Quote: Mike Pelfrey wants to be an Actual Pitcher
Yesterday, Mike Pelfrey tossed 66 pitches, 44 of which were strikes, while allowing one run and four hits in four innings.
In a report on MLB.com, Anthony DiComo explains how Dan Warthen has told Pelfrey to rely less and less on his sinker.
Yesterday, Pelfrey said he feels two-thirds of the strikes he threw in the game were curveballs, sliders and splitters, adding:
“I think one day I’d like to become an actual pitcher.”
…it’s a funny quote, on the surface… but, he is obviously talking about the difference between being a thrower and a pitcher… or, like Rick Peterson used to say, ‘You make your money by throwing the baseball, you build a career on pitching.’…
…warthen is on to something too, as D.J. Short points out at Circling the Bases… frankly, like d.j. says, it would be wise for mike to rely less on his sinker, if for no other reason than the poor infield defense behind him…
“Sure, I understand that news about pitchers tinkering with their arsenals is typical spring training fodder,” Short explains. “But for a rotation in need of a reliable arm behind Johan Santana, the prospect of Pelfrey becoming less predictable to opposing batters just became an intriguing storyline to track this season. Still, nothing can save him from Luis Castillo patrolling second base.”
To read additional quotes and commentary from Pelfrey, read DiComo’s report, here.
