Peavy's achey

[nickofypres]

 

[Lefty]

Straight busted

 

[Lefty]

Melissa [in an e-mail to Merkin]: Hey, I was thinking the Sox should put Peavy on the DL and release either Linebrink or Williams to make room for Hudson. Thoughts?

Merkin: That's an interesting thought, we'll see what happens.

Melissa [to Chi City]: Merkin and I were talking about this today.....

 

[Got teeth? Keith doesn't.]

Release Linebrink.

Yeah, okay. They aren't eating nearly $10 million to buy him out.

Also interested in how you and "your sources" apparently created a new disabled list (7 day). I'd say he's probably going on the 15 or 60 day DL since those are the only that actually exist.

lol I was thinking about that too, umm sweety there is no 7 Day Disabled list haha

 

[USCChiFan]

Merged the 2 threads since they're reporting the same thing

 

[FirstTimer]

Maybe make it retroactive to his last start.

Reports are he might throw Saturday. Either way palehosed reported this first so you didn't really break a story before anyone else did.

 

[Lefty]

Score one for the 'Hosed!

 

[RyanPaleAndHosed]

Don't let Cowley find out. He'll call you Trekkies.

 

[Lefty]

Don't let Cowley find out what?

 

[RyanPaleAndHosed]

that a fan site broke the news first. It was a joke. And apparently, not a very funny one.

 

[DewsSox79]

weird. complete game shutout

 

[ChiSportsRich]

Lets see what he can do against his next AL opponent, found this and it seemed interesting to me ... figured I would share it with the group
» What’s Wrong with Jake Peavy?

 

[BigP50]

Peavy's arm didn't look tired today!

 

[Lefty]

I disagree. While Peavy pitched a great game, looking at the Pitch Fx data, Peavy's velocity and slider break were far worse today than they were during his last 9-inning outing in 2009 (May 17).

In the game in 2009, his average fastball speed was more than 2 MPH more than the average for the same pitch in this game. And really, his max speed in 2009 wasn't that much more than his max fastball speed today, meaning that in that game last year he spent much more time hovering at or near the 94 mph mark. Today, he only came close to 94 perhaps 4 times, compared with about 9 or 10 times in May of last year. Not to mention that he threw 62 fastballs in that game last season, and only 29 today (we're talking just 4-seem fastballs here, but his 2-seem today had less horizontal break on it than it did in May of last year).

Furthermore, his slider had more break on it last year (4.79 inch average horizontal break) than it did today (3.53 inch average H-break) despite having similar average velocities.

Finally, if you compare his release points from last year to this year (links to the data below), you can see that he is throwing noticeably more over-the-top now than he did last season, when he tended to favor a more sidearm/three-quarters motion. This could explain the reduced break on his slider and 2-seem fastball, but it could also be indicative of something else: his elbow might be in trouble.

That's what I think is really bothering Peavy, and either he doesn't want to tell anyone about it or the Sox know and they don't want to tell the media that one of their few big-name draws has a potentially serious ailment.

Today, May 17 2009, May 6 2009

 

[Lefty]

Today release point:

May 17 2009 release point:

May 6 2009 release point:

 

[BigP50]

looks complicated lol.

 

[RyanPaleAndHosed]

Nice lefty. I don't think anyone needed a pie chart though, his fastball was 88-91. Even he said after the game, "Anyone who's watched me pitch will tell you I didn't have my best stuff" or something like that.


Rich is ***.

 

[Lefty]

looks complicated lol.

It's not that bad, just look at the release-point graphs: imagine a silhouette of a right-handed pitcher on the mound throwing towards you. Peavy (probably) didn't grow, and the mound hasn't changed, that means that his arm slot has made a noticeable transition from last year to this year, and that transition is indicative of someone favoring their elbow, not their shoulder.

 

[Lefty]

Nice lefty. I don't think anyone needed a pie chart though, his fastball was 88-91. Even he said after the game, "Anyone who's watched me pitch will tell you I didn't have my best stuff" or something like that.


Rich is ***.

My point wasn't just "his stuff was bad". I used his "stuff" not being up to par as an avenue to a more disturbing point: it looks like he's favoring his elbow, and that could be real bad. And the "pie charts" just further illustrate my point.

 

[RyanPaleAndHosed]

oh. I guess my point was that his stuff was bad. Why do I get the frustrated worf? I thanked. you.