I know he was called up early due to the many injuries to the Astros starters. What was the Bus Ride’s projections on when he would have been promoted to the Majors prior to that?
If he’d pitched well at AAA I’d have expected him midseason. He got the call early for sure, but instead of developing in the minors he did it while getting shelled by major league bats. Huge kudos to him.
Someone mentioned this earlier but it’s worth repeating - the fact that a couple of these guys got to the major leagues and promptly got their asses handed to them but didn’t get broken mentally deserves tremendous accolades. Maybe the guys just have such confidence in the way the organization develops pitchers that they just listened to the feedback, kept doing what they were told to do and ignored the results, but man, this isn’t spring training, this isn’t AAA, this is a team that expects to compete for a World Series berth every single year. I can’t really remember watching a guy go from being nearly terrible in May and June to totally fucking lights out blackout curtains no nightlight pitch black don’t even open your eyes in August. It doesn’t make a whole hell of a lot of sense. But that’s what we’re watching.
Well said, @chuck. Hunter Brown’s turnaround from that dreadful start in Kansas City to a staff ace has been nothing short of remarkable. I wasn’t sure he was going to figure it out and live up to his prospect promise, but he sure has.
Same with Arrighetti since his start on July 7 versus the Twins.
If you are a pitcher looking to rehabilitate your career, you should tell your agent to get you to the Astros.