Astros at Phillies, 8/28/28

[jnh]

And the change in Blanco '23 to '24, too.

[DVauthrin (David Vauthrin)]

@jnh

And the change in Blanco '23 to '24, too.

Credit Dana Brown for identifying Blanco should start and whomever taught Ronel “El Cambio.” His changeup has made all the difference for him.

[DVauthrin (David Vauthrin)]

@chuck

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.