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Thatcher Hurd
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:08 pm
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:08 pm
When he’s on, his stuff is electric. He’s just so erratic when things go just a little bit wrong. I really hope he can get it under control because he could be game changing if he does.
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Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:09 pm to Itwasacleantackle
He's a contact pitcher trying to pitch for strikeouts.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:10 pm to Itwasacleantackle
And he has to stay in windup not stretch.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:17 pm to Broski
Well he can tally up the strikeouts when he can control his fastball and off speed. He becomes a contact pitcher when he’s wild and can only throw fastballs
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:17 pm to Itwasacleantackle
He needs a favorable zone
If the Ump Squeezes him he falls apart.
If the Ump Squeezes him he falls apart.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:31 pm to Itwasacleantackle
It seems like he tries too hard since he has gotten here. He has not found his command yet since his injury. You can see the potential he has but he presses.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:50 pm to Itwasacleantackle
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he could be game changing if he does
Ya Hurd!
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:51 pm to Broski
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He's a contact pitcher trying to pitch for strikeouts.
100% false. 48 strikeouts in 34 innings last year, and had an 11k performance already this year.
He is a strikeout pitcher, who's trying to do what he's always done, but he has suddenly lost bite on his slider, and control of really anything. He's not following through on his delivery, and everything is flat as a result. He's opening up up way too soon on his release. Nothing he hasn't been told, surely.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:54 pm to Metaloctopus
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but he has suddenly lost bite on his slider
Which is exactly why he's not a strikeout pitcher now.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:54 pm to Metaloctopus
He will settle down. Hurts got the talent !
Posted on 3/26/23 at 12:11 am to Broski
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Which is exactly why he's not a strikeout pitcher now.
Don't try to play that game. You and I both know you weren't talking about right now. You think he's just not a strikeout pitcher, and therefore shouldn't be trying to strike guys out, otherwise, why would you bother saying that? If Jacob deGrom or Spencer Strider suddenly lost control, no one would say "why are they trying to strike people out? They're contact pitchers". Clearly, everyone would just say that they're struggling.
So Hurd is struggling, and you want him to pitch to contact? With what? A sinker that he doesn't throw? He's trying to execute his pitches, whether it leads to soft contact or a strikeout. That's it. It's not complicated. Because he can't get the bite, he's not going to have any success, until he figures it out. And the only way to figure it out is to keep trying to make his pitches.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 6:09 am to Broski
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Broski
Wrong again
Posted on 3/26/23 at 7:24 am to Metaloctopus
Ben calling out the difference in his command from the stretch was spot on.
He also allows himself to get sped up too much when innings get tough/long.
I think his issues are both mental and physical.
He also allows himself to get sped up too much when innings get tough/long.
I think his issues are both mental and physical.
Posted on 3/26/23 at 7:36 am to Itwasacleantackle
We need him to be that dependable #3 with that electric stuff. IF he becomes consistent the team just becomes harder to beat in any series or tournament format. Lets GEAUX TH!
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