Henderson called up

[endaround]

1 hour ago, jay87shot said:

My hesitation to annoint Henderson is that with 2 pitches the league will adjust fast. He has looked like a top of the rotation guy for the 2 starts but will teams be able to adjust.

I hope we can give Civale 2-3 starts to show that he is the pitcher we saw at the end of the year and then potentially flip him for a SS or 3B. Maybe Ramon Urias for Civale???

Civale projects as a 5th starter.  Maybe he regains his 2023 form and surprises people, but most systems don't think that. So you can get salary relief and not much else.

[jay87shot]

54 minutes ago, endaround said:

Civale projects as a 5th starter.  Maybe he regains his 2023 form and surprises people, but most systems don't think that. So you can get salary relief and not much else.

I think with how many teams need quality starting pitching we will get something, I wouldn't think that we could get a top 20 prospect but as an early season trade candidate (hopefully with good numbers in the next 2-3 games) there should be a little return. Ramon Urias is probably to much but the O's are probably more desperate than us and have lots of 3B options. Would could always attach Peguero or a different reliever if need be.

[homer]

2 hours ago, jay87shot said:

My hesitation to annoint Henderson is that with 2 pitches the league will adjust fast. He has looked like a top of the rotation guy for the 2 starts but will teams be able to adjust.

I hope we can give Civale 2-3 starts to show that he is the pitcher we saw at the end of the year and then potentially flip him for a SS or 3B. Maybe Ramon Urias for Civale???

I read today that Henderson has introduced a slurve that he stopped using after his oblique injury but brought it back this spring. Statcast is calling it a slider I think. He has thrown it a handful of times in his two starts. Hopefully it improves to the point he can use it regularly.

[jay87shot]

1 hour ago, homer said:

I read today that Henderson has introduced a slurve that he stopped using after his oblique injury but brought it back this spring. Statcast is calling it a slider I think. He has thrown it a handful of times in his two starts. Hopefully it improves to the point he can use it regularly.

Nice, if he can even throw that like 15% of the time I think 2 and 1/2 pitches might be enough for at least the 1st couple years.

[CheezWizHed]

20 hours ago, jay87shot said:

Nice, if he can even throw that like 15% of the time I think 2 and 1/2 pitches might be enough for at least the 1st couple years.

No one can be a great starting pitcher with only two pitches....

 

I do think that Henderson is better off with a third pitch and I'd assume the main reason for the Brewers sending him down the first time, but it isn't like it can't be done.