Huge start for Jo-Jo tonight. You've gotta think one more beating is the end of the line for him but I'll be really curious to see who else they can plug in there with Zep looking solidly in the pen and Cecil imploding down in triple A.
Was reading about this out of nowhere prospect in AA Chad Beck who apparently was throwing 89-91 until last season when he developed some serious heat in the offseason and is living around 93-95 and touching 97 now. He has been dominating at AA in his first two starts - is it common for guys to pick up that much speed later in their careers?
With no real big time pitching prospects on the cusp in Las Vegas, it might make sense for the Jays to pick up Kevin Slowey after all if Reyes gets scorched again tonight - can't think he'd cost anything more than a mid level prospect or two.
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