Heads22 Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 FutureSox.com: As referred to by Bucky Dent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Lin with another strong outing last night.... http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/spor...07-05-0010.html Lin (2-0, 0.64 ERA) yeilded five hits and one run in his five innings of work. He did not issue a walk and recorded six strikeouts. Garrett Johnson and Adam Tollefson polished off the victory with strong relief efforts. Bristol won 14-1, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 12:08 PM) Lin with another strong outing last night.... http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/spor...07-05-0010.html Bristol won 14-1, btw. Jeez, he finally gave up a run (in his 4th game). He must be losing his stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I emailed the guy that wrote the article on him a little while back. I'm hoping he'll get back to me with some info on Lin's velocity down there, but with those numbers I'd assume he's doing something right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Glad to see him doing good. He looked good in that one scouting video of his from when we signed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 (edited) The guy that wrote the article on Lin wrote me back, surprisingly. To answer your question, I saw Lin pitch the first two innings of last Friday's suspended game at Kingsport. His velocity topped out at 86, staying consistently around 84 or 85. He appears to have excellent command of the fastball and good mound presence. My guess is he may have a little more velocity in him, as pitchers down here routinely don't throw as hard as they do in another year or two. His mechanics are excellent and he has a long pause at the top of his windup like many Asian pitchers. He also told "the futuresox guy" to keep up the good work, I'd assume that is Heads. But anyways, I hope his point about the velocity is right, mid 80's is a bit discouraging. Hopefully he is able to build his stamina and get around 90 or so as time goes on, his numbers sure are good so far. Edited July 6, 2007 by whitesoxfan101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 well, hopefully when he gets some more work his arm will get looser and he will gain some velocity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 Well, since the big club has everyone sad today, its a good time for the month-end AAP updates... Po-Yu Lin's July numbers came back down to earth a bit, but were still very solid. Here is his July line: W-L: 3-2 ERA: 3.63 G: 7 GS: 6 IP: 34.2 H: 37 ER: 14 HR: 4 BB: 9 K: 38 WHIP: 1.33 GO/AO: 1.20 AVGA: .268 A bit high on hits againts, but a 1.33 WHIP, an ERA of 3.63 and a K/BB ratio of 4.2/1 is nothing to sneeze at. His season totals thus far are now: W-L: 4-2 ERA: 2.95 G: 9 GS: 8 IP: 42.2 H: 43 ER: 14 HR: 4 BB: 9 K: 46 WHIP: 1.22 GO/AO: 1.31 AVGA: .257 Still looking good. Depending on how the next month or two shake out in the system, don't be surprised if he gets a promotion to low A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted August 31, 2007 Author Share Posted August 31, 2007 With Bristol's season over, its time for a final update on PYL... Lin had a surprisingly solid rookie season at Bristol, especially after his disappointing showing in spring camp. Here are Lin's final numbers... Team League W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO GO/AO AVG BRI APP 6 5 3.30 14 11 0 0 0 62.2 71 33 23 6 17 65 1.07 .280 That 3.30 ERA is definitely encouraging, and perhaps even more important is his 65/17 K/BB ratio. That control seems to be his strong suit, and that was consistent throughout the season. He did have a few bad performances as the year went on though, mostly towards the end. Looking at his last 10 appearances, his ERA was 4.07, and it appears he was getting hit around - 59 hits in 48.2 IP. So overall a decent showing in Rookie-type ball, though he has some things to work on. Looking forward to 2008, it appears that Lin has solid control, but batters are hitting him too often. As a 20-year-old, one hopes he can spend the offseason getting a bit stronger, maybe adding a few more MPH to his stuff. Scouting reports indicate he has excellent movement on his breaking stuff, so if he can add a little more speed to his fastball, he should continue to develop well. Best guess, he'll be in low-A Kannapolis' rotation in 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Lin doesn't have a chance if he is in the middle eighties in the minors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogfood22 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 9, 2007 -> 09:12 PM) Lin doesn't have a chance if he is in the middle eighties in the minors. It all depends on how much movement he has on his fastball IMO. Paul Byrd is nothing special but he's had success in the Majors. He'll never be a highly rated prospect because of his low velocity and the odds will be more against him, but I wouldn't say that he doesn't have a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted September 10, 2007 Author Share Posted September 10, 2007 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 9, 2007 -> 09:12 PM) Lin doesn't have a chance if he is in the middle eighties in the minors. I haven't been able to find anything about his velocity this year at Bristol. We all know he was touted as low 90's with ridiculous movement, then showed up in ST with low 80's. The question is, given his success at Bristol, did he find some velocity again? If anyone has any info on his speed during the season, that would be great to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 07:55 AM) I haven't been able to find anything about his velocity this year at Bristol. We all know he was touted as low 90's with ridiculous movement, then showed up in ST with low 80's. The question is, given his success at Bristol, did he find some velocity again? If anyone has any info on his speed during the season, that would be great to have. I emailed the Bristol beat writer twice (once I posted in here, and another time about 2 weeks ago), and both times, he said Lin was in the mid 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted September 10, 2007 Author Share Posted September 10, 2007 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 09:28 AM) I emailed the Bristol beat writer twice (once I posted in here, and another time about 2 weeks ago), and both times, he said Lin was in the mid 80's. Oh yeah, I see that now. Sorry, missed that somehow. Well, maybe they can put this 20 year old on a strength program for the offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 QUOTE(Dogfood22 @ Sep 9, 2007 -> 11:32 PM) It all depends on how much movement he has on his fastball IMO. Paul Byrd is nothing special but he's had success in the Majors. He'll never be a highly rated prospect because of his low velocity and the odds will be more against him, but I wouldn't say that he doesn't have a chance. Paul Byrd didn't get to the majors throwing in the mid eighties either. He threw harder than that, and slowly but surely lost that speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 No word on if Lin is in Tucson this year for ST. He was a disappointment last spring velocity-wise, though he did put together a solid season at Bristol after extended ST. He's probably headed for Kanny this year, but they might keep him back in Great Falls. He needs to add some velocity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 Lin is not on the roster of either Kanny or W-S, and MILB still shows him as being with Bristol, his team last season. More than likely, this means he'll be at Great Falls as a 21-year-old for the 2008 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 Turns out PYL is back in Bristol again to start this season. Seems sort of odd to me, since he did pretty well numbers-wise in 2007, but, who knows that the plan with him is. Don't be surprised if he goes to GF or Kanny as the season goes on. He's started two games so far. His first game he struggled - went 3.1 IP, giving up 7 hits, 3 ER, walking 3 and striking out 2. His second outing he seemed to recover nicely though, going a solid 6 IP, giving up 3 hits, 2 ER, 1 walk and 4 K's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 End of July Update... PYL was doing well enough in Bristol that he was promoted (if you call it that) to Great Falls. Here are his final numbers at Bristol: G: 6 IP: 31.2 W/L: 1-2 ERA: 2.56 H: 30 ER: 9 BB: 11 K: 25 WHIP: 1.29 GO/AO: 0.94 That GO/AO number is a bit weak, but he otherwise looked decent. He's pitched just one game for GF so far, in relief, and it didn't go so well... 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K. Hopefully he's just adjusting and will improve, as he did in 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 END OF 2008 REGULAR SEASON UPDATE... Lin struggled a bit upon landing at GF, but came back stronger. He was used exclusively out of the pen. Better than looking at his brief numbers for the year, look at his games log while there... Date: IP, H, ER, BB, K Aug 01: 2.0 4 2 0 3 Aug 04: 1.1 4 3 0 3 Aug 13: 2.1 4 1 0 2 Aug 19: 1.1 1 0 0 2 Aug 31: 2.0 0 0 0 2 Note that he improved as the season went on. He also didn't walk a single hitter in his 9 innings pitched (against 12 K's). Also, he had a 1.33 GO/AO at GF, which while not great, is better than the 0.94 he had at Bristol. 2009? I'd guess Lin is now pretty much a bullpen guy, and will probably start 2009 at Kanny. He may get another chance to start, but, its hard to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 After showing up in the US with far less velocity than advertised, and with two unremarkable years in rookie ball under his belt, the Sox released Po-Yu Lin in October of 2008. So ends the Lin era. Closing thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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