Tyler Olander to.... the Toronto Blue Jays

[RayIsTheGOAT]

According to a friend of a friend.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Wonder how Chief is liking Toronto.

 

[BoatShow]

He did play in the twilight league? Umm

 

[nomar]

According to a friend of a friend.

Thread title/avatar

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

http://www.theuconnblog.com/2014/7/19/5917431/now-pitching-for-the-vernon-orioles-tyler-olander

This didn't come out of nowhere. He is a very good pitcher-has great velocity and obviously ideal size for a pitcher.

 

[Inyatkin]

He's worried Boeheim might tie him in championships. Needs to one-up him again.

 

[zyron]

http://www.theuconnblog.com/2014/7/19/5917431/now-pitching-for-the-vernon-orioles-tyler-olander

This didn't come out of nowhere. He is a very good pitcher-has great velocity and obviously ideal size for a pitcher.

Mid 80's fastball is horrible velocity.

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

Mid 80's fastball is horrible velocity.

You're right. I thought it said mid 90s. Either way, that was two years ago. Perhaps it's changed if the Blue Jays see something in him.

 

[superjohn]

I hear Lil Wayne signed Ed Nelson to his Cash Money label.

 

[storrsroars]

Mid 80's fastball is horrible velocity.

It's certainly not front of the rotation material, but LHP can often get away with 3-4 mph less velocity than RHP if they've got control and an out pitch. Zach Duke is still making a nice salary throwing LH crud. Randy Choate got away with it for years. As did Moyer.

 

[mauconnfan]

It's certainly not front of the rotation material, but LHP can often get away with 3-4 mph less velocity than RHP if they've got control and an out pitch. Zach Duke is still making a nice salary throwing LH crud. Randy Choate got away with it for years. As did Moyer.

Have you seen CC with 5-6 MPH less the last couple years? No they can't. Only thing this may be is filling minor league rosters because he has no shot with those numbers.

 

[storrsroars]

Have you seen CC with 5-6 MPH less the last couple years? No they can't. Only thing this may be is filling minor league rosters because he has no shot with those numbers.

Who gives a crap about CC? Bad example. He had speed, he lost it, he can't compensate by being more wily because it's not his game nor has it ever been.

I don't believe TO is making any MLB roster anytime soon. However, there's a reason why the term, "soft tossing lefty", is part of baseball lexicon, while there is no equivalent for a RHP, with Mike Fiers being perhaps the only current example of a, "soft tossing righty", out there.

http://www.fangraphs.com/plus/the-year-of-the-soft-tossing-lefty/
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7419613/crafty-left-handed-pitchers-just-get-done
http://www.billjamesonline.com/stats122/
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2014...t-tossing-right-handers-mike-fiers-josh-smith

 

[mauconnfan]

Who gives a crap about CC? Bad example. He had speed, he lost it, he can't compensate by being more wily because it's not his game nor has it ever been.

I don't believe TO is making any MLB roster anytime soon. However, there's a reason why the term, "soft tossing lefty", is part of baseball lexicon, while there is no equivalent for a RHP, with Mike Fiers being perhaps the only current example of a, "soft tossing righty", out there.

http://www.fangraphs.com/plus/the-year-of-the-soft-tossing-lefty/
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7419613/crafty-left-handed-pitchers-just-get-done
http://www.billjamesonline.com/stats122/
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2014...t-tossing-right-handers-mike-fiers-josh-smith

Of course it's a bad example? I mean the guy can pitch right and now he lost velocity and he can't get anyone out so this is an awful example. LOL

Show me a list of lefties who made it by throwing puss up there and I will show you one that has all the lefties making 1 grand a month in the minor leagues because they do just that. Dime a dozen! They get a few people out early then go away as hitters adjust, seen it way too many times.

But hey have at it. Point in there aren't that many and they don't last all that often.

Get this on the baseball board has no need to be in hoops threads, plus I stay away form that board for good reason as much as possible.

 

[Kitaman]

Mid 80's fastball is horrible velocity.

With his height and build it probably looks much faster.

 

[upstater]

I know he has two rings, and I like what Tyler gave the team, but he actually had a shot if he stuck with baseball? Hmmmm, interesting decision.

 

[Rocktheworld]

The Toronto Blue Jays have as many championships as Tyler Olander

 

[FartMan69]

Of course it's a bad example? I mean the guy can pitch right and now he lost velocity and he can't get anyone out so this is an awful example. LOL

Show me a list of lefties who made it by throwing puss up there and I will show you one that has all the lefties making 1 grand a month in the minor leagues because they do just that. Dime a dozen! They get a few people out early then go away as hitters adjust, seen it way too many times.

But hey have at it. Point in there aren't that many and they don't last all that often.

Get this on the baseball board has no need to be in hoops threads, plus I stay away form that board for good reason as much as possible.

Ted Lilly comes to mind, dude was quality starter for a decade and made an all star team a time or two IIRC.
Randy Wolf, Rich Hill,Dallas Braden are a couple of starters off the top of my head. All of this is kind of moot if Olander doesn't have any quality secondary or third pitches but obviously he must have something if the Jays decided to throw a couple bucks his way.

 

[mauconnfan]

Ted Lilly comes to mind, dude was quality starter for a decade and made an all star team a time or two IIRC.
Randy Wolf, Rich Hill,Dallas Braden are a couple of starters off the top of my head. All of this is kind of moot if Olander doesn't have any quality secondary or third pitches but obviously he must have something if the Jays decided to throw a couple bucks his way.

Lilly's a good one, Glavine actually too with his 32 inch strike zone. Jimmy Key too.

 

[John]

He'll be spittin' some dope rhymes while tossing that blazing 80mph fastball, batters won't know what hit em.