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Brad Bergesen has just finished his second hitless inning against the Yankees, and he looks very sharp. He threw just 6 pitches in the first inning and 11 in the second. That's 17 pitches and 11 strikes, if you're a pitch count addict.
He's had a little help from second baseman Ty Wigginton, who made a great play up the middle to rob Derek Jeter of a leadoff single in the first inning.
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Comments
That is very good news on Bergesen. Glad to hear it. Thanks.
Posted by: Jay | March 25, 2010 2:22 PM
Isn't this the same pitcher who was "DONE" back in January?
I'm sure I read that here. And by God, we only report the facts on this blog...
Is it possible that somebody got something wrong???
In my OPINION Bergenson and Matusz both will establish themselves as solid middle of the rotation pitchers this year. Matusz could even begin edging toward being the staff Ace.
But that's just my "pie in the sky" gleeful optimistism. The Happy Police will be by to stamp that out anytime now...
Posted by: MountainFan | March 25, 2010 3:00 PM
I'll admit it, I'm prejudiced against Wiggington because he doesn't 'look like' a second baseman. I, on the other hand, am slender of build, but I have the reaction time of a Congressional committee. So I'm glad to hear Ty is having a good day in the field, and I vow to judge him by his performance and not by his neck size.
Posted by: Dannt in WV | March 25, 2010 3:50 PM
Bergeson will be the flop of the year. Book it. His peripherals don't match the numbers he put up.
Trade him while he still has value. IF he has value
Posted by: Anonymous | March 25, 2010 3:53 PM
Anon: Which of Bergesen's peripherals don't match his numbers? His WHIP is very good, and so is his HR/9. But K/9 is pretty low. Problem is, I really don't know which peripherals to look at. Every really good pitcher in MLB (but not the greatest five or ten) has at least one number which does not match up to his success rate, and their bad numbers are all different. I'm not arguing at all that Bergesen will or won't be good this year, I'm just arguing against the predictive value of your data. (Data which I'm willing to believe you have, despite your failure to cite it.) If there is a peripheral or derivative number out there which consistently predicts future success, please let us all know what that is. Really.
Posted by: Danny in WV | March 25, 2010 4:15 PM