Comments on: Pitcher Profile: A.J. Griffin and the Revolving Door of Good A’s Pitchers http://razzball.com/pitcher-profile-a-j-griffin-and-the-revolving-door-of-good-as-pitchers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pitcher-profile-a-j-griffin-and-the-revolving-door-of-good-as-pitchers Fantasy Baseball Advice Thu, 23 May 2013 20:14:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Dirtyd http://razzball.com/pitcher-profile-a-j-griffin-and-the-revolving-door-of-good-as-pitchers/#comment-1592412 Dirtyd Wed, 01 Aug 2012 01:11:32 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=28896#comment-1592412 @Jonathan Gilpin, Yikes looks like Lopez had soreness in the elbow tonight. Might hold off until FF gets back now.

]]> By: Jonathan Gilpin http://razzball.com/pitcher-profile-a-j-griffin-and-the-revolving-door-of-good-as-pitchers/#comment-1592375 Jonathan Gilpin Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:55:41 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=28896#comment-1592375 @Dirtyd, Yea I probably would unless you can keep Francisco in a vacant DL spot and see how his return appearances go.

]]> By: Jonathan Gilpin http://razzball.com/pitcher-profile-a-j-griffin-and-the-revolving-door-of-good-as-pitchers/#comment-1592373 Jonathan Gilpin Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:54:39 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=28896#comment-1592373 @Sean, Yea, his K-rate is great. He’s a control pitcher able to get strikeouts on his curve and change as hitters are new to seeing him, but I think once hitters have seen him they’re going to lock in on his stuff. I think he can keep the walk rate low, but his average against is not going to be remotely close .204. I think it’ll be closer to .260-.270 the rest of the way, plus twice the rate of homers he’s giving up now. It’s definitely cool to roll with him until a bad start comes, but I think they will come soon and often as we head towards the end of the year. Thanks for reading!

]]> By: Jonathan Gilpin http://razzball.com/pitcher-profile-a-j-griffin-and-the-revolving-door-of-good-as-pitchers/#comment-1592368 Jonathan Gilpin Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:50:58 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=28896#comment-1592368 @EK, Ehh, Probably Griffin because I’m even lower on Diamond even though he’s coming off a complete game, three hitter. I think the difference is Griffin’s better K rate and Griffin pitches in the better park.

]]> By: Jonathan Gilpin http://razzball.com/pitcher-profile-a-j-griffin-and-the-revolving-door-of-good-as-pitchers/#comment-1592364 Jonathan Gilpin Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:49:30 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=28896#comment-1592364 @OaktownSteve, Thanks for reading man! Glad an A’s fan agrees with me on my assessment! Yea it definitely could have been, it was just so surprising that I didn’t think about it. Like I wrote, Griffin’s curve is so unbelievable slow and he puts a lot of motion into it that almost any Major Leaguer can steal if the opposing team can anticipate the curve. I think Griffin is going to have some serious regression too, and agree with your thoughts on those other starters. I’m going to be very high on Parker for next year. Thanks again for reading!

]]> By: Jonathan Gilpin http://razzball.com/pitcher-profile-a-j-griffin-and-the-revolving-door-of-good-as-pitchers/#comment-1592361 Jonathan Gilpin Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:47:04 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=28896#comment-1592361 @Calogero, Thanks for reading! Oh man, that’s a close one… Upton is obviously the best player (despite his down season) and he’s young. I really, REALLY like Arenado heading into the season and thought he’d be the everyday third baseman for the Rockies by now, but instead he’s regressed and having trouble with AA pitching. It’s surprising how young Asrdubal is, and while Rios is right at the end of his career, he’d be an OK fill-in for now. I think I do that deal.

]]> By: Jonathan Gilpin http://razzball.com/pitcher-profile-a-j-griffin-and-the-revolving-door-of-good-as-pitchers/#comment-1592353 Jonathan Gilpin Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:44:09 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=28896#comment-1592353 @2 Cups 1 Braun, I’d probably rank them Holland, Axford, Lopez for the rest of the year, with the first two very close. So I’d drop Lopez for Holland.

]]> By: Dirtyd http://razzball.com/pitcher-profile-a-j-griffin-and-the-revolving-door-of-good-as-pitchers/#comment-1592184 Dirtyd Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:28:50 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=28896#comment-1592184 Drop Frank Francisco for Wilton Lopez?

]]> By: Sean http://razzball.com/pitcher-profile-a-j-griffin-and-the-revolving-door-of-good-as-pitchers/#comment-1592053 Sean Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:34:34 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=28896#comment-1592053 His K-rate is respectable, his walk-rate is quite good, and he pitched well in the PCL (over only 8 starts mind you). I’ll roll with him until he gives me a reason not to.

]]> By: EK http://razzball.com/pitcher-profile-a-j-griffin-and-the-revolving-door-of-good-as-pitchers/#comment-1591972 EK Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:10:32 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=28896#comment-1591972 Griffin or Diamond ROS H2H points?

]]> By: OaktownSteve http://razzball.com/pitcher-profile-a-j-griffin-and-the-revolving-door-of-good-as-pitchers/#comment-1591745 OaktownSteve Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:53:17 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=28896#comment-1591745 Watched the whole game last night. Every half inning I was like “gotta go to bed…gotta go to bed” but couldn’t turn it off.

Pretty sure the Molina caught stealing was a hit and run.

Griffin’s flyball percentage is 43% which would be about 5th highest in the league if he qualified. Last night there were probably 4 balls that woulda been out of a smaller yard. Of the A’s current crop he seems to be the one that will struggle the most away from the O. Milone has not pitched well on the road but I think his stuff plays better than Griffin’s awy from home. Parker is legit anywhere. His change up is a plus pitch.

]]> By: Calogero http://razzball.com/pitcher-profile-a-j-griffin-and-the-revolving-door-of-good-as-pitchers/#comment-1591598 Calogero Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:57:49 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=28896#comment-1591598 Good scouting report. I didn’t know anything about Griffin except the stats, and this info was useful.

In a keeper league, do I deal:

Justin Upton and Nolan Arenado

for

Asdrubal Cabrera, Wilin Rosario and Alex Rios?

]]> By: 2 Cups 1 Braun http://razzball.com/pitcher-profile-a-j-griffin-and-the-revolving-door-of-good-as-pitchers/#comment-1591533 2 Cups 1 Braun Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:38:22 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=28896#comment-1591533 @2 Cups 1 Braun, Or lose Wilton Lopez for Holland

]]> By: 2 Cups 1 Braun http://razzball.com/pitcher-profile-a-j-griffin-and-the-revolving-door-of-good-as-pitchers/#comment-1591527 2 Cups 1 Braun Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:36:32 +0000 http://razzball.com/?p=28896#comment-1591527 Lose Axford for Holland as Broxton just got traded?

]]>