Whitley

[JimR]

I wonder how often a player is suspended for as long as he was last year and then comes back seamlessly?

Suspension plus injuries.

[Jacksonian]

Suspension plus injuries.

I am wondering if one might have in some way led to the other?

[JimR]

I am wondering if one might have in some way led to the other?

Could be but don’t know. My friend on the scene says he was not ready for AAA.

[GreatBagwellsBeard]

Could be but don’t know. My friend on the scene says he was not ready for AAA.

Which is fine!  He's still super young.  The real question is whether he has the maturity to dust himself off, learn the right lessons from the suspension and the struggles, and get back to developing his talent.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Which is fine!  He's still super young.  The real question is whether he has the maturity to dust himself off, learn the right lessons from the suspension and the struggles, and get back to developing his talent.

I think that is the plan. A restart, so to speak.

[JimR]

Which is fine!  He's still super young.  The real question is whether he has the maturity to dust himself off, learn the right lessons from the suspension and the struggles, and get back to developing his talent.

Think what scouts call “makeup” is the $64,000 question.

[Jacksonian]

Starting tonight.  So far 3IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 6K.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Starting tonight.  So far 3IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 6K.

Finished line 5 innings. 1H 0R  0BB 9K.

[jbm]

Very efficient too: 57 pitches, 39 strikes.

Hope he’s found his groove back.

[JimR]

Finished line 5 innings. 1H 0R  0BB 9K.

More like a phenom.

[jbm]

https://www.milb.com/milb/news/forrest-whitley-rebounds-in-dominant-start-for-fayetteville-woodpeckers/c-309557544

A write up on his outing and what has been going on.  Seems like a retooling of his delivery, at least according to him.

[MusicMan]

Whitley moved up to Corpus


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[Jacksonian]

Whitley moved up to Corpus


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Expected because of his previous performance.  I'd guess he finishes the season there.

[jbm]

His first Corpus appearance is complete:

4 IP, 2H, 1ER, 2BB, 5K, 1HR, 1HBP

69 pitches, 43 Strikes

[Navin R Johnson]

Nice

[Jacksonian]

Could be but don’t know. My friend on the scene says he was not ready for AAA.

Going back and looking at the context a bit.  Had he gone to FSU instead of signing with Houston Whitley would have been drafted this summer.  He would likely be in short-season A-ball or low-A ball right now.

[JimR]

Going back and looking at the context a bit.  Had he gone to FSU instead of signing with Houston Whitley would have been drafted this summer.  He would likely be in short-season A-ball or low-A ball right now.

Yes, but he did not, and Luhnow was expecting him in Houston this season.

[Jacksonian]

Yes, but he did not, and Luhnow was expecting him in Houston this season.

Right. Rushed.

[JimR]

Right. Rushed.

Agreed

[Mr. Happy]

Yes, but he did not, and Luhnow was expecting him in Houston this season.

A rare Luhnow miscalculation.