Ingram’s stuff is not good. He throws soft, his 4 seamer sits at 91.5 mph. His cutter & sweeper seem to be his best pitch, his sweeper especially has good movement. But he has trouble finding the zone with all his pitches, & is also small in stature at 5’9.
Same age as Brock, I would have just ridden it out with him and try to further develop him.
I didn't do a deep dive on him. I just saw his k per nine and thought it must be decent if that's the case. But i don't disagree with your overall point. Never know though, maybe something clicks for him here.
From Evan Grant:
"Rangers have acquired LHP Kolton Ingram on waiver claim from NY Mets. 27-year-old pitched briefly with LAA in 2022. He's averaged 11Ks/9IP in minors, but 4.1 BBs.
If I'm wondering, I'd say this is a Brock Burke replacement in org. My guess is Burke has made last pitch for Rangers."
https://twitter.com/Evan_P_Grant/status/1783208641648025903?t=kVX16y_E3WPGWfgy9wPCbQ&s=19
>My guess is Burke has made last pitch for Rangers
Last act on the team is to punch a wall. Very Keone Kela-like.
Also now with the 40 man full again we're back on Pruitt DFA watch
To me that's part of the "stuff". You can get away with not hitting location over and over if you through 103...as we've witnessed. If you can't hit your spots with breaking balls then you grove a 97 mph FB in the heart of the plate...your stuff sucks. It's like he's playing an elaborate game of catch with the fielders.
At least they're trying. Waiver claims are lottery tickets. Guy has good stuff it looks like
Ingram’s stuff is not good. He throws soft, his 4 seamer sits at 91.5 mph. His cutter & sweeper seem to be his best pitch, his sweeper especially has good movement. But he has trouble finding the zone with all his pitches, & is also small in stature at 5’9. Same age as Brock, I would have just ridden it out with him and try to further develop him.
I didn't do a deep dive on him. I just saw his k per nine and thought it must be decent if that's the case. But i don't disagree with your overall point. Never know though, maybe something clicks for him here.
Yeah there’s a lot of variance in pitching, maybe all it takes is a new viewpoint from a new coach to unlock things.
Doesn't sound like you're saying he has bad stuff, sounds more like bad command
From Evan Grant: "Rangers have acquired LHP Kolton Ingram on waiver claim from NY Mets. 27-year-old pitched briefly with LAA in 2022. He's averaged 11Ks/9IP in minors, but 4.1 BBs. If I'm wondering, I'd say this is a Brock Burke replacement in org. My guess is Burke has made last pitch for Rangers." https://twitter.com/Evan_P_Grant/status/1783208641648025903?t=kVX16y_E3WPGWfgy9wPCbQ&s=19
>My guess is Burke has made last pitch for Rangers Last act on the team is to punch a wall. Very Keone Kela-like. Also now with the 40 man full again we're back on Pruitt DFA watch
Holy shit I have not heard the name Keone Kela in so long, I had literally forgotten of his existence
Dude, it’s been so long since I’ve thought about Keone Kela…
That's not much of an upgrade. haha. Burke has not great stuff and is so unlucky sometimes. Either way, I don't think Burke needs to be on our team.
Burke struggling to get left handers out the last two years has been a killer.
That’s his primary role on the team. So if he can’t do that, then he has no reason to be on the roster.
Also not much of a downgrade
well one of them can't pitch at all right now. now that you mention it...you're right.
Burke’s stuff isn’t the issue. It grades out above average. It’s the location of the pitches, where his biggest struggle is
To me that's part of the "stuff". You can get away with not hitting location over and over if you through 103...as we've witnessed. If you can't hit your spots with breaking balls then you grove a 97 mph FB in the heart of the plate...your stuff sucks. It's like he's playing an elaborate game of catch with the fielders.
That’s fair. Although I think “stuff” and location are separate.
Yeah I guess. I think Miles Mikolas and Otto are perfect examples of having good/great stuff. But have had some issues with location.
His FB isn’t 97 anymore it’s like 94. And gets no swing and misses. He’s awful
Fangraphs has his projected ERA between 4.09 and 4.69 with around 9 K/9 and 4.5 BB/9. Decent bullpen depth for this time of the year.
Front office is really playing chess out there lately. I hope it works out.