Posted by Steve
I have to admit, Bill’s reports overall were a bit better this week. I won’t let his scouting report on Todd Wellemeyer slip through the cracks, however.
Power pitcher
Converted reliever
13-5
I guess “Power pitcher” could be somewhat helpful. It implies the guy throws pretty hard. Doesn’t do much else though… Like what pitches he has.
Converted reliever. Completely useless unless you’re doing some sort of Todd Wellemeyer professional biography. Imagine Skaalen: “Alright guys, this pitcher used to be a reliever. So… Act accordingly.”
13-5 was referring to the Cardinals record in games Wellemeyer started dating back to last season. Nothing like using good ol’ wins and losses to show absolutely nothing about a pitcher’s effectiveness. Off the top of my head, Jeff Suppan allowed six runs in four innings in an outing against the Mets this year, and did not get the loss. On the other side, I know there was some dude back in the day who threw a no-hitter and got the loss.
Just looked it up. In 1964 Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt 45’s threw a complete game no-hitter and lost 1-0. Ouch-town.
