a 11-5 curve with solid depth and a change with good fade from righties with solid sink. Battled his command in this outing and missed too often in the middle-in portion of the plate.

1st: FB (90-93), Cut (86-88), CB (77), CU (82-83)

2nd: FB (87-91), Cut (85-86), CU (81-82)

3rd: FB (89-92), Cut (84), CB (74-75), CU (81-83)

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

5th: FB (89-92), Cut (84-87), CB (75-77), CU (80-82)

6th: FB (88-90), Cut (84-86), CU (80-85)

7th: FB (89-90), Cut (86), CU (81)

2) Ervin Santana: 108 pitches. 8 strikes swinging. 7 Sliders (3 in 2nd, 3 in 3rd, 6th), Fastball (3rd)

• Santana is a 6-2, 185 pound righty. The 26 year old has a medium frame that can add a lot more muscle. He came from a high 3/4 release with a fastball with some run in on righties with some sink, a straight change with some sink that he will throw to righties and a 2-7 slider with above average bite. He will throw 3-2 sliders. Santana's stuff has taken a big step back from last season, as his slider has flattened a little and his fastball velocity is down. As he is now, he is more of a # 4 or # 5 and whether he can regain his prior stuff will determine if he becomes a better pitcher.

1st: FB (87-94), CU (83), SL (85)

2nd: FB (90-93), CU (84-85), SL (79-83)

3rd: FB (88-94), SL (83-86)

4th: FB (88-95), CU (81), SL (76-82)

5th: FB (90-93), CU (84), SL (82)

6th: FB (87-91), CU (84), SL (75-84)

3) Octavio Dotel: 26 pitches. 2 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs.

• Dotel came from a 3/4 release with a fastball with some run in on righties with sink, a sharp 2-8 curve with solid depth that can be a strikeout pitch and a 2-7 slider with average bite.

7th: FB (90-94), SL (81), CB (78)

4) Jason Bulger: 23 pitches. 3 strikes swinging. 2 Curveballs (both in 8th), Changeup (8th)

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

7th: FB (91-95), CB (81-83), CU (85-86)

8th: FB (93-95), CB (79-83), CU (85-86)

5) Randy Williams: 23 pitches. 2 strikes swinging. Fastball (8th), Changeup (9th)

• Williams came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some tail in on righties, a change with some fade from righties and a cutter with some cut.

8th: FB (89-95), CU (79-82)

9th: FB (91-94), CU (78-79), Cut (86)

6) Jhonny Nunez: 6 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Nunez is a 6-3, 185 pound righty. The 23 year old has a medium frame that can get up to at least 205. He has a 3/4 release with a fastball with some run in on righties and a cutter with marginal cut and flashes sink. Didn't impress to much and looks to be a guy that will be bouncing around.

9th: FB (92), Cut (87-88)

7) Kevin Jepsen: 23 pitches. 2 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs.

• Jepsen came from an over the top release and showed a straight 4-seam that flashes a little run in on righties, a cutter with good cut flashes sink that is beginning to look like a 2-7 slider and a sharp 12-6 curve with average depth.

9th: FB (95-97), Cut (89-91), CB (82)

Chart Observations: CHW @ MIN

1) John Danks: 114 pitches. 6 strikes swinging. Fastball (1st), 2 Cutters (2 in 1st), 2 Changeups (3rd, 6th), Curveball (6th)

• Danks came from a high 3/4 release and showed a straight 4-seam fastball, a change with good late fade and sink, a cutter with good cut that moves a little like a 11-4 slider and a sharp 11-4 curve with good depth. His command wasn't as good as it has been. He will throw the change to lefties.

1st: FB (88-92), Cut (86-89), CU (81-83)

2nd: FB (89-91), Cut (84-86), CU (82), CB (76)

3rd: FB (88-91), Cut (86), CU (82), CB (76-77)

4th: FB (88-90), Cut (83-88), CU (81), CB (75)

5th: FB (88-90), CU (81), CB (73-75)

6th: FB (91), Cut (83-85), CU (80-83), CB (75-76)

2) Nick Blackburn: 99 pitches. 4 strikes swinging. 2 on Fastballs (2nd, 6th) and 2 on Cutters (3rd, 4th)

• Blackburn came from a high 3/4 release and showed a 2-seam fastball wtih good run in on righties and good sink, a cutter with good cut that flashes movement similar to a 2-7 slider, a big breaking 12-6 curve with good depth and a change with some fade from lefties with sink that he will throw to righties.

1st: FB (90-92), Cut (86)

2nd: FB (89-92), Cut (84-86), CB (77)

3rd: FB (87-93), Cut (85-88), CB (78), CU (82-84)

4th: FB (89-90), Cut (83-86), CB (76), CU (82-83)

5th: FB (89-92), Cut (86), CB (77-78), CU (82-83)

6th: FB (89-92), Cut (83-85), CB (82), CU (81-82)

7th: FB (90-91), Cut (86-87), CB (80), CU (81)

3) Octavio Dotel: 9 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Slider (6th)

• Dotel came from a 3/4 release and showed a sharp 2-7 slider with good bite, a sharp 1-7 curve with good depth and a fastball with late life with cutting action or running action with sink.

6th: FB (93), SL (80-82)

7th: FB (90-92), CB (78)

4) Matt Thornton: 13 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Thornton came from an over the top release with a straight 4-seam fastball and a 11-4 slider with good bite.

7th: FB (94-97), SL (83)

5) Bobby Jenks: 15 pitches. 3 strikes swinging. 3 Fastballs.

• Jenks came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righteis with sink and a sharp 2-7 slider with good bite.

8th: FB (93-95), SL (89)

6) Matt Guerrier: 10 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

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

8th: FB (92-93), SL (85-87), CB (78)

7) Joe Nathan: 17 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

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

9th: FB (91-94), SL (88-89), CB (81-82)

Chart Observations: CHC @ CHW

1) John Danks: 110 pitches. 15 strikes swinging. 2 on Fastballs (1st, 2nd), 6 on Cutters (2nd, 3rd, 2 in 5th, 6th, 7th) and 7 on Changeups (2 in 1st, 4th, 4 in 6th)

• Danks comes from a high 3/4 release with a straight 4-seam fastball, a 2-seam fastball with some sink and run in on righties, a change has good fade and sink, a cutter that has above average cut and some sink and a curve that is a big breaking 11-4. Borderline ace.

1st: FB (87-93), Cut (87-88), CU (82-85)

2nd: FB (87-92), Cut (86-87), CU (83), CB (76)

3rd: FB (87-91), Cut (85)

4th: FB (91-93), Cut (88), CU (79-84)

5th: FB (88-91), Cut (85-87), CB (75-77)

6th: FB (89-91), Cut (84-87), CU (80-84), CB (75)

7th: FB (91-92), Cut (86-87), CU (81-82)

2) Carlos Zambrano: 97 pitches. 4 strikes swinging. 3 on Fastballs (3rd, 2 in 4th), Cutter (4th)

• Zambrano is a 6-5, 255 pound righty. The 28 year old has a big frame that is maxed out. He comes from a 3/4 release with a fastball that has good run in on righties, a split that shows good fade to lefties and sink that he will throw to righties and likes to use as his out pitch. His cutter has some cut, but not much. His slider is a 2-7 with solid bite that he will hang. More of a # 2 starter now.

1st: FB (87-92), Split (86)

2nd: FB (89-93), Split (84-85), Cut (87-93)

3rd: FB (91-95), Split (84-87), Cut (87), SL (80-85)

4th: FB (87-92), Cut (88-92)

5th: FB (88-92), Split (82-85), Cut (88-91), SL (80)

6th: FB (88-91), Cut (87-88)

3) David Patton: 27 pitches. 2 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs (6th)

• Patton comes from a high 3/4 release with a fastball that has some run and sink, a power 12-6 curve with solid depth and his change has good fade from lefties and some sink. Solid middle reliever.

6th: FB (90-92), CB (80)

7th: FB (90-93), CB (77-80), CU (86)

4) Scott Linebrink: 29 pitches. 3 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs (8th), Changeup (8th)

• Linebrink comes from an over the top release with a 4-seam fastball that has some run but is fairly straight. His change has some fade and sink from lefties and his splitter moves like a curveball and has excellent dive.

8th: FB (93-95), CU (83-84), Split (80-81)

9th: FB (92-94), CU (82-84), Split (81)

5) Kevin Hart: 20 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Fastball

• Hart is a 6-4, 220 pound righty. The 26 year old has a big frame that can add a little more muscle. He has a classic drop and drive delivery with a little herky-jerky action in his break, which he tries to do as fast as possible it appears. He comes from an over the top release. He has a straight 4-seam fastball and also throws a 2-seamer that shows some run and sink. His change has some fade and sink from lefties. His cutter has some cut and a little sink while his curve is a 12-6 with solid depth. He has a good fastball, but none of his off-speed pitches grade as more then above average. Looks like he could be a solid bullpen arm.

8th: FB (91-95), Cut (86-88), CB (78-80), CU (88-89)

Chart Observations: DET @ CHA

• Justin Verlander is a 6-5, 225 pound righty. The 26 year old has a big frame that can add a little more muscle (235 maybe, 230 easy). He comes from a high 3/4 release. He generates easy velocity from a nice, clean drop and drive delivery. His fastball shows above average fade and some sink on occasion. His curveball is a power 12-6 pitch that is a knee buckler with great depth and bite. His change moves like his fastball, but with a little more sink. He has added a SL that is extremely inconsistent, being anywhere from below average to above average. It can be a sharp 2-7 offering, but he can also bury it in the dirt with no chance of having a hitter swing or leave a spinner in the middle of the plate. A legitimate ace, Verlander has above average command and looks to be a good bet to keep this level of pitching going for awhile.

NOTE: The following pitches per inning should not be seen by hitters with faint hearts. Last pitch of the game (about # 120) was a 100 mile per hour fastball.

1st: FB (93-97), CB (82), SL (88)

2nd: FB (93-97), CU (84)

3rd: FB (94-97), CB (79-82), CU (83-84)

4th: FB (94-98), CB (80-84), CU (85)

5th: FB (96-98), CB (81-83), SL (90), CU (86)

6th: FB (97-100), CB (79-84), SL (87-94)

7th: FB (93-98), CB (78-81), SL (89), CU (83)

8th: FB (93-98), CB (82-84)

9th: FB (96-100), CB (83)

Jermaine Dye's Hell: Dye came up in the 6th and saw 6 fastballs (with the slowest being 99, 2 at 100) and 2 sliders (at 93 and 94 respectively). He struck out looking at a 100 mph fastball.

• John Danks is a 6-1, 205 pound lefty. The 24 year old has a medium frame that can add a little more muscle. He comes from a high 3/4 release. His fastball is a 4-seam with some late fade and sink. His change has a little fade and good sink and looks like a fastball out of his hand. His cutter shows good cut and shows biting action. Has slider (10-5) movement at times with good late action. His curve is a big, late breaking 11-5 offering with good depth that he didn't throw much. He does a good job holding runners and will mix in a slide step. Was primarily FB-CU the 1st time through the order and then began to mix in more cutters. He has plus command. Danks is very close to being a legimiate # 1 and just needs to pitch a little more to the corners then he did in this game.

1st: FB (91-94), CU (84-86)

2nd: FB (91-93), CU (84-85), Cut (87-88), CB (78)

3rd: FB (91-93), Cut (86)

4th: FB (92-93), CU (84), Cut (86)

5th: FB (91-92), CU (82), Cut (86-88), CB (77)

6th: FB (91-92), Cut (86-87), CB (77-79)

7th: FB (91-93), CU (83-84), Cut (86-89)

8th: FB (90-91), Cut (86)

• Octavio Dotel is a 6-0, 215 pound righty. The 35 year old has a medium frame that is maxed out. He comes from a 3/4 release with a fastball with some fade and sink and his slider is a sweeping 3-8 offering. Very good middle reliever who can spot set-up and close.

8th: FB (92)

9th: FB (92-93), SL (80-83)

• Gordon Beckham is a 6-0, 190 pounder. The 22 year old is a righty thrower/hitter. He has a medium frame that can add more muscle and should be able to get up to at least 205. His trigger is a step with a cocking of the bat with a hip turn towards the catcher. His swing can get long at times. He has a slightly above average arm and above average speed. I talked with the scout who drafted him and he compared him to Michael Young and I think that is a very valid comparison. He should be a .280-.300 hitter with 20-25 home runs annually as he settles in.
• Dane Sardinha is a 6-0, 215 pound back-up catcher. The 30 year old has a medium frame that is maxed out. He takes a big leg kick and cocks his bat as his trigger. He holds the bat close to his body. Playing to his potential, which is an emergency catcher who will spend most of his time in AAA.