If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I plan on breaking down JJ’s start using pitch f/x data, but that will take me a day or two or three. In the meantime, here are some opinions for Jurrjens 5 inning, 2 run effort:
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Jair Jurrjens pitched 3 perfect innings in his second Grapefruit League start. What’s probably most impressive is that he picked up 9 outs on only 25 pitches.
Bobby Cox was quite impressed:
“He’s got great pitches, with outstanding maturity on the mound — and control,” Cox said, emphasizing that final word.
Braves pleased with Jurrjens | ajc.com
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In Jurrjens last start of the year he surrendered 4 first inning runs to the Minnesota Twins as he struggled to find the strike zone.
He walked 3, allowed 3 hits, and tossed a very wild pitch in a tumultuous first inning. In all Jurrjens threw 41 pitches in that first inning. And you wouldn’t know [...]
Jair Jurrjens was knocked out in the 3rd inning of tonight’s game against the Kansas City Royals. He was tagged for one run in the first when he allowed a double and a single with 2 outs.
Things didn’t get better in the 2nd inning when he allowed a single followed by a home run. The [...]
The outings just keep getting better for Jair Jurrjens. This time he carried a no hitter through 5 1/3 innings with the only baserunner coming on a 3rd inning walk. Delving into Enhanced Gameday data, this is how he did it:
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Jurrjens threw 90 innings in his 5 plus innings of work. [...]
Using Enhanced Gameday, here is a break down of Jair Jurrjens September 11th start against the Texas Rangers. This was Jurrjens first start since coming off the disabled list. In his last start he left the game in the second inning with soreness in the back or his shoulder and neck.
Jurrjens lasted 5 innings picking [...]
Take 75 North did a very detailed, pitch-by-pitch, breakdown of Jair Jurrjens first start against the Indians. In addition to an analysis of what he threw to both lefties and righties, Matt had this commentary as well:
One impression I had while I was watching the game, which I wasn’t taking notes on or charting [...]
