Note: this will be updated a few times today as I add notes and charts. The overview and details on Freddy are up already -- HP 10am 6/17
Interleague play round 2 starts today, the Cubs host the Yankees before a series against the White Sox on the South Side next week. The Yankee pitching staff has been in flux with lots of injuries and roster moves. As of Thursday night, this is who the Cubs expect to face over the three-game series at Wrigley.
Starters
Freddy Garcia Fastball (88 mph)/Cutter+ (81)/Splitter (80)/Change-up (81)/Curveball (72)/Slider+ (75)
A.J. Burnett Fastball (93)/Curveball (83)/Change-up (89)/Sinker (93)
CC Sabathia Fastball (94)/Slider* (82)/Sinker (93)/Change-up (87)
Closer
Mariano Rivera Cutter (91)/Sinker (92)
LHRP
Boone Logan Fastball (93)/Slider (82)/Sinker (93)/Change-up (89)
RHRP
Jeffrey Marquez Sinker (89)/Slider (85)/Curveball (75)/Fastball (89)/Change-up (81)
Hector Noesi Fastball (94)/Slider (85)/Curveball (79)/Sinker (93)/Change-up (85)
David Robertson Fastball (94)/Curveball (81)/Change-up (88)
Cory Wade Fastball (89)/Change-up (82)/Curveball (74)/Sinker**/Slider**
+Garcia's "cutter" is what you'd recognize as his "slider"; the short curves in the 70s took the slider label ... but those may be something else, too
*CC throws a few curveballs, too
**Wade has only thrown one of this pitch so far
The Cubs won't see starters Ivan Nova and Brian Gordon.
The bullpen is interesting--Mo is obviously one of the all time greats and you probably know Logan from his days with the White Sox. Otherwise a fairly anonymous group.
The first game of the series will feature Venezuelan veteran Freddy Garcia. Freddy has been in the big leagues since 1999 when he won 17 games and worked over 200 innings for the Mariners. Since his heyday with Seattle, Freddy has pitched for the White Sox (twice), Phillies, Tigers and now the Yankees. He hasn't thrown over 200 innings since 2006 but he did throw more innings in 2010 than he had over the previous three seasons combined.
If Garcia gets the first out of the sixth inning against the Cubs, take note. He'll have completed 2000 innings pitched in his career at that point.
Garcia's stuff isn't what it used to be, but he throws a ton of different pitches. Lefties see a whole mess of stuff, mostly off-speed. Freddy clearly likes to work the outer half of the plate, which is advisable with his velocity, or lack thereof. His fastball is running sub-90 and down towards 85 these days. Freddy will be facing Doug Davis, an opponent that will keep the radar gun readings in the same range.
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Interleague play round 2 starts today, the Cubs host the Yankees before a series against the White Sox on the South Side next week. The Yankee pitching staff has been in flux with lots of injuries and roster moves. As of Thursday night, this is who the Cubs expect to face over the three-game series at Wrigley.
Starters
Freddy Garcia Fastball (88 mph)/Cutter+ (81)/Splitter (80)/Change-up (81)/Curveball (72)/Slider+ (75)
A.J. Burnett Fastball (93)/Curveball (83)/Change-up (89)/Sinker (93)
CC Sabathia Fastball (94)/Slider* (82)/Sinker (93)/Change-up (87)
Closer
Mariano Rivera Cutter (91)/Sinker (92)
LHRP
Boone Logan Fastball (93)/Slider (82)/Sinker (93)/Change-up (89)
RHRP
Jeffrey Marquez Sinker (89)/Slider (85)/Curveball (75)/Fastball (89)/Change-up (81)
Hector Noesi Fastball (94)/Slider (85)/Curveball (79)/Sinker (93)/Change-up (85)
David Robertson Fastball (94)/Curveball (81)/Change-up (88)
Cory Wade Fastball (89)/Change-up (82)/Curveball (74)/Sinker**/Slider**
+Garcia's "cutter" is what you'd recognize as his "slider"; the short curves in the 70s took the slider label ... but those may be something else, too
*CC throws a few curveballs, too
**Wade has only thrown one of this pitch so far
The Cubs won't see starters Ivan Nova and Brian Gordon.
The bullpen is interesting--Mo is obviously one of the all time greats and you probably know Logan from his days with the White Sox. Otherwise a fairly anonymous group.
The first game of the series will feature Venezuelan veteran Freddy Garcia. Freddy has been in the big leagues since 1999 when he won 17 games and worked over 200 innings for the Mariners. Since his heyday with Seattle, Freddy has pitched for the White Sox (twice), Phillies, Tigers and now the Yankees. He hasn't thrown over 200 innings since 2006 but he did throw more innings in 2010 than he had over the previous three seasons combined.
If Garcia gets the first out of the sixth inning against the Cubs, take note. He'll have completed 2000 innings pitched in his career at that point.
Garcia's stuff isn't what it used to be, but he throws a ton of different pitches. Lefties see a whole mess of stuff, mostly off-speed. Freddy clearly likes to work the outer half of the plate, which is advisable with his velocity, or lack thereof. His fastball is running sub-90 and down towards 85 these days. Freddy will be facing Doug Davis, an opponent that will keep the radar gun readings in the same range.
Original Story:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cubsfx...
