Schmidt Reaches End of the Line
by Eric Stephen on Jul 26, 2009 4:47 PM PDT
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PrintWell its all right, even if youre old and grey
Well its all right, you still got something to say
Well its all right, remember to live and let live
Well its all right, the best you can do is forgive-End of the Line, Travelling Wilburys
The Jason Schmidt Show doesn't figure to have anymore episodes. The pilot had a rough start, but a unexpectedly solid finish, but the story arc has run it's course. The final nail in the coffin was a three inning performance today during which Schmidt gave up five runs (four earned), in an eventual 8-6 Marlin win. Schmidt gave up five hits, including three doubles and a home run.
Jason Schmidt worked his butt off to get back to the major leagues. He should be commended for that. He absolutely deserved a shot to pitch int he major leagues. Yet, after two starts, it is painfully clear that Schmidt simply doesn't have the stuff to get major league hitters out consistently. With a changeup only a few miles slower than his fastball -- which was only in the 85-87 range to begin with -- Schmidt just doesn't miss any bats. It was a nice story, but it should be all over now for Schmidt in Dodger blue.
Once down 8-0, the Dodgers made it interesting, scoring four runs in the sixth inning, cutting the lead in half, and actually got the tying run to the plate in the ninth inning, but Matt Kemp's foul pop to catcher John Baker ended the contest.
Andre Ethier extended his hitting streak to seven games with a sixth inning single, and is hitting .576 during that span. James Loney had three hits and three RBI in five at-bats.
Today was a rare loss for the Dodgers when accumulating 10 or more hits. They are 34-6 in such contests.
The Dodgers start a seven-game road trip tomorrow in St. Louis. Randy Wolf will face Chris Carpenter at an early start time of 4:05pm, to accommodate ESPN.
WP -Chris Volstad (8-9): 5.1 IP, 8 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, 2 strikeouts
LP - Jason Schmidt (1-1): 3 IP, 5 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), 1 walk, 1 strikeout
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My Fear Is...
…that Torre would rather stick with Schmidt if his alternative is Stults. Torre’s probably begging Ned for Halladay or Lee.
They might give Schmidt one more start this week but I think it will be all sorted out by Friday.
I’m all for just having Stults as #5 (although I would do a Halladay deal without any starters of course).
by Eric Stephen on Jul 26, 2009 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
We Can't Have Two Fears?
At least the farm would be cleaned out losing ONE good prospect.
Rotoworld said "it wasn't that bad of an outing"
They obviously a) weren’t watching; or b) simply have no clue.
Also, the Lee/Martinez tabloid “news” is still listed in their headlines.
Bring on Haeger -
You know, if we can’t give Elbert a shot and are unable to bring in a solid starter, I’m all for giving Haeger a shot. The dude will eat innings and give our bullpen a rest if he can just keep pitching somewhere around his AAA 3.87 ERA. And heck, even for a knuckleballer, he’s got a better BB/9 than Kershaw and Bills.
Anybody else on board?
Did I say that Rick Porcello is the best high school pitcher of the 07 draft?
I was wrong, he just gave up 4 runs in the top of the first, and he only got one out.
Bill Plaschke stands firmer than that!!! :)
by Eric Stephen on Jul 26, 2009 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Why not? Strike zone should not be different. Plate discipline by the players, now that could be an issue.
Different hitters. Harder to pitch to major leaguers than AAA hitters, obviously. There’s probably some translation, but for example 1.8 BB/9 in AAA is not necessarily better than 3.0 BB/9 in MLB. I’m just throwing out numbers there, though.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 26, 2009 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Porcello
I think Porcello was way over-hyped. In 2007, before the draft, BA said his fastball “sits at 93-95, touching 98.” Uh, no. If Porcello was that way before, then he has re-invented himself as a guy with an 89-92 MPH fastball. I don’t hate him. It is amazing he could survive in the majors having skipped not just Triple A but Double A, but that is a tribute to his polish and not an indication of ceiling. With luck and further development, Withrow could be better than Porcello. He really does throw hard, and I heard he has touched 97 this year.
But is Withrow better than Jerrod Parker, and Madison Bumgarner?
BTW, Procello gave up another homerun.
No
Those two are destroying advanced hitting already, especially Bumgarner.
Withrow isn’t better than Porcello either. He could be, as he has the upside to be a front man, but Porcello is already an effective middle rotation guy. He’s a sinkerballer anyway.
Guaranteed #3 with potential to be more>Prospect with #1 potential in A ball
by Chad Moriyama on Jul 26, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Note, That...
…I didn’t say that Withrow IS better than Porcello. I said “could be better,” meaning I was thinking of the future. Withrow has so much more to work on in terms of command and secondary pitches to even get to the level Porcello is at now.
Speaking of Bumgarner, I think he is over-rated. People talk about Kershaw as a two-pitch guy. Well, Bumgarner is a one-pitch guy. He throws fastball after fastball, but he has such GREAT command of it he doesn’t need anything else to get minor leaguers out.
First Time I Am Seeing Richard
Richard has better stuff than Baseball America led me to believe. Better stuff than Porcello. Gee, I am really starting to wonder how much BA can be trusted.:)
by CanuckDodger on Jul 26, 2009 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember people slamming Richard when he was included in the White Sox proposed deal for Peavy.
That his ceiling was that as a 5th starter.
Still, Richard needs to figure out how to get right handers out, they’re batting .313/.387/ .471 in 262 against him.
Forgot to add
Kuo activated, DeWitt optioned. as expected.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 26, 2009 5:47 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I believe Ohman, but not 100% certain. DeWitt was optioned after the game today. Kuo will be activated tomorrow and that’s when they’ll announce the 40-man move.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 26, 2009 8:50 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Comment from mlbtraderumors.com
Indians need a third baseman. I would give my left tit if they would throw in Blake Dewitt!
Posted by: racing gypsy | July 26, 2009 at 08:11 PM
Hah. That’s what we should have done last year.
Kid appears willing to sign
Would hate to lose him like Blair. Sometimes you can’t sign a kid, like Cole last year with the Yankees. But I’d hope we get these deals done.
Speaking of this topic – all of the sudden Luke Hochevar is pitching decently.
I think Gould signs.
We didn’t had to pay money for a first rounder this year, and the Dodgers wouldn’t have drafted him so high if they thought he wouldn’t sign.
I’m all in favor of anything that puts Steve Phillips more in harms way.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 26, 2009 8:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
i agree
i dont mind him getting slapped during the broadcast
by Kenchanayoh on Jul 26, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Trade denial
Is it standard procedure to strongly deny a rumor? It got me thinking; perhaps there was some kind of leak and the Dodgers/Indians needed to cover things up?
stick with it
The Dodgers are where they are today because they did the right thing and stuck with the youth that they had until they were ready and are now reaping the rewards. Don’t trade away everything for a 32 year old pitcher that is no guarantee of anything. The Jays are going to end up eating this guys contract and then losing him to free agency anyway. Don’t let Ned Colletti ruin the Dodgers with more of his hair brained trades. This is the guy that signed Jones and Jason Shit to contracts. Go back to the Giants Ned where your heart really is.
Don't get me wrong, Jason was bad, but Juan Pierre ... whoa!
I know there’s such a thing as win shares, but how about loss shares? Granted Schmidt gave up 4 ER, and only lasted 3 innings. Jeff Weaver gave up 3 runs. I get that.
However did anyone see the crazy angle Juan Pierre took to the ball in left on Hanley’s double? The botched throw (Ok, I get Hanley advanced to 3rd on Furcal, but the 2nd of those two runs was all on Pierre). And I know he got a base hit BUT THEN HE GOT THROWN OUT stealing! Let’s not forget his out in the bottom of the ninth. Ugh, I hate that guy. So he cost us a run on Hanley’s double and made an out FOUR TIMES at bat.
Are there any Steve Phillips’ still GMing? Omar Minaya made a dumb trade for an outfielder last week, does he have another one in him??
Pierre’s rainbow throw on Hanley’s double was truly awful, but I don’t think it mattered much, especially since Cantu hit a rocket 2B in the next AB.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 27, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok but
if he had made even an average throw to Furcal or gasp been able to throw ALL THE WAY HOME, only 1 run would have scored and Hanly would have been held at 2nd.
Who knows how Schmidt pitches when he sees a major league defense behind him.
by Seanny Rotten on Jul 27, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
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