Sorry for the lack of a post yesterday, though I was kind of planning on writing about Justus Sheffield’s lack of development, and how he really needed to show some signs of being able to compete consistently at the big league level. Well, he certainly showed a sign. 6 scoreless, and no walks, 7 Ks? That’ll do nicely. Somewhat similar to Justin Dunn, I’d been growing concerned about Sheffield’s fastball. With the shift to a sinker, he’s lost velocity, and it’s now a below-average pitch in terms of release speed. It’s definitely picked up sink, and should be a ground ball pitch, but it can’t get grounders if no one swings.
Game 18, Mariners at Rangers: Mixed Signals
