Aroldis Chapman to Debut Today vs. KC

[Jaypers]

Out of the bullpen.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd ... p&c_id=mlb

 

[bballcardkid]

NICE!!!

 

[Jaypers]

NICE!!!

And btw, don't forget who debuts tomorrow vs. Detroit.

 

[notjomommasclint]

he has the ability... i hope it translates to on field success.

 

[marterburn]

Let's hope he doesn't bean any more top prospects...

 

[Jaypers]

Let's hope he doesn't bean any more top prospects...

You do realize he's facing the Royals, right? :lol:

 

[marterburn]

Let's hope he doesn't bean any more top prospects...

You do realize he's facing the Royals, right? :lol:

Is Alex Gordon still a top prospect?

I was more just hoping he doesn't seriously hurt anyone. Thank God Frazier's gonna be OK.

 

[BowmanChromeAddict]

Let's hope he doesn't bean any more top prospects...

You do realize he's facing the Royals, right? :lol:

Is Alex Gordon still a top prospect?

I was more just hoping he doesn't seriously hurt anyone. Thank God Frazier's gonna be OK.

Gordon is out 3-4 weeks with a broken finger IIRC.

 

[bballcardkid]

NICE!!!

And btw, don't forget who debuts tomorrow vs. Detroit.

Even more NICE!!!!

 

[marterburn]

Let's hope he doesn't bean any more top prospects...

You do realize he's facing the Royals, right? :lol:

Is Alex Gordon still a top prospect?

I was more just hoping he doesn't seriously hurt anyone. Thank God Frazier's gonna be OK.

Gordon is out 3-4 weeks with a broken finger IIRC.

so chapman already got to him then...

 

[dxanarchy]

Lets talk about someone who I actually care about. Travis wood: 2 solid innings in his debut, faced the minimum batters, got 4 ground outs / 1 air out / 1K , moved the ball well, had good cut on his fastball and the changeup is still the best of all the reds' pitching prospects. I'm sure Chapman is going to impress, but his hype is overshadowing the wood cards I have on the bay haha.

 

[BowmanChromeAddict]

Let's hope he doesn't bean any more top prospects...

You do realize he's facing the Royals, right? :lol:

Is Alex Gordon still a top prospect?

I was more just hoping he doesn't seriously hurt anyone. Thank God Frazier's gonna be OK.

Gordon is out 3-4 weeks with a broken finger IIRC.

so chapman already got to him then...

Gordon knew what was coming and decided to break his own finger instead of letting Chapman do it for him.

 

[MattStairs12]

Moustakas may be the est the royals have prospect wise, man i remember when he used to be one of THE pulls back in 2007

 

[Jaypers]

Wow. Looks as though his gas is legit. Read the bolded portion below.

I don't think he should make the team, though. Give him a few months in AA and AAA first.





GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Aroldis Chapman's first Cactus League outing for the Cincinnati Reds lived up to all the advance billing.

The Cuban left-hander threw two scoreless innings and struck out three of his last four batters in the Reds' home exhibition Monday against the Kansas City Royals.

Perhaps most notably, one pitch was clocked at 102 mph, and he struck out Royals infielder Chris Getz looking on a 100-mph fastball. Of his 26 pitches, 15 were strikes.

After allowing a single and a walk in his first inning, Chapman went up against the Royals' 2-3-4 hitters in his second and blew them away. After striking out Getz, he got Billy Butler on a first-pitch grounder to third and fanned Rick Ankiel looking.

After taking over for starter Bronson Arroyo in the third inning, Chapman first faced seventh-place hitter Brayan Pena, a fellow Cuban defector who caught him during offseason workouts in Miami.

Pena got ahead in the count 2-0 and lined a single to left, then was erased on a fielder's choice grounder by Kila Ka'aihue. After Ka'aihue was caught stealing, Chapman walked Brian Anderson and then struck out David DeJesus swinging.

Chapman, 22, had thrown several bullpen sessions and a scoreless inning Thursday in an intrasquad game that was closed to the public. This was his first pro appearance facing an opposing team and in front of a crowd, albeit a small one.

Even though he's facing a step up in competition as well as a big cultural adjustment off the field, Chapman is regarded as a candidate for the fifth spot in the Reds' rotation spot behind Aaron Harang, Arroyo, Johnny Cueto and Homer Bailey. All four are right-handers, which might bode well for his chances.

 

[jbhofmann]

Kid is creating a lot of buzz in and around Cincy. 700 WLW radio hosts are wanting him to start Opening Day.

 

[cgilmo]

Eta until dusty baker rips his arm off and shoves it where the sun don't shine?


Good ole dusty.

 

[Bill Menard]

Wow. Looks as though his gas is legit. Read the bolded portion below.

I don't think he should make the team, though. Give him a few months in AA and AAA first.





GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Aroldis Chapman's first Cactus League outing for the Cincinnati Reds lived up to all the advance billing.

The Cuban left-hander threw two scoreless innings and struck out three of his last four batters in the Reds' home exhibition Monday against the Kansas City Royals.

Perhaps most notably, one pitch was clocked at 102 mph, and he struck out Royals infielder Chris Getz looking on a 100-mph fastball. Of his 26 pitches, 15 were strikes.

After allowing a single and a walk in his first inning, Chapman went up against the Royals' 2-3-4 hitters in his second and blew them away. After striking out Getz, he got Billy Butler on a first-pitch grounder to third and fanned Rick Ankiel looking.

After taking over for starter Bronson Arroyo in the third inning, Chapman first faced seventh-place hitter Brayan Pena, a fellow Cuban defector who caught him during offseason workouts in Miami.

Pena got ahead in the count 2-0 and lined a single to left, then was erased on a fielder's choice grounder by Kila Ka'aihue. After Ka'aihue was caught stealing, Chapman walked Brian Anderson and then struck out David DeJesus swinging.

Chapman, 22, had thrown several bullpen sessions and a scoreless inning Thursday in an intrasquad game that was closed to the public. This was his first pro appearance facing an opposing team and in front of a crowd, albeit a small one.

Even though he's facing a step up in competition as well as a big cultural adjustment off the field, Chapman is regarded as a candidate for the fifth spot in the Reds' rotation spot behind Aaron Harang, Arroyo, Johnny Cueto and Homer Bailey. All four are right-handers, which might bode well for his chances.

There gonna let Homer Bailey pitch?

 

[jbhofmann]

In Sept/Oct Homer was 4-1 with ERA of 2.08 and 42 K's in 43.1 Innings.

Hopefully they give him the ball.

 

[MattStairs12]

wow he came to spring training with 100+ gas in his first outing, this kid may be real special.
does he have a changeup cuz imagine an 85 change followin that up.... dang that would be just dirty

 

[jbhofmann]

He will have a changeup. His mentor Mario Soto has helped develop changeups with almost all of the Dominican pitchers the Reds have (Cueto, Volquez).