What I saw with Carrasco last night was that he probably has the best stuff of any starter on the roster. But his location was terrible. He was hitting 95-97 consistently, but a lot of them were right down the middle. He's got a pretty good change up and slider as well. But when you don't hit the right spots, it doesn't matter how good your stuff is. And I really wonder how smart he is after serving a 5 game suspension and doing the same thing that got him in trouble his first start back.

royal_k;1422890 wrote:What I saw with Carrasco last night was that he probably has the best stuff of any starter on the roster. But his location was terrible. He was hitting 95-97 consistently, but a lot of them were right down the middle. He's got a pretty good change up and slider as well. But when you don't hit the right spots, it doesn't matter how good your stuff is. And I really wonder how smart he is after serving a 5 game suspension and doing the same thing that got him in trouble his first start back.

It is all about location....just look at fausto's filthy stuff when he kept the ball down.

royal_k;1422890 wrote:What I saw with Carrasco last night was that he probably has the best stuff of any starter on the roster. But his location was terrible. He was hitting 95-97 consistently, but a lot of them were right down the middle. He's got a pretty good change up and slider as well. But when you don't hit the right spots, it doesn't matter how good your stuff is. And I really wonder how smart he is after serving a 5 game suspension and doing the same thing that got him in trouble his first start back.

I think he will be alright. He's coming off tommy John and location is the last thing to come when coming off that surgery. I just hope we get the carrasco before his injury.

Carrasco optioned to Columbus....Kluber to get a start.
BUT...no game tonite.