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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It wasn’t a big formal announcement, but it appears that Jair Jurrjens has made the Braves roster and locked up a spot in the rotation. Cox was talking about different scenarios and said:
The Braves would open with Tim Hudson pitching opening night Sunday at D.C., then Glavine on Monday at Turner Field. After the [...]
Jair Jurrjens turned in another sterling outing. He’s certainly making a compelling case for the 5th starter spot.
In today’s effort Jurrjens went four innings and allowed only a walk and two hits. Like his previous outing, Jurrjens was particularly efficient making it through 12 outs only only 39 pitches.
Bobby Cox once again complimented [...]
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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Jair Jurrjens still has a battle ahead of him for the last spot in the rotation. Chuck James is still in the mix in Jo-Jo Reyes is coming off of an outing that Bobby Cox was very impressed with.
Reyes could be Braves’ fifth starter | ajc.com
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Jair Jurrjens made his Braves debut on Friday. He allowed a run on a couple of hits and a walk in his two innings or work. Jurrjens was most frustrated with a hanging slider to Andy LaRoche that resulted in a double.
Still, manager Bobby Cox was impressed saying that Jurrjens was as advertised (I think [...]
Jair Jurrjens is set to make his mound debut with the Braves on Friday. Jurrjens will start in the Grapefruit League home opener against the Dodgers.
Hudson to start Grapefruit opener | ajc.com
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USA Today compiled a list of 100 players to pay attention to in 2008. Jurrjens rates 48th on the list.
Sports Weekly’s 100 Names You Need to Know in 2008 - USATODAY.com
48. Jair Jurrjens, RHP, Braves
Jurrjens, 22, was acquired from the Tigers in the Edgar Renteria deal. Detroit was pleased with his performance last [...]
Talking Chop interviewed prospect guru Kevin Goldstein. In the interview Goldstein was asked who he’d take to fill out the back of the Braves rotation:
Q: If you had to fill out the Braves major league pitching rotation, who would you choose, Jo-Jo Reyes or Jair Jurrjens, and why?
A: Jurrjens. He throws strikes. Reyes’ [...]
With all the major projecting systems reporting, we can now get a feel for what we might expect from Jair Jurrjens in the 2008 season.
IP
ERA
K/9
BB/9
HR/9
CHONE
130
4.85
6.58
3.67
1.18
Marcel
75
4.20
6.24
3.12
0.96
ZiPS
158
4.27
5.47
1.94
1.08
PECOTA
149
5.04
5.85
3.38
1.39
ZiPS likes Jurrjens to play a substantial role, but with a depressed strikeout rate. Still, ZiPS expects a decent ERA despite middling peripheral stats. The ZiPS walk rate is a full [...]
