The Beast Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Does he really suck so bad? I mean last year he was apparently the worst pitcher. Look, I know he used the arm excuse, but can he be an affective member of the bullpen??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSteve Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 He did win sonething like 14 two tears ago. He'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac9001 Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 3.24 ERA and .213 .AVG as a reliever. He should be fine as a reliever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 (edited) Yes-- I see him next year as a go-to-guy in the pen... come in when the s*** hits the fan and clean up the mess...I think if he can prove over the course of a season working as a righty-stud (like GAGNE) he can become our future closer. I don't ever see him winning a Cy Young but being an EFFECTIVE reliever. Look at his splits for Reliever vs. Starter last year. He is more EFFECTIVE out of the pen Mac's a little faster than me... I was busy linking stats to back up my argument Edited December 9, 2003 by The Cheat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 LOts of people in the Sox organization think he can be a solid closer (like Rocky Freakin Biddle, maybe). The challenge will be to get Wright to buy into it. Word is that he wants to remain a starter. Who knows, why? Maybe because starters generally make more jack. But they need to convince him this team needs him in the pen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubKilla Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Does he really suck so bad? As a starter? Yes. The BP is the only option for Danny Wrong. If we go into '04 with Danny Wrong in our starting rotation, we're seriously f***ed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 As a starter? Yes. The BP is the only option for Danny Wrong. If we go into '04 with Danny Wrong in our starting rotation, we're seriously f***ed. I wouldn't mind having Wright as a main stay in the pen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Danny Wright has the best stuff of anyone on the pitching staff if you ask me, well now that Colon is gone. He just flat out impresses me with a great fastball and a very good knuckle curve. I think he could turn into a DOMINANT reliever. He looked pretty good out of the pen last year. I really see him turning into a horse of a reliever and I do agree with a lot of the Gagne comparisions. There was another guy I was always high on and hoping the Sox would get. Damn if Wright could pull a Gagne...wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 no doubt Danny Wright has a big-time arm. He just needs to find a role he can handle and embrace it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Does he really suck so bad? I mean last year he was apparently the worst pitcher. Look, I know he used the arm excuse, but can he be an affective member of the bullpen??? He sucks Beastly. No control No velocity.. No Nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFanForever Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Danny Wright has the best stuff of anyone on the pitching staff if you ask me, well now that Colon is gone. He just flat out impresses me with a great fastball and a very good knuckle curve. I think he could turn into a DOMINANT reliever. He looked pretty good out of the pen last year. I really see him turning into a horse of a reliever and I do agree with a lot of the Gagne comparisions. There was another guy I was always high on and hoping the Sox would get. Damn if Wright could pull a Gagne...wow. I pretty much agree with this. If they can straighten him out and get him going in the right direction with some control he can be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Danny Wright has the best stuff of anyone on the pitching staff if you ask me, well now that Colon is gone. He just flat out impresses me with a great fastball and a very good knuckle curve. I think he could turn into a DOMINANT reliever. He looked pretty good out of the pen last year. I really see him turning into a horse of a reliever and I do agree with a lot of the Gagne comparisions. There was another guy I was always high on and hoping the Sox would get. Damn if Wright could pull a Gagne...wow. Jason Danny was only hitting 90-91 on the gun, that not good velocity. I've said on my other board that if Danny is at 95-96 he could be a good closer but danny has no fastball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Danny constantly throws arond 94 MPH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Danny constantly throws arond 94 MPH. No he doesn't Just ask Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramer99 Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 man, all i know is that danny has 3 good pitches, a great fastball ( and it is 94mph), a really good curveball, and an average change-up. he had one problem, NO CONTROL, and i mean what so ever. put him in the Pen and he will impress. I'll never forget when he got Cotts out of that huge jam when they were playin the angels (bases loaded, less than 2 outs, and he held them to 1 or no runs) thats damn impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 man, all i know is that danny has 3 good pitches, a great fastball ( and it is 94mph), a really good curveball, and an average change-up. he had one problem, NO CONTROL, and i mean what so ever. put him in the Pen and he will impress. I'll never forget when he got Cotts out of that huge jam when they were playin the angels (bases loaded, less than 2 outs, and he held them to 1 or no runs) thats damn impressive! I still wanna see Danny Wrong's 94 MPH fastball.. He may hit 94 once reaching back but it's not consistent. If his fastball has sooo hard he would be able to blow some people away which he can't Rex help me here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFanForever Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Prety sure Danboy can hit mid 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillSharp Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 You guys are taking some serious drugs. Wright has been consistently around 89-91 for the last 2 years. When he first came up he was hitting 93-96, but that was a LONG time ago. In addition to average velocity he has no fricking control. Throw him in the pen if you like, but if he's starting for us next year we are in deep s***. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramer99 Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 danny hit 96 a few times last year...dont forget , they always said the gun at Comiskey was slow ( Hawk ). 88-92 is what beuhrle always throws, garland usually is around 91-93 and wright is between 92-96 wright definatly throws faster than beurhle ( who is 88-92 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillSharp Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 I said it before, serious drugs. Lemme know what you guys are on. I keep track on the velocity of each pitcher - I actually write dowm the speeds of each fastball. (You can ask the guys from josh's regular message boards) Biggest loss of velocity of a Sox pitcher in last few years is poor Danny Wright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 danny hit 96 a few times last year...dont forget , they always said the gun at Comiskey was slow ( Hawk ). 88-92 is what beuhrle always throws, garland usually is around 91-93 and wright is between 92-96 wright definatly throws faster than beurhle ( who is 88-92 ) Kramer, It's not that if Danny hit 96 a few times. He may have. But he's consistently in the 89-91 range with no control. If a pitcher reaches back he may hit higher speeds but what counts is consistent velocity which Danny is about 89-91. If wright was at 96 consistently he would blown a few guys away when in trouble, which he couldn't. Yes when he first came up he threw hard but he lost velocity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 I can still see Danny Wright bein shipped out to Milwaukee for Junior Spivey since Alomar ain't comin back. If not, he'll be in da pen next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 I can still see Danny Wright bein shipped out to Milwaukee for Junior Spivey since Alomar ain't comin back. If not, he'll be in da pen next year. Not even the Brewers GM is that Stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Not even the Brewers GM is that Stupid Yeah we'd hav to add AT LEAST sum1 else mayb 1 or 2 prospects to finish off da deal. I just don't see his $3 mill. salary stayin in Milwaukee when da Brewers r cuttin payroll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Yeah we'd hav to add AT LEAST sum1 else mayb 1 or 2 prospects to finish off da deal. I just don't see his $3 mill. salary stayin in Milwaukee when da Brewers r cuttin payroll. If the Brewers GM trades Spivey for Wright he sould be fired on the spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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