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Nationals lefthander Tom Milone has had to prove himself at every stop, but the 24-year-old may have pitched his way into the team's plans with a fine season at Triple-A Syracuse. Milone has lost only once since June 18, running his record to 11-6, 3.33, and he won both his starts this week, limiting opponents to three runs on 12 hits in 13 2/3 innings, with an 18-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio . . .
From BA's Prospect Hot Sheet for 8/26/11. In the team photo:http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/prospect-hot-sheet/2011/2612257.html
Milone 5IP 1H 2BB 6K's , only threw 68 pitches, this might be a hint that he might come up on saturday.
It really should be Milone. Peacock doesn't feel major league ready for me as a starter at least.
Livo doesn't need a break...
f***ing love this kid
Tom Milone, NationalsI hit on Milone, 24, a couple months back in Mining the Minors. He’s a finesse lefty with top-of-the-line control (1.5 BB/9 MiLB career) who happened to lead all Triple-A pitchers in WHIP (1.03), while finishing second with 155 K’s. Now, the whiffs might not translate as well to the majors because Milone barely scrapes 90 MPH with his fastball, so he isn’t your typical “stuff” pitcher. But he clearly knows what he’s doing on the mound and how to use hitters’ weaknesses against them. His first four starts with the Nats have been solid — 3.32 ERA, 21 hits, 11:3 K:BB over 21 2/3 IPs — and if he can continue to maintain such a low walk rate, there’s no reason to think he can’t be a useable spot starter in deep NL leagues. Just realize that he comes with more blowup potential than some of these other pitchers.
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