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5/27 Game Thread - Sox at Jays


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Today's pitcher, Casey Janssen is an interesting story. Check that, I don't know his story at all, but I can glean a whole lot just by looking at his stats from the baseball cube. He was a 4th round draft pick out of UCLA in 2004. His first three seasons at UCLA were very ordinary; decent K-rate, improving but average control, and a bunch of hits. Those pedestrian stats led him to be taken in the 49th round after his junior year. He returned to school, found his control, and his draft stock went through the roof.

 

I don't know if he made a change in his delivery, or if he finally just figured it out, but since his senior season, his control has only gotten better. The Jays took a very conservative route with him, starting him out in the Midwest League at age 23 last season. All he did was walk just 20 batters in about 150 innings across three levels. He's continued that trend at the big league level, with just 2 walks since his first start, a span of 35 innings pitched.

 

I think what I'm trying to say is, this kid throws strikes.

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