“Lord, what fools these mortals be!” Robin Goodfellow, AKA Puck, in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Also A.J. Puk, to opposing Royals’ hitters.
Results are secondary in these early friendlies, but there are still tons of positives to discern from today’s ballgame against the Royals.
If top prospect A.J. Puk continues on his current development trajectory, he should probably sniff the major leagues at some point this season, despite being drafted just two years prior. In today’s game, Puk faced six batters, and retired all six via one strikeout and five ground ball outs. He managed to stay ahead of all hitters he faced, and used almost all the pitches in his growing arsenal while still limiting his pitch count to just a mere twenty-one pitches.