Author Topic: Patrick Corbin Consternation Thread  (Read 31342 times)

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Offline welch

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Re: Patrick Corbin Consternation Thread
« Reply #175: September 02, 2021, 07:54:30 PM »
He can’t seem to locate it.  Hitters are not afraid of it. An off speed pitch would help him.

I think that's spot on. Corbin throws as hard as Fedde and harder than Espino, and a 92-94 mph fastball would be OK -- not great, but OK -- if he could put his fastball precisely where it needs to go. I love Espino's giant curve, and he gets guys to miss his 89 mph fastball after that curve. If only Corbin could {fill in the obvious}

The problem with Corbin as a relief pitcher is that a reliever needs the precision that Corbin never has. Will he blow up in the first inning? The fourth? The sixth? Who can predict.