re: Holman has elite control

Holman has obviously impressed me every time out. Last night it was his velocity. He came out hitting 94 and sat around 93/94 for most of his outing until he had a couple of (very relatively) "long" innings. But Ronnie made a good point that I think is hard to see on tv--his fastball has some late run on it. And I think he can run it glove side or arm side, which is incredible combine with his pinpoint control.

He can hit his spots horizontally and vertically, which makes his fastball play better, which makes his off speed play better. Which he can throw in any count. He can throw it 0-0 to get ahead in the count, 2-0 when they're sitting fastball, or drop it off the table with 2 strikes for a strike out pitch. He's like a damn college Maddux with a much smaller strike zone. Knows how to "pitch" as well as anyone since Nola, probably. Absolute fricking stud. So much fun watching him.