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)

Chart Observations: 9/15 MIL @ CHC

1) Carlos Zambrano: 103 pitches. (FB, Split, Cut, SL, CB). 14 strikes swinging. 7 Splitters, 5 Fastballs, 2 Cutters

• Zambrano came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball wtih some run in on righties and some sink, a split with slightly above average dive that he will throw 3-2, a 2-7 slider with solid bite, a cutter with a hint of cut

1st: FB (88-94) - 3 FB (Braun - 3)

2nd: FB (89-95), Split (87), Cut (91-93), SL (82) - 2 Split (Fielder - 2)

3rd: FB (90-95), Split (83-87), Cut (92), SL (85) - 2 FB (Hart - 2), Split (Hart)

4th: FB (90-95), Split (87-89), SL (81-82) - 3 Split (Braun, Fielder, McGehee)

5th: FB (90-94), Split (84-88), Cut (90-92) - 2 Cut (Kendall, Cameron), Split (McGehee)

2) Yovani Gallardo: 107 pitches. (FB, CB, SL, CU). 11 strikes swinging. 5 Changeups, 3 Curveballs, 2 Fastballs, Slider.

• Gallardo came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with a little run in on righties and a little sink, a sharp 12-6 curve with above average depth, a 2-7 slider with solid bite that he will throw 3-2 and a change with some fade from lefties and a little sink that he will throw to righties and in 2-0 counts.

1st: FB (90-93), CB (80), SL (85-86) - 2 FB (Bradley, Theriot)

2nd: FB (90-92), CB (80), SL (86), CU (82-83) - 4 CU (Fontenot, Scales, Fukudome - 2)

3rd: FB (89-91), CB (78-80), SL (85), CU (83)

4th: FB (89-92), CB (79-81), SL (83-85), CU (81-84)

5th: FB (90-91), CB (79-80), SL (82-84), CU (83) - 2 CB (Scales - 2), SL (Soto)

6th: FB (90-93), CB (78-80), SL (83), CU (82-84) - CB (Fukudome), CU (Miles)

3) Aaron Heilman: 13 pitches. (FB, CU, SL). 4 strikes swinging. 2 Sliders, Fastball, Changeup.

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

6th: FB (91-92), CU (84-86), SL (80-81) - 2 SL (Gallardo - 2), FB (Lopez), CU (Escobar)

4) Todd Coffey: 17 pitches. (FB, SL, Split). 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Coffey 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.

6th: FB (90-94), SL (81-84) - FB (Ramirez)

5) Carlos Villanueva: 19 pitches. (FB, CU, SL, CB). 2 strikes swinging. 2 Sliders.

• Villanueva came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink, a sharp 1-7 slider with above average bite, a change with good fade from lefties and good sink and a 12-6 curve with above average depth

6th: FB (85-86), CU (80-83), SL (80) - SL (Bradley)

7th: FB (87-88), CU (81), SL (79-81), CB (70) - SL (Baker)

6) Kevin Gregg: 8 pitches. (FB, SL, Split, CU, Cut). 1 strike swinging. Splitter.

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

7th: FB (88-91), Split (82-83) - Split (Braun)

7) Chris Smith: 29 pitches. (FB, SL, CU, CB). 4 strikes swinging. 3 Changeups, Curveball.

• Smith came from an over the top release and showed a 12-6 curve with slightly above average depth, a fastball with some run in on righties and a little sink, a change with some fade from lefties and some sink that he will throw to righties and a 2-7 slider with some bite.

7th: FB (85-88), SL (75-77), CU (70-74), CB (73-75) - CB (Fukudome), 3 CU (Ramirez, Fontenot - 2)

8) Esmailin Caridad: 17 pitches. (FB, CB, CU). 3 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs, Curveball.

• Caridad came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and a sharp, sweeping 2-7 curve with below average depth.

8th: FB (89-95), CB (75-78) - 2 FB (Gamel, Rivera), CB (Escobar)

9) John Axford: 30 pitches. (FB, CB). 2 strikes swinging. Fastball, Curveball.

• Axford is a 6-5, 195 pound righty. The 26 year old righty has a big frame that can add a ton more muscle and he looks like a string bean. Long and lanky that needs to reall hit the weight room. Axford came from a high 3/4 release working predominately from the stretch. He has a long arm action and a cocking action that appears to add some stress to his shoulder. Is a max effort delivery with a fairly violent head jerk. His fastball has good run in on righties and some sink that flashes good late tilt action to it. His curve is a 12-6 offering with slightly above average depth. Can battle his command at times, likely due to the violence in his delivery and the resulting difficulty in repeating his mechanics. Intriguing with the amount of projectability left to him, but likely just a 4-A pitcher, as he is very likely to suffer an injury.

8th: FB (92-95), CB (78-80) - FB (Scales), CB (Fukudome)

10) Jeff Samardzija: 19 pitches. (FB, SL, Split, CU). 2 strikes swinging. Fastball, Changeup.

• Samardzija came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties, a split with good diving action, a straight change that he will throw to righties and a 2-7 slider with average bite.

9th: FB (90-95), Split (85), CU (86), SL (82) - FB (Gamel), CU (Braun)

Chart Observations: 9/13 CIN @ CHC

1) Ted Lilly: 119 pitches. (FB, SL, CU, CB). 10 strikes swinging. 7 Fastballs, 2 Sliders, Changeup.

• Lilly came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good run in on lefties and some sink, a sweeping 10-5 slider with solid bite that he will throw 2-0, a big breaking 12-6 curve with plus depth and a change with good fade from righties and some sink that he will throw to lefties.

1st: FB (83-87), SL (78-83), CU (76), CB (69)

2nd: FB (85-88), SL (82), CB (70) - FB, SL

3rd: FB (83-89), SL (82-83), CU (78-80), CB (67) - 3 FB, CU

4th: FB (85-89), SL (80), CU (78), CB (69) - 2 FB

5th: FB (84-89), SL (81), CU (76-81) - FB

6th: FB (85-88), SL (80-83), CU (77-80), CB (72) - SL

2) Homer Bailey: 115 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, Split). 17 strikes swinging. 16 Fastballs, Splitter.

• Bailey came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink, a sharp 2-7 slider with above average bite, a split with some dive and a sharp 12-6 curve with above average depth that can be a strikeout pitch that he will throw 3-2.

1st: FB (92-96), SL (87) - 3 FB

2nd: FB (92-95), SL (85-87), Split (87) - 2 FB

3rd: FB (91-96), Split (87) - 2 FB, Split

4th: FB (92-96), SL (85-87), Split (89), CB (75-79) - 7 FB

5th: FB (92-96), CB (78) - 2 FB

6th: FB (92-96), SL (86), CB (74-77)

3) Pedro Viola: 3 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

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

6th: FB (91-93)

4) Jared Burton: 19 pitches. (Cut, FB, SL, CU). 2 strikes swinging. Cutter, Fastball.

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

6th: Cut (90-91)

7th: Cut (89-91), FB (87-88) - Cut, FB

5) Esmailin Caridad: 15 pitches. (FB, CB, CU). 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Caridad is a 5-10, 195 pound righty. The 25 year old has a small frame that can add a little more muscle to about 205 if his listed weight is correct, which I don't think it is. Athletic build that can get stronger in the lower body. He came from a 3/4 release with fairly clean mechanics, though he does have almost a twisting arm action which has to put extra stress on it. His fastball has some run in on righties and some sink. His curve is a slurvy 2-7 with slightly below average depth. His change has some fade from lefties and some sink that he will throw to righties. Just a typical middle reliever who I think is pitching over his head right now.

7th: FB (90-93), CB (75-76), CU (86) - FB

6) Kevin Gregg: 13 pitches. (FB, SL, Split, Cut, CU). 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Gregg 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 that moves more like a sharp curve with above average bite.

8th: FB (91-92), SL (81) - FB

7) Carlos Fisher: 20 pitches. (FB, Cut, SL). 3 strikes swinging. 3 Fastballs.

• Fisher came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with a little run in on righties, a 2-seam fastball with good run in on righties and good sink and a sharp 2-7 slider with good bite.

8th: FB (91-94), SL (82-84) - 3 FB

8) John Grabow: 15 pitches. (FB, CU, SL). 0 strikes swinging.

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

9th: FB (88-91), CU (80-83), SL (82)

Chart Observations: CHC @ WAS

1) Randy Wells: 85 pitches. 2 strikes swinging. Changeup (1st), Fastball (3rd)

• Wells came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties with good sink, a sharp 2-7 slider with above average bite that serves as his out pitch and a change with above average sink with solid fade from lefties that he will throw to righties.

1st: FB (88-91), SL (83), CU (82-84)

2nd: FB (89-91), SL (84-85), CU (83-84)

3rd: FB (88-91), SL (83-84), CU (83)

4th: FB (88-92), SL (83-86), CU (83-86)

5th: FB (89-92), SL (83-84), CU (85)

2) Jordan Zimmermann: 100 pitches. 13 strikes swinging. 9 on Fastballs (2 in 1st, 2 in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 2 in 6th), 3 on Curveballs (3rd, 4th, 5th) and a Changeup (4th)

• Zimmermann is a 6-2, 220 pound righty. The 23 year old has a medium frame that is maxed out. He comes from an over the top release. His fastball has a little late run in on righties and a little sink. His curve is a power 12-6 with above average depth and is sharp enough to be a strikeout pitch. He will throw the pitch on a 3-2 count. His slider is a sharp 2-7 that can get show above average bite, but it can also flatten out to look like a bad cutter. His change has above average fade from lefties with solid sink. He works extremely fast on the mound and has good tempo.

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

2nd: FB (93-94), CB (78-79)

3rd: FB (92-95), CB (76-79), SL (84-86)

4th: FB (93-94), CB (77-80), SL (86-87), CU (84-86)

5th: FB (90-94), CB (76-78)

6th: FB (91-94), CB (78-79), SL (86)

3) Angel Guzman: 22 pitches. 3 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs, Cutter.

• Guzman is a 6-3, 200 pound righty. The 27 year old has a big frame that can get up to at least 215. He comes from a high 3/4 release. His fastball has good late run in on righties and good sink. His cutter has solid cut and some sink. His curve is a sharp 1-7 with average depth that is sharp enough to be a strikeout pitch. I have always liked him and think he can be a set-up man if he refines his command a little.

6th: FB (94-97), Cut (90-93), CB (80-81)

4) Sean Marshall: 20 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Curveball (7th)

• Marshall came from an over the top release and showed a big breaking 11-5 curve with excellent depth, a fastball with some sink and tailing action, a 11-4 slider with good bite and a cutter with some cut.

6th: FB (91), CB (74-75)

7th: FB (88-90), CB (74-76), Cut (88-90), SL (85-86)

5) Sean Burnett: 8 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Burnett is a 6-1, 200 pound lefty. The 26 year old has a medium frame that can add a little more muscle, maybe 205. He came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some late run in on lefties. Middle reliever is his likely ceiling.

6th: FB (90-92)

6) Jason Bergmann: 37 pitches. 6 strikes swinging. 2 on Fastballs (both in 7th), 3 on Cutters (2 in 7th, 8th) and a Curveball (8th)

• Bergmann came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with above average run in on righties with solid sink, a 12-6 curve with below average depth, a cutter with some cut, not much that he may call a slider and a change that has early fade and above average sink.

7th: FB (91-94), Cut (86-88), CB (78-81)

8th: FB (90-92), Cut (84), CB (78-81), CU (85)

7) Carlos Marmol: 14 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Marmol came from a 3/4 release and shwoed a sharp 2-7 slider with above average bite and a fastball with marginal run in on righties.

7th: FB (93-96), SL (81-83)

8) Aaron Heilman: 18 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Changeup.

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

8th: FB (92-94), CU (85-87), SL (83)

9) Kevin Gregg: 29 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Gregg came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and a solid 2-7 slider with solid bite.

8th: FB (91-94), SL (83)

9th: FB (92-93), SL (80-82)

10) Joe Beimel: 13 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

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

9th: FB (85-90), CB (74), CU (78)

Chart Observations: 7/12: STL @ CHC

1) Kyle Lohse: 96 pitches. 8 strikes swinging. 4 on Fastballs (2 in 2nd, 3rd, 5th), 3 on Sliders (1st, 2 in 5th), Changeup (1st)

• Lohse is a 6-2, 210 righty. The 30 year old has a medium frame that can add very little more muscle. He came from a high 3/4 release. His fastball is a sinker with some run in on righties and good sink and good late movement. His change has good fade from lefties with good sink. His slider is a 2-7 with okay bite. He will throw his change to righties. His curve is a big breaking 12-6 with above average depth.

1st: FB (88-91), SL (82-84), CU (82-84), CB (76)

2nd: FB (87-89), SL (82-84)

3rd: FB (86-89), SL (82-83), CU (82-83)

4th: FB (86-89), SL (83), CU (82), CB (74)

5th: FB (85-89), SL (83-85), CU (81-83)

2) Carlos Zambrano: 94 pitches. 11 strikes swinging. 4 on Fastballs (2nd, 5th, 2 in 6th), 2 on Cutters (1st, 3rd), 4 on Splitters (3 in 3rd, 4th), 1 on a Slider (5th)

• Zambrano came from a 3/4 release with a fastball that has a little sink and some run in on righties, a cutter with solid cut, a split with average dive that serves as his out pitch and he can bounce whenever he wants and a sharp 2-7 slider with good bite.

1st: FB (83-93), Split (85-87), Cut (85-91)

2nd: FB (86-91), Cut (86-89)

3rd: FB (88-93), Split (84-87), Cut (87-92)

4th: FB (84-87), Split (84-85), Cut (88-92)

5th: FB (92-95), Split (83), Cut (90-91), SL (83-85)

6th: FB (88-92), Cut (90-91)

3) Jason Motte: 6 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• He came from an over the top release with a straight 4-seam fastball.

6th: FB (93-96)

4) Todd Wellemeyer: 12 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Wellemeyer is a 6-3, 225 pound righty. The 29 year old has a medium frame that is maxed out. He came from a high 3/4 release. His fastball is a 2-seamer with run in on righties and sink and his slider is a 2-7 with good bite.

7th: FB (85-90), SL (78)

5) P.J. Walters: 29 pitches. 3 strikes swinging. Changeup (7th), Fastball (8th), Slider (8th)

• Walters is a 6-4, 200 pound righty. The 24 year old has a big frame that can get up to at least 215. He came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties with a little sink, a change with good fade from lefties with sink and a 2-7 slider with solid bite. He throws a ton of changeups and will throw 3-2 changeups. A tweener who is going to need to pick up velocity or tighten his slider to be succesful.

7th: FB (86-91), CU (75-78)

8th: FB (86-90), CU (76-78), SL (76-77)

6) Sean Marshall: 14 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Cutter.

• He came from a high 3/4 release with a 11-4 curve with above average depth, a slider that is 11-4 with good bite that is a sweeping slider with a cutter that has good cut.

7th: Cut (87-91), SL (84-86), CB (73-76)

7) Carlos Marmol: 17 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Slider.

• He comes from a 3/4 release with a sharp sweeping 2-8 slider with good bite and a fastball with some run in on righties.

8th: FB (93-95), SL (79-83)

8) Kevin Gregg: 11 pitches. 2 strikes swinging. Fastball, Slider.

• Gregg is a 6-6, 240 pound righty. The 31 year old has a big frame that can add a lot more muscle. He comes from a high 3/4 release with a fastball that has a little run in on righties and a 2-7 slider that is a big breaker with above average bite.

9th: FB (90-93), SL (79-80)

Chart Observations: CHC @ STL

Not much to report here:

• Ted Lilly attacked hitters with a fastball at 82 (YES, 82) to 91, a slider at 81-85, a changeup at 76-83, a soft curve at 71-74 and threw 1 harder curve at 79. Lilly likes to add and subtract to his fastball to keep hitters off balance. The 82 mile per hour fastball was a 3-1 pitch to Joe Thurston, a lefty stick, so it would make zero sense for it to be a change and had someone else double check my thought on that. Lilly really doesn't have a real plus pitch. His slider is average and sometimes acts more like a cutter. His changeup is also average and has some sink to it. His curveball is above average, but is more of a strike throwing pitch then a swing and miss pitch. His command is above average and allows him to get more out of his stuff. That being said, he can be very erratic from hitter to hitter in both velocity (whether planned or not) and his ability to hit his spots. A solid middle of the rotation starter, but he is a guy that there isn't any in between with. When he's done, the hitters will be jumping all over him.
• Kevin Gregg pitched the 8th and showed a fastball at 92-94, a slider at 80-84 and a splitter at 86. Gregg was acquired for Jose Ceda, who features lights out stuff as a reliever with command questions. I was a big Ceda fan, but watching Gregg makes me understand why the Cubs made the deal. Gregg's fastball is above average and his slider is a plus pitch that flashes plus plus, as it is a sharp breaker with good late bite. He made Albert Pujols look silly and that is very difficult to do. Gregg's splitter is just an average offering that is more of a show pitch to lefties. Solid set-up guy, but I would prefer a guy like Carlos Marmol as the closer with Gregg's above average command of his stuff setting him up.
• Joel Pineiro fired a 92 pitch complete game. He showed a fastball at 88-91, a slider at 84-88, a changeup at 84-85 and a curveball at 78-80. I have no idea how the Cubs didn't get more then 3 hits off of him. His fastball is above average due to its good movement. His slider was also above average and showed some good late break. his changeup and curveball are average offerings that flash above average. He has above average command, but it's not like he was painting the corners and was leaving quite a few pitches in the middle of the plate. His movement allowed him to get away with quite a bit, but it is still difficult to be consistenly successful when pitching in the middle of the plate as much as he did. A solid back of the rotation starter (# 4), but don't be expecting more complete game shutouts.