credit Roger DeWitt
The Tigers first round draft pick from a year ago made his debut of sorts today. Rick Porcello pitched 2 perfect innings, the first of which came while the Blue Jays regulars were in the game. Here’s how his day went:
- David Eckstein grounds out, pitcher Rick Porcello to first baseman Jeff Larish.
- Alex Rios grounds out, shortstop Mike Hollimon to first baseman Jeff Larish.
- Vernon Wells pops out to first baseman Jeff Larish
- Frank Thomas strikes out swinging.
- Russ Adams grounds out, second baseman Scott Sizemore to first baseman Jeff Larish.
- Matt Watson grounds out, third baseman Ramon Santiago to first baseman Jeff Larish.
Six batters faced and no balls leaving the infield. Plus getting The Big Hurt swinging and I think the outing can only be viewed as a positive.
Comments
5 responses to “Rick Porcello’s Debut”
A quick amateur look at that picture, and I’ll give him a thumbs up on mechanics.
It’s only one outing of 2 IP, but I can’t help but be impressed. Six up, six down and like you mentioned, Billfer, no balls out of the infield.
I’ve seen it mentioned a few times that Porcello is at least 2 years away, but if he has a real nice season, I wonder if there’s at least a shot of seeing him in 2009.
I hope we don’t see him in 2009, no matter how talented he is. The Tigers need to stop rushing their top prospects.
[…] Tigers pitching phenom Rick Porcello made his Tiger debut on Friday. Since Porcello signed late last year after the draft he never threw in the minors at all last season so this was our first real look at the guy. He got in against the Jays and faced six batter and retired all six of them including a strikeout of Frank Thomas. I won’t go too much into detail since it was just a two inning appearance in February, but if you want a bit more info on Porcello’s outing, check out Bilfer’s site. […]
ricky is ready i played ball with him in little league. he’s been ready since 4th grade…he was throwing hard then and getting everyone out. no one can touch the kid.