In a lost, rebuilding season there can be rejoicing in a 10-1 loss. Was Joe Boyle’s debut promising enough to make up for all the fail around him?
The answer is that despite Ken Waldichuk serving up 6 runs in the 4 innings which followed, despite Devin Sweet topping the 3-run HR he gave up Friday with a grand slam in his Sunday inning, today the future looks brighter than it did yesterday thanks to a lanky, spectacled prospect with a blazing fastball and sharp curve.
And a cutter that, while not necessarily eye-popping as the fastball and curve, could be the key to Boyle’s success because he can command it and has it as a go-to pitch when he needs to throw a strike.