Chart Observations: 9/8 OAK @ CHW

1) Brett Tomko: 82 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, Split, CU). 3 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs, Curveball.

• Tomko came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with a little late run in on righties, a 12-6 curve with above average depth, a 2-7 slider with some bite and a split with some dive.

1st: FB (92-94), SL (82-84), CB (75-77) - FB

2nd: FB (91-93), SL (82), CB (76-77)

3rd: FB (89-93), SL (80-83), CB (77)

4th: FB (91-92), SL (83), CB (75) - FB

5th: FB (89-91), SL (80-82), CB (73-76), Split (84) - CB

6th: FB (92-94), SL (82-84), CB (75-76), Split (85)

2) Carlos Torres: 22 pitches. (FB, Cut, CB, CU). 2 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs.

• Torres came from a high 3/4 release and showed a cutter that moved like a 2-7 slider with good bite, a fastball with a little sink and a 12-6 curve with above average depth. He just got lit up. He almost appeared not to be loose, as he was throwing 84 and 85 mile per hour fastballs until the bases got loaded.

1st: FB (84-94), Cut (81-88), CB (81) - 2 FB

3) D.J. Carrasco: 55 pitches. (Cut, FB, CB, SL, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

• Carrasco came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink, a cutter with some cut, a big breaking 12-6 curve with above average depth, a 2-7 slider with solid bite and a change with some fade from lefties and some sink. He will throw drop down fastballs and frisbee sliders with 2 strikes.

1st: FB (90), Cut (88-89)

2nd: FB (90-93), Cut (88-90), CB (75), SL (79-80)

3rd: FB (90-92), Cut (88-90), CB (75), SL (78-80), DDFB (88)

4th: FB (90-93), Cut (87-89), SL (78-79), CU (83-85), FSL (71)

4) Dan Hudson: 46 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 6 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs, 2 Sliders, 2 Changeups.

• Hudson is a 6-4, 220 pound righty. The 22 year old righty has a big frame that appears to be maxed out. He has a strong, athletic build with a strong lower half. He has a classic drop and drive delivery and comes from a 3/4 release. It is a max effort delivery. He is a Justin Masterson clone. Similar delivery, but Masterson has a cleaner delivery. Almost looks like he tries to stop his arm after releasing the ball, which would put a ton of extra stress on his shoulder. There is a definite recoil in there. His fastball has some run in on righties and some sink. His change has some fade from lefties and good sink. His change is late breaking and is an above average offering movement wise that he will throw 3-2 and to righties. His slider is a sharp 3-8 with good downward aciton, but not much side to side movement. 1.4 to the plate on a FB and stolen base. Needs to get faster. He is similar to Masterson in stuff, but Masterson's is better. Hudson will need to add more movement to his fastball and tighten his slider. I see him as a solid late inning reliever, but don't think he will be able to hold up as a starter.

5th: FB (94-95), CU (83-85) - FB, 2 CU

6th: FB (93-95), CU (83-84), SL (85) - FB

7th: FB (93-94), CU (84-85), SL (83-84) - 2 SL

5) Craig Breslow: 22 pitches. (FB, SL, CU, CB). 2 strikes swinging. Slider, Changeup.

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

6th: SL (83-85)

7th: FB (89-92), SL (81-87), CU (78-79) - SL, CU

6) Randy Williams: 11 pitches. (FB, Cut, CU, CB). 2 strikes swinging. Fastball, Cutter.

• Williams came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on lefties and a cutter with some cut

7th: FB (90-94), Cut (87-90) - FB, Cut

7) Jhonny Nunez: 19 pitches. (FB, Cut). 2 strikes swinging. 2 Cutters

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

8th: FB (93-95), Cut (83-88) - 2 Cut

8) Jerry Blevins: 7 pitches. (FB, CB, CU, Cut). 2 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs.

• Blevins came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with a little run in on lefties and a straight change that has a little sink and a little fade from righties

8th: FB (92-93), CU (85-87) - 2 FB

9) Scott Linebrink: 34 pitches. (FB, CU, SL, Split). 2 strikes swinging. Fastball, Slider.

• Linebrink came from an over the top release with a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink, a straight change with some late from lefties and a little late sink, a split with above average dive that can look like a curve at times and serves as his out pitch and a big breaking 2-7 slider with good bite.

9th: FB (91-94), CU (82), SL (78-79), Split (81-82) - FB, SL

10) Brad Kilby: 14 pitches. (FB, SL). 5 strikes swinging. 5 Fastballs.

• Kilby came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball that was a pretty straight 4-seam, though it flashed a little run in on lefties and a 11-5 slider with solid bite.

9th: FB (91-94), SL (82) - 5 FB

Chart Observations: 9/2 CHW @ MIN

1) Mark Buehrle: 83 pitches. (FB, Cut, CU, CB, SL). 5 strikes swinging. 2 Changeups, Cutter, Curveball, Fastball.

• Mark came from a high 3/4 release and showed a change with some fade from righties and a little sink that he will throw to lefties and in 2-0 counts, a cutter with solid cut and some sink, a fastball with some run in on lefties and a little sink, a big breaking 11-5 curve with slightly above average depth and a 11-5 slider with some bite. He will throw 3-2 changeups to lefties (Kubel) with bases loaded and 2 out.

1st: FB (82), Cut (76-81), CU (75-79)

2nd: FB (85-87), Cut (79-83), CU (78-79), CB (68) - Cut

3rd: FB (86), Cut (83), CU (77-78), CB (71) - CU

4th: Cut (79-82), CU (77-78), CB (68-70), SL (79-80) - CB, CU

5th: FB (84-85), Cut (79), CU (77-78)

6th: FB (83-88), Cut (80-84), CU (78-81), CB (69) - FB

2) Brian Duensing: 88 pitches. (FB, SL, CU, CB). 11 strikes swinging. 6 Fastballs, 3 Sliders, 2 Changeups.

• Duensing came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on lefties and a touch of sink, a change with some fade from righties that he will throw 2-0 and 3-2, a 11-5 slider with solid bite and a 11-5 curve with above average depth.

1st: FB (89-92), SL (83), CU (84-85) - CU

2nd: FB (89-91), SL (81-82), CU (83-84), CB (71-72) - SL

3rd: FB (89-92), SL (82), CU (84-85), CB (71) - FB, SL

4th: FB (88-91), SL (80-81), CB (71) - FB

5th: FB (89-91), SL (79-82), CU (83-85), CB (72) - 2 FB, CU

6th: FB (89-92), SL (80-83), CU (83), CB (72-73) - 2 FB, SL

7th: FB (89-93), SL (80-81), CU (84), CB (69-74)

3) Scott Linebrink: 13 pitches. (FB, CU, SL, Split). 1 strike swinging. Splitter.

• Linebrink came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some late run in on righties and a little late sink, a split with excellent diving action that can look like a curveball at times, a 2-7 slider with solid bite and a straight change with some late sink and late fade from lefties.

7th: FB (93-96), CU (83), SL (79), Split (80-82) - Split

4) Jon Rauch: 14 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, Cut, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

• Rauch came from an over the top release and showed a 1-7 slider with good bite and downward action, a fastball with a little run in on righties, a straight change that he will throw to righties and a big breaking 12-6 curve with above average depth.

8th: FB (89-92), SL (82), CB (74), CU (86)

5) Randy Williams: 9 pitches. (FB, Cut, CU, CB). 0 strikes swinging.

• Williams came from a high 3/4 release with a fastball with some tailing action in on righties, a cutter with some cut and a 11-5 curve with average depth.

8th: FB (89-94), Cut (88), CB (74)

6) D.J. Carrasco: 5 pitches. (Cut, FB, CB, SL, CU)

• Carrasco came from a high 3/4 release and showed a cutter with some cut, a frisbee slider from sidearm that serves as his out pitch with solid bite and a 12-6 curve with average depth.

8th: Cut (88-89), F SL (70), CB (74)

7) Joe Nathan: 31 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, CU). 2 strikes swinging. 2 Sliders.

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

9th: FB (92-95), SL (87-89), CB (81-83) - 2 SL

8) Matt Guerrier: 6 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, CU). 2 strikes swinging. 2 Sliders.

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

9th: FB (91), SL (85) - 2 SL

9) Bobby Jenks: 19 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, CU). 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Jenks 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 average bite and a sharp 12-6 curve with average depth.

9th: FB (91-94), SL (86-88), CB (81-82) - FB

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: LAD @ CHW

1) Chad Billingsley: 107 pitches. 11 strikes swinging. 3 on Fastballs (1st, 2 in 6th), 1 on a Curveball (1st), 5 on Sliders (2nd, 4th, 5th, 2 in 6th), 2 on Cutters (3rd, 5th)

• He is a 6-1, 245 pound righty. The 24 year old has a medium frame that is maxed out. He comes from an over the top release. His fastball has a little run in on righties and I believe was down from his typical velocity. His cutter has above average cut with a little sink. His curve is a sharp 12-6 with good depth and bite that can be a strike out pitch, but the White Sox hitters were able to continue to foul the balls off. His slider is a sharp 2-7 with above average bite that was his out pitch to most righties. His cutter flattened out in the 4th. Obviously Jeff Weaver has had an effect on him, as he dropped down sidearm to throw a fastball. He worked with plus command and did a nice job of locating.

1st: FB (89-93), CB (79), Cut (88-90)

2nd: FB (89-91), CB (67-77), Cut (89-90), SL (85)

3rd: FB (89-92), CB (79-80), Cut (87-89), SL (85)

4th: FB (89-92), CB (79-80), Cut (86-87), SL (85)

5th: FB (88-92), CB (69-81), Cut (87-89), SL (84-86)

6th: FB (87-93), CB (80-81), Cut (88-89), SL (83-84)

2) Clayton Richard: 85 Pitches. 5 strikes swinging. Slider (2nd), 3 on changeups (All in 4th) and 1 on a cutter (2nd)

• Richard is a 6-5, 240 pound lefty. The 25 year old has a big frame that can add a little more muscle. He comes from a 3/4 release with a drop and drive delivery, though he is more of a slinger arm action. His 2-seam fastball has some run in on righties and flashes some sink and his 4-seam is straight that he really only used when throwing a high fastball. His cutter has some cut and a little sink. His change has some fade from righties and sink and is his best off-speed offering. His slider is a slurvy 11-4 with solid bite. He got a lot of hype for being in the Jake Peavy deal, but I am undecided on him. He likely isn't going to start throwing any harder and his stuff is just average in my opinion. I think he is a # 4, # 5 type starter.

1st: FB (90-92)

2nd: FB (89-94), Cut (84-89), SL (80-84), CU (82-83)

3rd: FB (87-93), CU (81-84)

4th: FB (89-92), Cut (86), SL (79), CU (79-84)

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

3) D.J. Carrasco: 39 Pitches. 3 strikes swinging. 2 on Sliders (5th, 6th) and a Fastball (6th)

• Carrasco came from an over the top release with a cutter that has some cut, a 2-seam fastball with some run in on righties and sink that he threw more then he usually does. He also showed a 1-7 curve with good bite. He will throw a frisbee (we chart curve, I will call it a slider) when he drops down with 2 strikes to right handers. He will also throw a fastball from the same angle that is usually 86-88. He is very consistent with using this frisbee slider as his out pitch to righties and they must be ready for it. His change has some fade, but is below average.

5th: FB (89-91), Cut (88), CB (80), SL (72)

6th: FB (86-92), Cut (89-90), SL (71)

7th: FB (88-93), Cut (88-90), CB (80), SL (73), CU (80)

4) Ronald Belisario: 18 Pitches. 1 strike swinging. Fastball (7th)

• He came from a 3/4 release with a fastball that has excellent run in on righties and above average sink. His slider is a 2-7 pitch with solid bite that can flatten out and he needs to improve his consistency with this pitch.

7th: FB (93-96), SL (85-87)

8th: FB (94-96), SL (85)

5) Scott Linebrink: 18 Pitches. 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Linebrink is a 6-2, 210 pound righty. The 32 year old has a medium frame that is maxed out. He comes from an over the top release. His fastball has some late run and sink in on righties. His split has great late downward movement and can be confused with a curve (shockingly), but the one he threw went about 45 feet. His change is a straight change with a litle sink.

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

6) Brent Leach: 16 Pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• He came from a high 3/4 release and showed a 11-5 curve with good depth that is a little slurvy, a straight 4-seam fastball and has added a 11-5 slider that is sharp with some break. His command is very inconsistent and is what is holding him back from being the # 1 lefty for the Dodgers.

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

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

7) Matt Thornton: 13 Pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Thornton is a massive 6-6, 235 pound lefty. The 32 year old has a big frame that can add a little more muscle. He comes from a high 3/4 release with a straight 4-seam fastball and a 10-4 slider with some bite. One of the best lefty relievers in the game.

9th: FB (93-96), SL (89)

8) Ramon Troncoso: 27 Pitches, 3 strikes swinging. 2 on Fastballs (Both in 9th) and a curve (10th)

• Troncoso is a 6-1, 220 pound righty. The 26 year old has a medium frame that is maxed out. He comes from an over the top release with a high effort delivery where he breaks his hands fairly high. His fastball has excellent run and flashes sink. His curve is a sharp 12-6 with good depth and can be a K pitch. The combination of his excellent movement of his fastball and his mechanics lead me to believe he may struggle to consistently throw strikes.

9th: FB (91-95), CB (77-78)

10th: FB (91-94), CB (77-79)

9) Bobby Jenks: 18 Pitches. 3 strikes swinging. 2 on Fastballs, Slider

• Jenks is a 6-3, 275 man beast who is maxed out and has some bad weight (there is a gut). The 28 year old righty came from an over the top release. His fastball has above average run and sink in on righties. His slider is a sharp 2-7 with solid bite. Above average closer.

10th: FB (93-96), SL (89-90)

10) Jeff Weaver: 57 Pitches. 4 strikes swinging. 3 on Fastballs (2 in 11th, 13th), Slider (12th)

• Weaver came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run and sink in on righties, a change with some fade from lefties and some sink, but fairly straight, a 2-8 curve with okay depth and a frisbee 3-8 slider from sidearm or a sharp 2-7 from his normal release with solid bite. He will drop down sidearm to throw sliders and fastballs and appears to do this whenever he feels the need to F with hitters, as there is no distinguishable pattern, though he does like the drop down slider with 2 strikes, but isn't as committed to it as Carrasco. His stuff has regressed and he gets by with deception and command.

11th: FB (88-93), SL (79-82), CU (80), CB (73-76)

12th: FB (88-92), SL (79-84), CU (79), CB (75)

13th: FB (87-92), SL (79-81), CU (82)

11) Octavio Dotel: 23 Pitches. 7 (!) strikes swinging. 6 on Fastballs (11th, 5 in 12th), Slider (12th)

• He came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with natural cut and sink and has great late life, a 2-7 curve with solid depth and a sharp 2-7 slider with good bite.

11th: FB (92-94), CB (78-81)

12th: FB (91-93), SL (82-84)

12) Aaron Poreda: 14 Pitches. 5 (!) strikes swinging. 4 on Fastballs, Slider.

• Poreda is a 6-6, 240 pound man child. The # 2 prospect for the White Sox prior to the start of the season, the 22 year old has a big frame that can add a little more muscle. He comes from a high 3/4 release and generates easy velocity from a clean delivery with good arm action. His fastball (a surprise to me) was not a huge velocity pitch and had quite a bit natural cut and sink, though it does explode out of his hand. His slider is a slurvy 11-5 with good bite. He can be very special as a reliever, though I think it would be as more of a set-up man then a Billy Wagner style closer. Will be interesting to see if he becomes Joba Chamberlain and becomes a starter after this apprenticeship or a Jonathan Papelbon and stay a reliever. Pray he doesn't become Brandon Morrow and is allowed to settle into 1 role. This was his first major league win.

13th: FB (90-94), SL (77)

I never said this before, but if you want to know how someone played that I didn't mention, feel free to ask. Just because I didn't write a report on them doesn't mean I didn't study their at bats.