Who's better than Johan?

[Frayed Knot]

At the moment it's Royals RHP Zack Greinke

Last night: Beats Tigers 6-1; Complete Game, 1 R (Unearned), 10K; 1 BB

Season: 4 GS, 29 IP; 19 H; 1 R; 0 ER; 6 BB; 36 K; 0.86 WHiP; .133 BAA; 0.00 ERA

Couple this stretch to the tail-end of last year and he's got a 38 inning no-earned run streak. The unearnie last night (throw to 3B trying to get an advancing runner got away) means he's got no shot at the Hershiser record.

I wish we had an ace like that!!!!! (j/k)




Actually it's good to see this kid coming through. A highly touted prospect a couple years back - they were comparing him to Saberhagen coming through the same org only with better control! - he fell victim to some anxiety issues and was on the shelf for a while looking like he might become a 'what ever happened to?' guy.
Last year was really his coming-out party. This season looks to be his star-making year.

[G-Fafif]

Yes, but as Jason my partner has discovered, Johan can do it all...literally[/url:39tcllok], it turns out.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Better control than Saberhagen is hard to conceive.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Greinke is one of the more interesting stories in the game right now, and KC columnist Joe Posnanski is one of the better baseball writers out there. Nice how those sort of things work out.

http://www.kansascity.com/royals2009/story/1121806.html

[A Boy Named Seo]

Great article. Didn't know any of that about him. Those are the kinda dudes I love rooting for. Go, Zack.

[Frayed Knot]

="Edgy DC":wy4ic25t]Better control than Saberhagen is hard to conceive.[/quote:wy4ic25t] It was a comment from a prospect blog back when he was working his way through the minors saying that his control was even better than Saberhagen's had been at a similar age & level. Duplicating Bret's a the ML level would be quite a feat.

Ashie62 Apr 26 2009 01:45 PM

Tom Seaver

Benjamin Grimm Apr 26 2009 01:46 PM

I should point out that we had to pay Tom Seaver for the right to use his name in this thread.

G-Fafif Apr 26 2009 04:10 PM

Whitey Ford does everything from the goodness of his heart for the benefit of the community.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 29 2009 04:32 PM

OlerudOwned Apr 29 2009 04:57 PM

Greinke on Greinke �There�s a lot more interesting stuff going on right now,� he said. �They should have something else on the cover. Playoff basketball or something else. �So it�s a mistake. They�ll probably sell their least amount of magazines in a long time � except when NASCAR was on the cover.�

Edgy DC Apr 29 2009 08:12 PM

Aaron Michael Heilman, inning for inning, is pitching better than Johan.

Number 6 Apr 29 2009 11:06 PM

Watched Greinke's game tonight. 7 innings, 5H, 4BB, 8K, 2ER. He didn't even look like he had his best control and Mike Winters had a tight zone. Only a couple hard-hit balls. Scary.

Nymr83 Apr 30 2009 06:41 AM

="Edgy DC"]Better control than Saberhagen is hard to conceive. Saberhagen BB/9 career= 1.65, he twice led the league at 1.5 and .7 Guess who is right behind him on the all-time list? our old friend Rick Reed!

Edgy DC May 08 2009 10:55 AM

What I didn't realize is that the Royals signed Greinke before the season for four years at $12.5 million per. People who scratched their heads at that would line up to pay that kind of money for him now.

Nymr83 May 08 2009 12:12 PM

better not check the archives as i'm afraid i'd be on that list

[ashie62]

Tom Seaver

[Benjamin Grimm]

I should point out that we had to pay Tom Seaver for the right to use his name in this thread.

[G-Fafif]

Whitey Ford does everything from the goodness of his heart for the benefit of the community.

[batmagadanleadoff]

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Greinke on Greinke

�There�s a lot more interesting stuff going on right now,� he said. �They should have something else on the cover. Playoff basketball or something else.

�So it�s a mistake. They�ll probably sell their least amount of magazines in a long time � except when NASCAR was on the cover.�

[Guest Edgy DC]

Aaron Michael Heilman, inning for inning, is pitching better than Johan.

[Guest Number 6]

Watched Greinke's game tonight. 7 innings, 5H, 4BB, 8K, 2ER. He didn't even look like he had his best control and Mike Winters had a tight zone. Only a couple hard-hit balls. Scary.

[nymr83]

="Edgy DC"]Better control than Saberhagen is hard to conceive.

Saberhagen BB/9 career= 1.65, he twice led the league at 1.5 and .7

Guess who is right behind him on the all-time list? our old friend Rick Reed!

[Guest Edgy DC]

What I didn't realize is that the Royals signed Greinke before the season for four years at $12.5 million per. People who scratched their heads at that would line up to pay that kind of money for him now.

[nymr83]

better not check the archives as i'm afraid i'd be on that list