Penn sharp so far
Right-hander Hayden Penn looks sharp after the first inning of today's start against the Florida Marlins. He appears to have great command of his breaking stuff and seems very confident on the mound.
He gave up a hard-hit double in the first, but came right back to jump ahead of Hanley Ramirez with back-to-back curveballs before getting him on a high fly to medium center. He struck out the other two batters he faced. So far, so good.
Penn is not expected to stretch past three innings today, so he would have to make another extended appearance between now and Opening Day if he is to open the season in the fourth or fifth slot in the rotation.
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Not so sharp now, I think we can stick a fork in him.
We may be "rushing" those highly touted prospects earlier than hoped for.
This is really going to be bad year, with a starting rotation like this we are going to be going for the dubious honor that the 1962 Mets have!
Posted by: eddward | March 26, 2009 1:50 PM
Please don't update after each inning :)
Posted by: Rick Dashiell | March 26, 2009 4:14 PM