5 starts, 3 quality starts, and the other 2 were not quality starts because he did not go long enough.

 

His ERA is pretty solid, hovering right around 2.

Has a winning record.

And his arm strength seems to be on the up, able to pitch more and more.

 

Before he moved from the AL he was pretty solid considering the team he was throwing for. It was after his shoulder injury he lost it. And sat out of the majors last year.

 

Think he can keep it up since he is now healed?

...and he didn't really look 'on' in the first couple innings.

 

He really had a great inning tonight where he made Drew, Kent and Bradley look foolish up there.

 

He's been a really pleasant surprise.

I think his major problem is is that he is not a strike out guy. However to his credit so far this year he has his best K/9 ratio of his career so far, 5.3 Ks/per 9. So he lets guys put their bats on the ball. And he induces just as many grounders as he does fly balls (A 1.12 G/F ratio). In my mind I liken him to Danny Kolb, just a starter. Right now its working, but on days he is off, watch out. That is all that I worry about with him right now, has to keep his location. Then again he is our #5 so no major pressure.

I was thinking to start a "holy moehly" thread, but i didn't get a chance to use my computer until now. Anywho, another better-than-solid performance for The Moehl-man. Hip hip hooray.

 

Unless if he gets injured, I don't see him regressing into a "bad pitcher". But I'm not sure that he'll be lights out the entire season. I think he'll be pretty good for us this season, posting an ERA in the mid to upper threes, and giving us a good chance to win when he starts. For a fifth starter, that's fantastic. His game is control and changing speeds, and he's been hitting his spots pretty consistently. Hopefully he'll keep plugging along.

 

Let's hear it for The Moehl-Man, mound jockey extraordinaire.

What he's doing is simply unbelievable.

 

By the stats, he's not doing this all by luck either. He's using throwing with stuff for strikes and getting softly hit outs. Those outs in recent outings seem to been much softer than the ones in his first two starts.

After being swept, it must be nice for the other guys on the staff to see that their fifth starter comes up and opens a three game series with a W. I think it's easier on the staff when the less established player can step up and change the tempo of recent games.

After being swept, it must be nice for the other guys on the staff to see that their fifth starter comes up and opens a three game series with a W. I think it's easier on the staff? when the less established player can step up and change the tempo of recent games.

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Its always good when you have a stopper.

 

If I was Al I would begin to get a bit sick in the stomach if he doesn't continue with the pitching of his last start once Ish starts to heal, or vouch for a trade to the Yanks or Sawx, lord knows those two will take any pitcher they can get there hands on come July.

Take a seat Valdez.

AJ, Josh, and Dontrelle have been pushing each other all season trying to one up the other, and now it looks like Moeheler wants to get in on it also,now if only Leiter can decide to play also than, we wont see another 3 game losing streak all season.

He had a solid outing, there is no question about that. Must be nice for the guys to come in after losing three straight and come and face your old teammate and get on top of him early.

Moehler has been the best pitcher on this staff not named Dontrelle lately

Whatever he's doing lets pray he continues to do it. Right now I say he deserves a spot in the rotation. When and if Valdez makes it back, JAck and Wiley will have to figure out who stays in the starting 5. That may mean Leiter out to the pen. I just know I like what I see when Moehler takes the hill.

I almost started a thread too, but I think I've already made 2 or 3 threads about him lately so I didn't want to seem obsessed. :shifty

 

I'm really happy for him. During the postgame interview you could tell he's really starting to enjoy himself. He was saying he thought it might be tough to make the team out of spring training, but that he knew if he got a chance he could do the job. He knows he doesn't have the velocity he used to (not that he was ever a fireballer) but he knows how to pitch and we're seeing the results. I've really been impressed with his control, he really hits his spots & when he walks batters it's because he's barely missing.

 

For a guy who might have thought his days in the majors could be over, it's really great to see him make good on the opportunity. And he's having so much fun playing for a winning team. Even in his better seasons with Detroit, the team wasn't any good.

 

He's finally built up enough innings (37) to qualify on the ERA leaderboard.

 

National League ERAs

1. D Willis 1.08

2. R Clemens 1.11

3. B Myers 1.63

4. M Hampton 1.96

5. B Moehler 2.17

6. J Beckett 2.40

12. AJ Burnett 3.05

 

 

Go Moe! :thumbup

Works for me...I don't get it as I keep expecting him to blow up but it just isn't happening. Hell of a job in signing this guy. He's been huge so far this year especially with Al struggling

It's amazing to me that he wasn't even meant to be a factor for the club this season, but he is now irreplaceable in the rotation, a true "poor man's" Carl Pavano (at least the 2004 version).

 

I could not be more surprised, or pleased.

Moehler has continued to improve each start and you get the sense we are going to have an excellent chance to win every time he takes the mound. He has equal stuff as Leiter, and much better control.

 

Seems like Leiter will be competing with Valdez for the 5th spot when he returns.

he's done a great job and if leiter continues to struggle i hope Moehler takes his starts

dude is absolutely amazing

He would have only allowed one run last night had Easly handled that ground ball that jumped on him. He was awesome last night.