Today's Starting Pitchers Are Going To Stare At You Now...
Yeah, But How's About Their '09 Minor League Stats...
• Garrett Mock - Triple-A Syracuse:
'09 - (5-1, 2.65 ERA), 13 G, 8 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 2 SV, 51.0 IP, 36 H, 15 R, 2 HR, 13 BB, 48 K's.
• Mat Latos - Class A Fort Wayne, Double-A San Antonio:
'09 - Class A - (3-0, 0.36 ERA), 4 G, 2 GS, 25.1 IP, 10 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HR, 3 BB, 27 K's.
'09 - Double - (5-1, 1.91 ERA), 9 GS, 47.0 IP, 32 H, 11 ER, 9 BB's, 46 K's.
• Latos , 21, threw 75 pitches in his MLB debut against the Colorado Rockies last week, but he sounded confident after the start, telling MLB.com writer Sandy Burgin, as quoted in an article entitled, "Latos' big-league debut spoiled by Rox":
"'I was nervous, but it was great,' said Latos. 'Being out there on a pro field was a great experience. I was down in the zone for the most part. I just made one mistake and that was the home run. Otherwise everything else was fine.'"
• In his first '09 outing as Nationals' starter, Mock, 26, gave up 8 hits, 7 R, 4 ER and 2 walks in 3.1 IP, over which he threw 63 pitches, 38 for strikes, and the right-hander was not happy with the outcome, as he told MLB.com's Bill Ladson in an article entitled, "'D' does Mock no favors in Nats' defeat":
"You see the scoreboard," Mock said. "I didn't make some pitches whenever it counted. That's what happens. After I didn't make a pitch to Soriano, it seemed like one thing after the other. It kept snowballing."
Latos LINK:
• BaseballAmerica.com: Prospects: Prospect Hot Sheet: Prospect Hot Sheet: June 5
"Back when Mat Latos was piling up scoreless innings and striking out batter after batter in the Midwest League, it was fair to ask how much of his success was based on a more savvy 21-year-old facing teenage hitters..."
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