Report from McGee's Start (Biscuits) on Sunday

by Summer Biscuits Associate on Jun 3, 2008 6:43 PM EDT Comment 11 comments

McGee was up in the zone quite a bit. In the first inning he surrendered a homer and a double. His curve ball has very little break and is more effective because of the speed (low 70’s) than the motion. He also leaves that pitch up. The highest he hit all day was 94. For the Fish, Maybin showed his athletic ability legging out an infield single then drawing a wild pickoff throw. He also took a McGee offering completely out of the park. Decent game overall.

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Looks like he still has a long way to go on his secondary pitches.

by Patrick L. Kennedy on Jun 3, 2008 6:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Closer?

by rglass44 on Jun 3, 2008 7:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That's been mentioned as a possibility

But whenever you have someone of McGee’s talents, you want to exhaust every chance for him to start before relegating him to fewer innings.

by Patrick L. Kennedy on Jun 3, 2008 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know

I just see it in his future. I know I wouldn’t mind having a Joe Nathan or Mo for the next 10 years…

by rglass44 on Jun 3, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Billy Wagner?

by Patrick L. Kennedy on Jun 3, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have always seen McGee as a Joba-type of player

A great fastball and nothing else. Any other team would make McGee a set-up guy.

In the name of Sinji Mori, we shall win!

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jun 4, 2008 1:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Joba has a lot else

He has three/four plus pitches. His fastball is definitely plus, his slider is plus, his curve is fringe plus, and his changeup is fringe plus too. He defs has more than a fastball.

by rglass44 on Jun 4, 2008 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs