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Treinen can run it up there in the mid-90s and his fastball has sinking action, resulting in a 1.88 GO/AO ratio. He has a good slider, but his changeup is fuzzy and will need to be improved if he is used in a starting role. He could move pretty quickly if used in relief, but with his strong body and clean mechanics, it is tempting to keep deploying him as a starter.
Treinen has a physical frame and hard stuff to go with it. He throws a heavy, sinking fastball at 92-97 mph. He complements the heater with an 82-86 mph slider with late, sharp break. He also throws a changeup, but it’s definitely his third option and he doesn’t fully trust it at this point. Treinen didn’t need his changeup much while working as a reliever in his pro debut, but he’ll go back to starting in 2012 and Oakland will make sure to emphasize it. He could be a No. 3 starter if his changeup comes around. Treinen has solid mechanics, using a standard three-quarters arm slot
...right-hander Blake Treinen offers intriguing raw stuff. A product of South Dakota State University, Treinen has shown velocity as high as 96 mph in the past, but rarely displayed that kind of heat in 2012. His fastball sat mostly in the 91-93 mph range and reached 94 during his outings. Both his breaking ball and changeup lag behind, leaving him far too predictable and hittable. Most scouts believe Treinen profiles better as a power-armed reliever where his fastball could play up and his slider may take a step forward. – Mark Anderson
Blake Treinen is not on the 40-man roster, but he’s still in camp. The right-hander, acquired with Ian Krol and A.J. Cole in the trade that sent Michael Morse to Seattle, been turning a lot of heads. One of his fastballs in a game last week zipped at 98 mph. One scout said he clocked Treinen’s fastball at 101 during an amped-up start in one of Harrisburg’s playoff games last year. It wouldn’t be a surprise at all if he finds himself in Washington at some point this summer.
Meanwhile, four Chiefs pitchers combined to shut down Louisville (9-10) in the game. Blake Treinen started and pitched one-and-one-third innings in his return from a major-league relief stint, and Daniel Stange recorded the final two outs of the second. Laffey then entered the game and tossed six strong innings of relief, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out five, to earn his second win in as many games. Right-hander Manny Delcarmen closed out the game with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Treinen started today but was pulled with one out in the second. No game story: just box score and summary. I'm guessing he was hurt, which would be sad.
They may be building up his pitch count.
or he's taking Jordan's spot in the rotation. Williams alluded to it as much on WJFK yesterday. So he'd start on Sunday against the Padres.
That's what I had guessed. Why have Treinen start? Puzzling. Why pull him after he gets one out in the second? Maybe to catch a plane from Louisville to DC? (I think Syracuse is at L'ville...)
Jason Benetti @jasonbenetti 4hBlake Treinen's return to @SyracuseChiefs begins with a scoreless 32-pitch 1st inning against @LouisvilleBats (@Reds @TripleABaseball).
You guys.So is this guy a starter or a reliever?He did a pretty good job starting when Gio was injured, but at the same time, I keep hearing rumours of him maybe being groomed to close.With Detwiler gone, what is next for Treinen?
Starter for when we can't sign Zimmermann and Fister...so soon...
Do you think he's next? Could Cole leapfrog him?
I think that Treinen is the emergency long man/spot starter, but Cole is the guy who will actually take one of the rotation spots if one opens up.
