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: 8/25 ARI @ SF

This will be the new set-up for charts. Now that my computer has been repaired, I bring it to work, as it makes it easier to access MLB.TV and this also saves me a ton of time moving info over. This means that only the total number of strike swingings will be next to the total pitches and to see specifics, just look inning by inning.

1) Dan Haren: 105 pitches. (FB, Cut, CB, SPLT). 6 strikes swinging. Fastball, 3 Splitters, Cutter, Curveball

• Haren came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink that flashed above average run, a cutter with some cut, a split with some dive and a 12-6 curve with slightly above average depth.

1st: FB (90-92), Cut (85-88), CB (77-80), Split (85-86)

2nd: FB (89-92), Cut (86), CB (78), Split (85-87)

3rd: FB (90-92), Cut (85-89), CB (76-79), Split (85)

4th: FB (90-93), Cut (84-87), CB (77-80), Split (87) - FB, Split

5th: FB (89-90), Cut (83-89), CB (80), Split (85) - Cut, Split

6th: FB (90-92), Cut (88), CB (77-79), Split (85-86) - CB, Split

7th: FB (89-90), Cut (86-88), CB (76-78), Split (84)

2) Matt Cain: 102 pitches. (FB, CB, CU, SL). 5 strikes swinging. 4 Fastballs, 1 Changeup.

• Cain came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink, a changeup with above average fade from lefties with good sink, a 2-7 slider with solid bite and a sharp 12-6 curve with above average depth. He will also mix in a straight 4-seam on occasion when ahead in the count.

1st: FB (91-94), CU (86-88), SL (86) - CU

2nd: FB (92-95), CU (87), SL (89), CB (78-80)

3rd: FB (91-95), CU (87), SL (85-88), CB (77-78)

4th: FB (92-94), CU (85-86), SL (87-89) - 2 FB

5th: FB (92-93), CU (86-87), SL (86), CB (77-79) - FB

6th: FB (90-92), CU (82-84), CB (77)

7th: FB (92-95), SL (86-87), CB (76) - FB

3) Jon Rauch: 19 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, CU, Cut). 1 strike swinging. Slider.

• Rauch came from an over the top release and showed a 12-6 curve with slightly above average depth that he will throw 3-2, a 1-7 slider with good bite, a fastball with some run in on righties and a little sink and a cutter with some cut and a little sink.

8th: FB (89-92), SL (84-86), CB (73-75), Cut (86-87) - SL

4) Bobby Howry: 7 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

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

8th: FB (89-92)

5) Jeremy Affeldt: 15 pitches. (FB, CB, CU). 2 strikes swinging.

• Affeldt came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with a little cut action and a 11-5 curve with slightly above average depth.

8th: FB (93-95), CB (78-79) - 2 FB

6) Brian Wilson: 29 pitches. (FB, Cut, SL, CU, CB). 1 strike swinging. Cutter.

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

9th: FB (92-98), Cut (86-90) - Cut

7) Sergio Romo: 6 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 1 strike swinging. Slider.

• Romo came from a 3/4 release and showed a 3-8 slider with above average bite,

9th: SL (77-80) - SL

• Brandon Allen is a 6-2, 235 pound first basemen. The 23 year old is a lefty swinger, righty thrower who has a medium frame that appears to be maxed out. His stance is very similar to that of Alex Avila and is leaned back a little on his back leg and is slightly open. His hands are held somewhat close to his body, almost even with his back shoulder. He has a little bit of a bat tap. His trigger is a shift back with his body and a stride. There may be a hitch in his swing, as when he triggers, he sometimes drops too low which messes up his bat plane and can cause a lot of weak pop-ups and grounders. 4.5 down the line on a grounder. Allen's swing path is good and he has a pretty clean swing outside of the hitch. Should be a solid gap-to-gap hitter who can provide about 15-20 home runs a season and slightly below average defense from the first base position and a .280 or so batting average.

ARI @ CIN

1) Dan Haren: 111 pitches. 11 strikes swinging. Fastball (3rd), Curveball (3rd), 4 on Cutters (3rd, 5th, 2 in 7th), 5 on Splitters (1st, 2 in 4th, 5th, 6th)

• Haren comes from an over the top release with a 2-seam fastball that some sink and run in on righties, a cutter with some solid cut and a little sink, a split with above average dive that serves as his out pitch and a 12-7 curveball that has good depth, but has flattened out a little lately. He will also throw the occasional straight 4-seam. He will throw any pitch in any count and has plus-plus command of all his offerings, which is amazing.

1st: FB (91-93), CB (80), Split (87-89), Cut (87)

2nd: FB (90-94), CB (79-81), Cut (86-89)

3rd: FB (91-95), CB (79), Cut (87)

4th: FB (89-93), CB (78-79), Split (86), Cut (85-88)

5th: FB (91), CB (78-79), Split (85-87), Cut (86-87)

6th: FB (90-92), CB (78-79), Split (87), Cut (85-86)

7th: FB (89-92), CB (80), Cut (84-88)

2) Bronson Arroyo: 105 pitches. 6 strikes swinging. Fastball (3rd), 2 on Sliders (4th, 6th), Curveball (6th), Changeup (6th), Cutter (2nd)

• Arroyo is a 6-5, 195 pound righty. The 32 year old has a big frame that can add a lot more muscle. He comes from a 3/4, almost high 3/4 release and will throw pitches anywhere from sidearm to high 3/4. He has a very quiet windup with his patented flamingo kick. His fastball is a 2-seam with good sink and fade, though he will mix in a straight 4-seam on occasion. His changeup has good sink and fade from lefties. His slider is a 2-7 pitch with good bite and sink. He will throw frisbee sliders from sidearm and even threw 1 fastball from sidearm. His cutter has some cut, but not a ton. His curveball is a 12-7 offering with solid bite and good depth. You would think throwing every pitch known to man he would have an out pitch, but none of his pitches are very spectacular. He battled his command from hitter to hitter and I would say he is a # 4 starter.

1st: FB (90-91), SL (76-77), CU (80-84)

2nd: FB (88-90), Cut (84-86), CB (72-74), CU (77-83), Frisbee SL (70-74)

3rd: FB (80-90, 80 to Haren when behind in the count), Cut (87), SL (74-77), CU (78), F-SL (78)

4th: FB (87-90), Cut (84-87), CB (71-75), CU (84-85), SL (75-77)

5th: FB (87-90), Cut (89), CB (70-72), CU (80-82), SL (77-80)

6th: FB (87-90), CB (69-74), CU (80-84), SL (77)

3) Carlos Fisher: 29 pitches. 3 strikes swinging. 2 on Fastballs (6th, 7th) and Slider (6th)

• Fisher comes from an over the top release with a fastball that has a little run in on righties, but is straight and his slider is a 2-7 pitch with good bite. His cutter has some cut, but can sometime be tough to see with the naked eye.

6th: FB (94-96), SL (82-84), Cut (90-92)

7th: FB (94-97), SL (81-84), Cut (89-93)

4) Jared Burton: 23 pitches. 6 strikes swinging. 4 on Sliders, 2 on Cutters.

• Burton came from an over the top release and showed a cutter with solid cut, a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink and a hard change that has a little fade from lefties.

8th: Cut (87-89), CU (85), SL (82-83), FB (90-92)

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

• Pena came from an over the top release and showed a straight 4-seam and a sharp 2-7 slider with solid bite. His command continues to be a question mark and is extremely erratic from his max effort delivery.

8th: FB (94-96), SL (87-89)

6) Scott Schoeneweis: 1 pitch. No, he hit it.

• Scho comes from a high 3/4 release and threw a straight 4-seam fastball to Joey Votto. He hit it hard for a single.

8th: FB (89)

7) Jon Rauch: 9 pitches. 2 strikes swinging.

• Rauch comes from an over the top release with a 2-seam fastball with some sink, a 2-7 slider with good bite. He will also throw a straight 4-seam and mix in a cutter with some cut.

8th: FB (93-94), SL (85), Cut (88-89)

8) Josh Roenicke: 13 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Fastball

• Roenicke comes from an over the top release and shows a straight 4-seam fastball, a power 12-6 curve (not a slider as I originally had considered, thanks BA Prospect Handbook) and a cutter with some cut and some sink. Watch this kid, he has the looks of a strong major league reliever.

9th: FB (92-95), Cut (86-88), CB (78-79)

9) Chad Qualls: 10 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Slider

• Qualls comes from a 3/4 release and shows a fastball with excellent run in on righties and some sink and a 2-7 slider with good bite.

9th: FB (92-94), SL (85-88)

• Danny Richar was once the jewel of the Diamondbacks system and now finds himself as a bench player for the Reds. The 6-1, 195 pound lefty hitter, righty swinger has a medium frame that can add a little more muscle. The 26 year old has a crouched stance that is similar to Phillips (though not in hand placement). He has a little bat wiggle and doesn't do much for a trigger, just cocking the bat. He is a gap to gap hitter who doesn't show much power. He showed slightly above average speed and looks to have the upside of that of a utilityman, as he just won't have the power or pitch recognition to play everyday.

Chart Observations: ARI @ KC

• Max Scherzer comes from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some late run, a 2-7 slider with good bite and a change with good fade and sink that he will throw to righties. Mixed pitches very well, but can still have spurts with no control.

1st: FB (93-98), SL (85-87), CU (86-87)

2nd: FB (92-94), SL (84-86), CU (84-86)

3rd: FB (93-96), SL (84-86), CU (84-86)

4th: FB (92-95), SL (83-86), CU (85)

5th: FB (93-97), SL (85), CU (85-86)

6th: FB (92-99), SL (82-87), CU (85-86)

• Zach Greinke is a 6-2, 190 pound righty. The 25 year old has a medium frame that can add more muscle. He comes from an over the top release. His fastball is a 4-seam with some run and he has some extra in the tank when he needs it. His change shows good sink and fade and he will throw it to righties. His curveball is a slow, big breaking 12-6. His slider is a sharp 2-7 with good bite and is his out pitch. Ace.

1st: FB (92-98), SL (90), CU (81-82), CB (68)

2nd: FB (92-96), SL (87-88), CB (75-78)

3rd: FB (91-97), SL (84-88), CU (82-84), CB (69)

4th: FB (91-96), SL (85-88), CU (81-84), CB (67-73)

5th: FB (91-94), SL (83-88), CU (85)

6th: FB (92-97), SL (79-88), CU (82)

7th: FB (92-96), SL (86-88), CU (81-87)

• Scott Schoeneweis is a 6-0, 190 pound lefty. The 35 year old has a medium frame that can add a little more muscle. He comes from a high 3/4 release with a fastball that has some run and a sweeping 10-4 slider. Good # 1 lefty to have in a pen.

7th: FB (89-91), SL (80-81)

• Jon Rauch comes from an over the top release and showed a 4-seam fastball with some run, a change with good sink and fade and a big breaking 12-6 curve.

7th: FB (92), CU (84)

8th: FB (90-93), CU (85), CB (74-75)

• John Bale is a 6-4, 205 pound lefty. The 35 year old has a big frame that can add a lot more muscle. He comes from a 3/4 release. His fastball has some run in on righties and some sink. He will throw a straight change, as well as a fastball, from a high 3/4 release. Will throw his change to lefties. He has a classic drop and drive delivery and a 10-4 curve that is fairly slurvy. More of a guy to pitch when trailing then leading and not much of a major league pitcher.

7th: FB (87-90), CU (82)

8th: FB (89-90), CB (73-74), CU (80-81)

• Roman Colon is a 6-6, 235 pound righty who didn't get an out. The 29 year old has a big frame that can add a lot more muscle. He comes from an over the top release with a drop and drive delivery. His fastball is a straight 4-seam that flashes a little run. His slider is a sharp 2-7 with good bite. Seems like he has the tools to be useful, but pitched to the middle of the plate too often. Should be a solid middle reliever.

8th: FB (93-94), SL (79)

• Ron Mahay is a 6-2, 195 pound lefty. The 37 year old has a medium frame that can add more muscle. He comes from a high 3/4 release. He shows a 4-seam fastball with a little run, a straight change with some sink and a 11-4 slider with good bite. Solid # 1 lefty in a pen.

8th: FB (90-92), SL (83-84), CU (85)

• Juan Gutierrez comes from an over the top release and shows a 4-seam fastball with good run, a change with some sink and fade, a sharp 2-7 slider and a 12-5 curve with some depth and good late bite.

9th: FB (94-96), CB (79-83), SL (84), CU (84-85)

• Kyle Farnsworth is a 6-4, 235 pound righty. The 33 year old has a big frame that has room to add a little more muscle. He comes from an over the top release with a straight 4-seam fastball that flashes run, a sharp 2-7 slider with good bite and a low 90's cutter that has good cut and a little sink. Closer stuff, middle reliever command. I wouldn't trust him with anything more then a middle reliever.

9th: FB (93-99), SL (84-90), Cut (90-93)

Chart Observations: ARI Pitchers

Charted the 18 inning game today. Will talk about the D-Backs pitchers, then will have another post breaking down the Padres pitchers.

• Dan Haren is a 6-5, 215 pound right hander. The 28 year old has a big frame that can get up to 230 comfortably if he so desires. He comes from an over the top release and pauses at the balance point before accelerating through. His fastball is a 4-seam with some fade and a little sink. His curveball is a good 12-6 pitch with good downward movement. His splitter shows some fade and sink and served as his out pitch in this game. His cutter has come cut and sink and he appears to be throwing this pitch much more then last year. His cutter will flash slider movement. Not many pitchers can claim to have plus command, but Haren can as he was able to hit spots consistently with all his pitches. A strong # 2 starter.

1st: FB (91-92), CB (78-80), Split (84-86), Cut (87)

2nd: FB(91-92), CB (79), Split (85-86), Cut (87-89)

3rd: FB (90-93), CB (79), Split (85-86), Cut (87-88)

4th: FB (89-91), CB (79), Split (85-86)

5th: FB (89-92), CB (77-78), Split (86), Cut (85-87)

6th: FB (90-91), CB (78-79), Cut (85-86)

7th: FB (89-92), CB (77-80), Split (84-86), Cut (85)

• Tony Pena attacked hitters from a 3/4 release. His fastball is a straight 4-seam and he also throws a hard slider that can be flat or can be a sharp 2-7 offering. Potential closer, but he needs to develop more consistency with his slider and better command.

8th: FB (92-96), SL (87-90)

• Juan Gutierrez finally had a game finishing opportunity and failed. The righty came from a high 3/4 release. His fastball is a 4-seam with some fade, his change shows good fade and sink but is just average and he throws a curve (a hard 12-6) and a slider that is just a harder curve and has slightly more horizontal movement then his curve.

9th: FB (94-97), CB (81), SL (83-84), CU (82-84)

• Chad Qualls allowed a home run to David Eckstein of all people to bring this game on. The 6-5, 220 pounder has a big frame that is maxed out. The 30 year old righty coems at you from a 3/4 release. His fastball shows excellent fade and sink and is a plus pitch. His slider is a sharp 2-7 offering with good bite and he is a solid closer, though he probably profiles better as a durable middle reliever to get you out of jams in the 6th-8th innings with his sinker.

9th: FB (91-94), SL (85-87)

• Jon Rauch came from an over the top release. His fastball is a 4-seam with natural sink. His slider is a sharp 1-7 offering with more downward movement then side to side. His change is a straight change that wasn't very impressive and his curve is a big breaking 12-6.

10th: FB (90-93), SL (83-86), CB (75-76), CU (86)

• Esmerling Vasquez came from a 3/4 release with a fastball that shows some good fade and sink, a change with similar movement and a slider that was a sharp, late breaking 3-8 offering. Good upside, but little command right now.

11th: FB (93-98), SL (79-82), CU (83-84)

12th: FB (93-97), SL (78-82), CU (84-88)

• Clay Zavada came from a 3/4 to high 3/4 release and threw pitches from both release points. The lefty showed a fastball with some fade, a change with some sink and a little fade, a curve that is an 11-4 offering with okay depth and a cutter that had a little sink and was his main weapon against lefties.

13th: FB (88-91), CU (78-83), CB (72), Cut (84)

14th: FB (88-89), CU (80-83), CB (72), Cut (83-84)

15th: FB (87-89), CU (78-82), CB (72-74), Cut (82-83)

• Leo Rosales got the win. He comes from an over the top release with a fastball that shows good fade and sink, a changeup with similar movement and a slider that is a 12-6 offering with some bite but can just hang.

15th: FB (91), CU (81)

16th: FB (88), CU (79), SL (79-84)

17th: FB (87-90), CU (80-82), SL (79-83)

18th: FB (88-91), CU (79), SL (79-83)

The Arizona relievers combined to allow zero hits in the final NINE innings of this game and San Diego never put any real good swings on any pitches. There offense is not good outside of Adrian Gonzalez.

ARI @ SD

• Max Scherzer is a 24 year old who stands 6-3, 215. The righty has a medium to big frame that has room to add a little more muscle. He comes from a 3/4 release and has a violent head jerk in his delivery. His shoulder was flying open early and resulting him to miss to his glove side. He then tried to correct it and began missing to his arm side. His changeup shows good fade and sink and was the best I have seen it. His slider was the worst I have seen it, as he threw maybe 2 strikes with it all night. It was a tight 2-7 offering with good late bite, but he looked to be overthrowing it. His fastball showed good fade and sink and moves likes a splitter when it is right. He was all over the place command wise, but a young pitcher with stuff that moves like his will have these types of nights. Still a potential # 2.

1st: FB (93-97), SL (88), CU (85-86)

2nd: FB (94-96), SL (85-87), CU (88)

3rd: FB (92-97), SL (85-87), CU (86-87)

4th: FB (93-96), CU (87)

5th: FB (93-96), CU (86-88)

• Kevin Correia was the opposing pitcher. The 6-3, 200 pounder has a medium to big frame that has room to add a lot more more muscle. The 28 year old right hander comes from an over the top release. He has a typical drop and drive delivery with the hands going over his head to start it. He has limbs flying around and it looks hectic around his release point. His fastball is a fairly straight 4-seam with some natural downward movement due to the nice downward plane he creates for his pitches. His slider is a 12-7 offering that is just a harder curveball. It has some bite and he has a good feel for it. He will mix in a 2-seam fastball with some fade and sink. His curveball is a big breaking 12-6 offering tha the will go to with 2 strikes against left handers as a put away pitch. His changeup has some good fade and sink. Correia's upside is a back of the rotation starter. In PETCO, he is a # 4 due to the park taking away a lot of his mistakes. He has above average command of all his stuff and did impress me with his ability to hit spots with is stuff. Could he be successful as a starter outside PETCO? I wouldn't be the team to take a chance.

1st: FB (89-95), SL (84-86), CB (75-77)

2nd: FB (89-94), SL (84-85), CB (76-77), CU (85)

3rd: FB (90-94), SL (84-86)

4th: FB (91-93), SL (83-85), CB (75)

5th: FB (90), SL (87), CU (83)

6th: FB (91-93), SL (83-85), CB (76), CU (85-86)

• Leo Rosales comes from an over the top release. The righty featured a 4-seam fastball with some natural sink, a change that is his best offspeed offering but is inconsistent with its fade and sink. It can flash slightly above average with excellent fade and sink and can act almost as a back-door 2-seam fastball. He will throw it to righties. His slider is a flat 2-7 pitch. Not a major league reliever.

6th: FB (88-91), CU (78-82), SL (86)

• Daniel Schlereth comes from a high 3/4 release. His curveball is a power pitch with 11-5 type movement and it has good bite. The lefty has a classic drop and drive delivery. His fastball is a 4-seam with a little sink and run. He struggled to command his stuff tonight. His change shows some fade, but he left it up and doesn't look to be even average. He shows a great ability to spike his curveball, but struggled to throw it for a strike. This is his 2nd pro season and he is in the bigs, I still think he has closer potential.

6th: FB (92-94), CB (77-81), CU (75-79)

• Clay Zavada comes from a high 3/4 release. His curveball is a good 11-4 offering, his change has good sink and fade and is his best off speed pitch and his fastball is a 2-seam with some fade. Solid lefty to have in a pen.

6th: FB (88-90), CB (72), CU (80-81)

• Luke Gregerson came from a 3/4 release with a 2-seam fastball that has good fade and sink and a late breaking slider that is a 2-7 type pitch. The slider has good late movement and generated a ton of swings and misses. He is a potential set-up man.

7th: FB (90-91), SL (81-85)

• Jon Rauch comes from an over the top release. The righty has a 4-seam fastball that has a little sink due to the downward plane he generates for his pitches. His curveball is a big breaking 12-6 offering with good depth. His change shows some sink and fade. His cutter had little noticeable cut. He had above average command tonight and was primarily FB-CB.

7th: FB (88-92), CB (73-75), CU (85-86), Cut (86)

• Edward Mujica came from a high 3/4 release. He showed a straight 4-seam fastball that will flash fade and a split that had good fade and dive. Solid set-up man, though Justin Upton hit a 430 foot shot off him, but who hasn't Upton done that to lately?

8th: FB (92-94), Split (86-88)

• Juan Gutierrez has an over the top release. The right hander showed a big breaking 12-6 curveball, a change with some fade but was pretty straight and a fastball with some fade. Solid set-up man potential.

8th: FB (92-93), CB (79), CU (80)

• Heath Bell came from an over the top release and showed a 4-seam fastball with a little downward movement and a sharp 12-6 curve. Above average closer.

9th: FB (92-96), CB (81-83)

I am tired. I am going to bed and sleeping until 1 hopefully. Got the Orioles-Athletics tomorrow featuring Vin Mazzaro and Rich Hill (dealt my Braves extra to get that game, which ended up being the Tommy Hanson debut, but I would rather see that as an extra report anyways.)

ATL @ ARI

New format will be in place from here on out, as it is easier for me to do inning by inning then totals.

• Jair Jurrjens started for the Braves and attacked hitters from a high 3/4 release. His changeup showed good downward fade and sink and is his best off-speed offering and it slightly below being a plus pitch due to some inconsistencies with the break and his command of it. His slider is a sharp 3-7 pitch with good side to side movement, but inconsistent bite. His fastball flashes good fade and he actually primarily throws a moving fastball with fade, but it can be subtle at times. His slider will flash above average bite and he will also occasionally muscle up to throw straight 4-seam fastballs. He will hang sliders, but in the 5th he went to it as his put away pitch and started it on the outside corner and let the hitters flail. A # 3 starter is likely his ceiling and he is pitching at it now.

Jurrjens Inning By Inning:

1st: FB (88-92), CU (81-82)

2nd: FB (86-93), CU (80-81), SL (78-79)

3rd: FB (89-93), CU (83-84), SL (79-80)

4th: FB (89-93), CU (81-83), SL (79)

5th: FB (88-94), CU (80-83), SL (78-82)

• Jon Garland opposed him. Garland attacked from an over the top release. His fastball was a 2-seam that didn't have its usual sink to it tonight, resulting in him getting pounded. His changeup showed good fade and sink and was his out pitch to left handers. His cutter showed some cut on the hands of lefties, but is just an average offering that he tends to leave up in the zone, which could be by design. He will pitch backwards and throw changes in hitters' counts. His slider was a decent bite and was a 2-7 offering. Still a solid back of the rotation starter.

Garland Inning By Inning:

1st: FB (87-89), CU (78-79), Cut (86-87)

2nd: FB (86-90), CU (78-82), Cut (87-88)

3rd: FB (87-90), CB (73), CU (76-78), SL (82)

• Leo Rosales attacked hitters from an over the top release and did a great job keeping the Diamondbacks in the game. His slider showed good bite and was a 2-7 pitch. His fastball is a straight 4-seam, though he may also throw a 2-seam that flashes good fade. His changeup is his best offering, but it can be inconsistent with its break and fade. Solid guy to have in a pen for these types of situations.

Rosales Inning By Inning:

3rd: FB (87-89), CU (78)

4th: FB (87-89), CU (78-80), SL (81)

5th: FB (87-91), CU (80-81), SL (80)

• Daniel Schlereth made his major league debut last night. The first round pick from last year's draft by the Diamondbacks, he is the son of ESPN analyst Mark Schlereth. Daniel is a 6-0, 210 pound left hander who is 23 years old. He has a medium frame that is maxed out. From a high 3/4 release, he showed a fastball and curveball. His curveball is a power curve that is a hard downward breaker and is a 10-4 offering. The pitch flashes plus and made Garrett Anderson look silly with its tremendous bite. His fastball is a 4-seam that has a little run. His fastball jumps at the hitters and is explosive. Schlereth has the potential to be a closer in the mold of a Billy Wagner, relying on a fastball-curve as opposed to fastball-slider. He will likely settle in as an 8th inning guy though.

Schlereth Inning By Inning:

6th: FB (92-93), CB (79-81)

• Jeff Bennett attacked from an over the top, almost high 3/4 release. The right hander showed a 2-seam fastball that had good fade and a hard slider that had some good depth. Solid reliever, but never want him pitching late in games due to his command issues, though he had good command tonight.

Bennett Inning By Inning:

6th: FB (91-95), SL (86-87)

• Jon Rauch attacked from an over the top release. He showed an above average 2-seam with above average fade. His curveball was a sharp 12-6er tonight with good bite and just drops off the table. His change shows good fade, but little sink and is average. His cutter showed some cut and some sink and was an above average pitch tonight, though it is normally just average. Middle reliever that I personally wouldn't want being my 8th or 9th inning guy, but should be fine in the 7th.

Rauch Inning By Inning:

7th: FB (91), CB (72-74), CU (84), Cut (86)

8th: FB (90-92), CB (73), CU (83-85), Cut (86-88)

• Peter Moylan attacked hitters from a sidearm, almost submarine release point. His fastball shows little fade and sink and the amount of movement was inconsistent from pitch to pitch. He never had good feel for his slider, leaving them all armside and down and well off the plate. He continues to battle his command and seems to be struggling to find a consistent release point. Decent ROOGY, but he has been unimpressive each time I have seen him.

Moylan Inning By Inning:

7th: FB (88-92), SL (77-78)

• Eric O'Flaherty is the Braves LOOGY who attacks from a high 3/4 release. He has the potential to be more (a full inning reliever) with a fastball that is a straight 4-seam and a slider that is a sweeping 10-4 pitch that he can also tighten into a sharper breaking slider.

O'Flaherty Inning By Inning:

7th: FB (91), SL (84)

• Rafael Soriano attacked hitters from a high 3/4 release. His fastball is a straight 4-seam. He will throw a few hanging sliders, but it is a good 2-7 pitch. Throws both a hard slider (when ahead in the count, as a strike out pitch) and a soft slider that he prefers to use to get strikes 1 or 2.

Soriano Inning By Inning:

8th: FB (92-94), SL (80-88)

• Clay Zavada attacked hitters from a high 3/4 release. The lefthander will also drop down to 3/4 on occasion. His changeup is an above average offering, but didn't show much tonight. His fastball was a straight 4-seam. His slider is a sweeping 10-4 pitch.

Zavada Inning By Inning:

9th: FB (87-89), SL (73-74), CU (81-82)

• Mike Gonzalez attacked hitters from a 3/4, almost high 3/4 release. His fastball is a straight 4-seam. his slider is sharp and is a 10-5 pitch. He throws 2 different sliders, a slurvy one to get strike 1 and then a hard one to get the strikeout. He hides the ball very well and tries to disrupt hitters timing as much as possible.

Gonzalez Inning By Inning:

9th: FB (91-95), SL (77-85)

• Justin Upton is locked in. He has plus power and seems to have a plan at the plate every time he steps up. I didn't think his super stardom would be here so soon, but it has arrived. Watch this kid at the plate and you have a guy who knows he is going to hit the ball hard every time. He is beginning to be pitched much harder now that he has been other worldly lately and this will be his next adjustment.

SD vs. ARI

• Jake Peavy is a 28 year old who is 6-1, 195. The right hander has a medium frame that can add a little more muscle. From a 3/4 release, he showed a fastball at 89-93, a slider at 80-85, a curveball at 78-80, a change at 81-86 and a cutter at 84-86. His slider shows good late bite and flashes as a plus 2-7 pitch. His fastball shows above average fade and is a hard 2-seamer. His change shows decent fade and sink. His cutter has some cut, but not a whole lot. His curveball is a mini 12-6 that is fairly sharp. He has a high effort delivery and will also drop down and throw fastballs and sliders from sidearm. In my eyes, Jake Peavy is no longer a # 1. He has settled in as a very good # 2 starter and he isn't a good fit for bandboxes. Still a good pitcher, just not an ace.
• Billy Buckner attacked hitters from an over the top release with a fastball at 85-91 (sat at 88-90), a curveball at 75-82 and a change at 80-86. His fastball has above average fade and some sink. His change shows good fade and sink and looks to be an above average offering. His curveball is a 12-6 pitch that he struggled to get a feel for early (threw quite a few hangers), but was able to command it better later. He will throw any of his pitches to any batter in any count. Still looks like a back of the rotation starter to me.
• Clay Zavada attacked from a 3/4, almost low 3/4 release with a fastball at 87-89, a slider at 74 and a change at 77-81. His change is a straight change with some sink and was his main off-speed pitch tonight. His fastball has a little run, but not much. His slider is a frisbee 10-4 pitch. His command was somewhat spotty as well. Still think he could be a decent inning reliever, but the lack of velocity on his fastball will always be hurting him and he doesn't have a real go-to pitch against lefties.
• Leo Rosales is a 27 year old who stands 6-1, 205. The right hander has a medium frame that is maxed out. From an over the top release, he showed a fastball at 86-89, a slider at 80-85 and a change at 79-83. His fastball is a straight 4-seam. His slider has good downward bite and is an 11-7 offering. His changeup shows good fade and movement and is slightly above average. Rosales can have very spotty command and this is what got him in trouble tonight. A middle reliever if he can be consistent with his command and a 4-A player if he doesn't, it really is that simple.
• Luke Gregerson attacked from a low 3/4 with a fastball at 89-91 and a slider at 80-81. His fastball is a 2-seam with good fade while his slider showed good downward movement.
• Drew Macias is a 26 year old outfielder who is 6-3, 200. The lefty hitter and thrower has a medium to big frame with room to add a little more muscle. He has a slightly open stance that is very similar to that of Chris Coghlan. He moves the bat in a circle a little bit as he waits for the pitcher to deliver. Macias looks like a 4th OF, as his swing doesn't have great power potential and he was unable to show any speed as he struck out in his only plate appearance.
• Esmerling Vasquez showed a fastball at 93-96, a slider at 79-80 and a changeup at 83-88 from a high 3/4 release. The fastball is a straight 4-seam. The slider is a 2-7 type pitch that showed good bite, but not great. The changeup is fairly straight with some sink and used it to battle the Padres lefty sticks. His slider is his most promising off-speed offering and he will need to further develop it to reach his potential. He showed average command and pitched to the middle of the plate a little too much.
• Edward Mujica showed a fastball at 91-94, a slider at 82-85 and a splitter at 87-88 from a high 3/4 release. His fastball is a straight 4-seam. His split showed great bite and solid fade. His slider is a 2-7 pitch with decent bite. He needs another pitch to complement his fastball and his splitter looks like his best option. Both his off-speed pitches are inconsistent with break and command. He has above average command of his fastball.
• Jon Rauch showed a fastball at 88-93 (mostly at 91), a slider at 82, a curveball at 73-74 and a changeup at 86. His fastball has good sinking movement and some fade. His curveball is a 12-6 pitch that is a little loopy. His slider is a 1-7 offering that goes nearly straight downward. He also threw a straight change. Solid middle reliever, but not a set-up man, as he has no true out pitch.
• Greg Burke featured a fastball at 89-91 and a slider at 81-83. His fastball shows great late and a little sink and he has plus command with it, as he peppered the outside corner at the knees with it. His slider is a little loopy for my taste and is a 3-8 offering. He needs to get more consistent with his slider.
• Heath Bell is a 6-3, 250 pound behemoth for a closer. The 31 year old has a medium frame that is maxed out. From an over the top release, he threw 2 pitches: a fastball at 93 and a curveball at 83. The curveball was a 12-6 pitch that was very sharp. His fastball was a straight 4-seam.

Will only be doing reports on the starting pitchers tomorrow so I can get through all the games.

ARI @ OAK

• Trevor Cahill is a 21 year old who stands 6-3 and weighs 210 pounds. He has a medium to big frame that can add a lot more muscle. From a high 3/4 release, he showed a 2-seam sinker at 85-92 (typically sat around 89-91), a slider at 83, a curveball at 77-79 and a changeup at 77-81. His fastball showed great sink and fade and is the first I have seen that is comparable to Brandon Webb's when it is on. His changeup is his best off-speed offering and is above average/borderline plus with it great fade and it looks like a fastball out of his hand. His slider was flat and he only threw one. His curveball is a 12-6 offering that is more of a get ahead pitch then a put away pitch. Cahill still has some issues in regards to commanding his stuff within the strike zone and will likely have a little steeper learning curve for command then his peers due to the sheer movement of his fastball. He is a groundball machine with a plus fastball and changeup. He liked to use FB-CU the 1st time through the order and then began mixing his breaking pitches in. Cahill profiles best as a middle of the rotation starter for a contender. It isn't hard to project him to be sitting at 92-94 with his sinker with his frame. It isn't blasphemous to say he could be the next Webb.
• Billy Buckner opposed him. The 25 year old who stands 6-2 and 215 pounds has a medium frame with a lot of room to add muscle. From an over the top release, he showed a fastball at 87-92, a curveball at 76-82 and a changeup at 80-85. His changeup shows some consistent sink, but the fade is inconsistent. His fastball has some movement, but the sink is generated more from him generating a great downhill plane to throw his pitches. His curveball is a 12-6 pitch that shows some bite, but doesn't consistently finish it causing it to hang up in the zone. A classic tweener, I think he is best suited as a swingman in a pen giving you some spot starts. He is still projectable, but you have to wonder just how much more could be there. Likely a guy that bounces between the majors and AAA.
• Craig Breslow made his 1st appearance with the A's and showed a fastball at 87 and a slider at 83 to get his hitter to hit into a double play.
• Esmerling Vasquez is 25 years old and stands 6-1, 175 pounds. His medium frame has a ton of room to add muscle and he is very lanky with long arms, which could make it difficult for him to consistently repeat his mechanics. He threw one fastball at 93 to get his man out.
• Clay Zavada features a mustache that would make Rollie Fingers proud. He is 24 years old and is 6-1 195 pounds with a medium frame that can add more muscle, especially in the lower body. From a high 3/4 release, he showed a fastball at 87, a slider at 78 and a changeup at 78-80. Zavada's changeup shows good fade and sink and is an above average offering. His slider is a 10-5 type of pitch, but choked the only he threw. Looks like a rare lefty that may be able to get out both righties and lefties due to his above average curve. Profiles best as a middle reliever and could be a teams # 1 lefty out of the pen.
• Santiago Casilla is 28 years old and has a medium (6-0, 200) frame that is maxed out. From a high 3/4 release, he showed a fastball at 91-95, a slider at 83-86 and a changeup at 85. Casilla's changeup is a show pitch and he likes to go his sharp, late breaking slider to get strikeouts with 2 strikes. His fastball shows a little 2-seam movement. His command is average and that is what is holding him back from being a strong set up guy.
• Jon Rauch is a 30 year old imposing presence (6-11, 290). For such a big guy, he doesn't show great velocity from his maxed out frame, sitting at 91-93 with his fastball, throwing a curve at 75 and a changeup at 85-87. He generates a great downhill plane for his pitches, but his fastball is a straight 4-seam. His changeup is fairly straight and doesn't have a lot of action to it other then the velocity difference. His curveball is a 12-6 offering. He shows above average command and is a solid middle reliever who can set-up and close every once in awhile.