May 11, 200521 yr So which is it? What I usually hear about the PCL from people here is that the pitching in the league is so weak it makes even the most mediocre hitter look good. Now it seems you're saying wow the guy must be a good pitcher because he's only giving up a hit an inning to all these great hitters. Which is it? ( Don't get me wrong I hope the guy does well and heaven forbid we need him, he excels. ) 770177[/snapback] I dont really get the "which is it?" you are still hearing its a hitters paradise, thus Castillo's numbers arent too shabby
May 11, 200521 yr So which is it? What I usually hear about the PCL from people here is that the pitching in the league is so weak it makes even the most mediocre hitter look good. Now it seems you're saying wow the guy must be a good pitcher because he's only giving up a hit an inning to all these great hitters. Which is it? ( Don't get me wrong I hope the guy does well and heaven forbid we need him, he excels. ) 770177[/snapback] I dont really get the "which is it?" you are still hearing its a hitters paradise, thus Castillo's numbers arent too shabby 770189[/snapback] That IS the point. Isn't it a hitter's paradise because the pitching is lousy? The parks aren't that small and they aren't all a mile high like the Rockies AAA team, so if it's not the stadiums and it isn't the altitude, and it isn't the hitters' themselves, then the only thing left to explain the high averages is the pitching.
May 12, 200521 yr Marlins2003, Below you'll find a listing of the elevation of each AAA and AA Southern League (where our AA Marlins play) city. They may not all be a mile high, but there's definetly a large gap that would suggest the PCL's homer-happy ways are not solely from the lack of quality pitching prospects. Colo Springs 6008 Charlotte 850 Knoxville/TN 889 Albuquerque 4955 Columbus 800 Chattanooga 685 Salt Lake City 4266 Scranton 754 Huntsville 641 Tucson 2483 Indianapolis 717 Birmingham 600 Las Vegas 2000 Toledo 615 Jackson/WTN 401 Okla City 1230 Syracuse 522 Zebulon/Car 327 Round Rock 1201 Louisville 462 Jackson/Mis 294 Omaha 1060 Durham 394 Montgomery 250 Des Moines 817 Ottawa 262 Mobile 16 Nashville 597 Buffalo 215 Jacksonville 12 Tacoma 380 Richmond 190 Fresno 296 Rochester 132 Memphis 254 Pawtucket 75 Portland 50 Norfolk 10 Sacramento 20 New Orleans 11
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