Another strong start for him, this time against one of the better NL lineups through the early part of the season. I didn't realize his velocity was so good, nor that his slider was so sharp.
Can't get too crazy after two starts: there's a reason why this guy had no value a few months ago. But still, you've got to like what you've seen so far.
He got bit by his old bugaboo, the long ball, hanging a backdoor change that came back over the middle. The second HR against was just a great piece of hitting, where the hitter golfed it from below his knees a la Reyes.
If nothing else, Sosa's tightening the noose on Pelfrey's ML stay.
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As I had mentioned in an earlier post, I see Sosa and Perez as very similar. Great hard heat, but control and pitch selection problems have plagued them in the past. Both have relatively poor MLB stats, but both have also had one really great year each. If Peterson can work with them to get past some mechanics and confidence issues, both have unbelievable upside.
Sosa's spring training was disappointing, but since then in AAA and now two MLB starts he's been lights out. If he truly has made a change in his delivery as mentioned by Mets the other day, maybe he's broken through. If so, he's definitely in and Pelfrey's out.
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