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October 15, 2006
Minor League Review, Part 8: Oklahoma Redhawks Pitchers
About the league and park: Click here. Short version: The PCL isn’t much different than Major League Baseball. The Redhawks play in an extreme pitcher’s park.
About the pitchers: Redhawk pitchers might not have performed quite as well as you thought, given the park-adjusted RA of 4.36 and ERA of 3.83. Edinson Volquez rode a fantastic strikeout rate and an atrocious walk rate to a nice overall season. Last year, he walked only two per nine innings; this year, 5.4. I take comfort that he actually pitched a little better on the road than at home. On the other hand, his brief MLB tenure has been disastrous. I assume he’s already penciled into Oklahoma’s starting rotation for next April.
In terms of overall statistics, John Danks didn’t offer much beyond a terrific K rate in half a season in AAA, but for a 21-year-old it’s a nice start. Danks has always needed a half-season to learn the league, and he’ll need at least another half-season in AAA to master it. Put another way, I fail to sense any urgency to bring him to Arlington next April, regardless of the shape of the Ranger rotation. Better to see him make fools of AAA hitters for a while.
Interesting that both Volquez and Danks improve their control dramatically after the first inning:
Player | Category | Innings |
Walks |
Walks/Inning |
Volquez | 1st inning | 21.0 |
23 |
1.10 |
Other | 99.7 |
49 |
0.49 |
|
Danks | 1st inning | 13.0 |
11 |
0.85 |
Other | 57.7 |
23 |
0.40 |
Robinson Tejeda was Danks with fewer homers allowed. He actually pitched better in the waning weeks in Texas than in Oklahoma. As with Volquez, shaky control has held him back. He’ll be a Ranger next April barring injury or meltdown. I’m hopeful that John Rheinecker can do what R.A. Dickey never quite could: maintain an MLB career as a swingman. Somehow, he pitched 60 innings at home but only 32 on the road, so his index stats (RA+, etc.) may be a bit overstated. But he also had a road ERA of 1.67, so perhaps not.
Player | G |
GS |
IP |
RA |
RA+ |
ERA |
ERA+ |
WHIP |
WHIP+ |
HRrate |
HRrate+ |
BBrate |
BBrate+ |
SOrate |
SOrate+ |
Scott Feldman |
23 |
0 |
27.3 |
2.96 |
147 |
1.98 |
194 |
1.06 |
129 |
1.8% |
105 |
8.2% |
111 |
21.8% |
122 |
John Rheinecker |
15 |
15 |
93.0 |
3.19 |
137 |
2.52 |
152 |
1.26 |
108 |
1.3% |
147 |
6.2% |
145 |
17.7% |
99 |
John Wasdin |
13 |
9 |
63.0 |
3.29 |
133 |
2.00 |
192 |
1.10 |
124 |
0.8% |
240 |
6.8% |
134 |
24.7% |
139 |
Robinson Tejeda |
15 |
15 |
80.0 |
3.38 |
129 |
3.15 |
122 |
1.29 |
106 |
2.1% |
92 |
12.6% |
72 |
23.7% |
132 |
Jose Diaz |
28 |
1 |
35.7 |
3.53 |
123 |
3.28 |
117 |
1.40 |
98 |
1.3% |
148 |
14.2% |
64 |
29.7% |
167 |
Erasmo Ramirez |
54 |
0 |
67.7 |
3.59 |
121 |
3.59 |
107 |
1.12 |
122 |
1.8% |
105 |
2.6% |
354 |
17.2% |
96 |
Edinson Volquez |
21 |
21 |
120.7 |
3.80 |
115 |
3.21 |
120 |
1.31 |
104 |
1.8% |
108 |
14.2% |
64 |
25.7% |
144 |
Derek Lee |
29 |
23 |
143.7 |
4.57 |
95 |
4.26 |
90 |
1.45 |
94 |
2.4% |
80 |
8.5% |
107 |
14.7% |
82 |
Kevin Walker |
46 |
5 |
68.0 |
4.90 |
89 |
4.63 |
83 |
1.60 |
85 |
1.6% |
117 |
10.5% |
87 |
19.4% |
108 |
Kelvin Jimenez |
26 |
0 |
38.0 |
5.21 |
84 |
5.21 |
74 |
1.68 |
81 |
2.3% |
83 |
13.8% |
66 |
23.1% |
129 |
R.A. Dickey |
22 |
19 |
131.7 |
5.47 |
80 |
4.92 |
78 |
1.37 |
100 |
3.0% |
64 |
8.1% |
112 |
10.8% |
60 |
John Danks |
14 |
13 |
70.7 |
5.48 |
80 |
4.33 |
89 |
1.43 |
96 |
3.6% |
53 |
11.2% |
81 |
23.7% |
133 |
Nick Masset |
24 |
7 |
67.3 |
6.42 |
68 |
4.81 |
80 |
1.59 |
86 |
1.3% |
145 |
9.3% |
98 |
21.5% |
121 |
Ryan Bukvich |
31 |
0 |
35.3 |
6.88 |
63 |
6.11 |
63 |
1.87 |
73 |
4.8% |
40 |
13.2% |
69 |
22.2% |
124 |
Kameron Loe |
13 |
3 |
22.7 |
9.53 |
46 |
9.13 |
42 |
1.99 |
69 |
2.7% |
71 |
11.8% |
77 |
19.0% |
106 |
TEAM | 140 |
140 |
1,250.7 |
4.56 |
96 |
3.89 |
99 |
1.39 |
98 |
2.1% |
93 |
9.5% |
96 |
19.7% |
111 |
Park-Adjusted League Average | - |
- |
- |
4.36 |
- |
3.83 |
- |
1.37 |
- |
1.9% |
- |
9.1% |
- |
17.9% |
- |
Posted by Lucas at October 15, 2006 02:22 PM