Blue Jays GDT: 2021 v4 |Next: Mon, May 24 |vs TB| 1:00pm ET/10:00am PT | Yarbrough vs Stripling (last Dunedin game)

[kb]

Jeebus. He's aiming instead of pitching.

 

[Da Cool Rula]

Jeebus. He's aiming instead of pitching.

I know eh. This is the way he started when he first came up. Iyiyiyi

 

[PanniniClaus]

Great to see Nate back..that was a scary inning of pitching...Fast ball all over the place and a sprinkle of a slider and curve...neither seemed to have much bite.. Maybe he will throw them more second time through.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Bit of a rough start but he settled down towards the end of the inning.

Tall order too given the Astros are a pain in the ass to actually sit down

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[canucksfan]

Pearson has great stuff. He doesn't need to hit the corner all the time.

 

[The Nemesis]

He needs to relax. He's pitching like a guy who's afraid that MLB hitters will feast on him if he's not perfect.

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

Pearson has great stuff. He doesn't need to hit the corner all the time.

Yeah he has great stuff. He’s trying to be perfect but his pitches have natural life so he just has to aim for middle of the plate right now.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Nate is straight up not having a good time.

 

[canucksfan]

Three walks, and a soft base hit. This is so annoying.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Yea, this isn't going to work... we need the pen to rescue this

 

[The Nemesis]

The worst part of this is that it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

He tries to be too fine, gets himself into holes, needs to be fine to get out of it without giving up an easy hit or walk, gives up said hit or walk, and thinks "see what happens if I don't execute perfectly? I have to be better." and the cycle repeats.

 

[PanniniClaus]

That was a pretty good slider...minimal damage

 

[Da Cool Rula]

Oh boy.
Come on Nate. Got to let him keep going. Get the confidence back.

 

[stickty111]

Could have been worse. Pearson isn't lasting in this league if he can't locate his pitches nevermind living up to his potential.

 

[Blitzkrug]

He made the mess and mostly got himself out of it.

Could have been a hell of a lot worse given that was the beef of the Astros order but credit where it's due.

Ideally he doesn't go past the 3rd though. It's clear he's in his own head a bit

 

[Da Cool Rula]

The worst part of this is that it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

He tries to be too fine, gets himself into holes, needs to be fine to get out of it without giving up an easy hit or walk, gives up said hit or walk, and thinks "see what happens if I don't execute perfectly? I have to be better." and the cycle repeats.

Exactly. If this guy would just get ahead of these hitters he'd be gold.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Could have been worse. Pearson isn't lasting in this league if he can't locate his pitches nevermind living up to his potential.

How many major league starts has he made?

The answer: not nearly enough to make any assumptions

 

[Da Cool Rula]

He made the mess and mostly got himself out of it.

Could have been a hell of a lot worse given that was the beef of the Astros order but credit where it's due.

Ideally he doesn't go past the 3rd though. It's clear he's in his own head a bit

Needs a quick 3rd

 

[Canada4Gold]

For as bad as Nate has been, we're lucky he's only given up 1 run. Now it's time to turn it around and pitch like he can

 

[canucksfan]

LOL Tabler, not everyone in the minors throws 95+

 

[stickty111]

How many major league starts has he made?

The answer: not nearly enough to make any assumptions

Oh I'm not worried yet. I was just talking more in terms of reality.
Honestly it looks more because he's nervous.

 

[hoglund]

He's thrown too many pitches and probably only one more inning and he's done.

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

He really gripped it and ripped it on that swing

 

[Blitzkrug]

He's trying to paint the corner on every pitch. I get why he's doing that but you just can't expect to do it every time since it's such a small window you give yourself.

The potential is there though. Ridiculous change in velocity between offspeed and fastball. The foundation is built, now it just needs the walls or so to speak