(06-20-2018 06:15 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  

(06-20-2018 05:30 PM)westsidewolf1989 Wrote:  

(06-20-2018 05:15 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(06-20-2018 04:46 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  I want a better pitching coach than Pope. IMO, skill development has been lacking the last two seasons.

I think that's a bit unfair, as Pope had to follow The OG's direction on pitching, and Wayne has never made it a secret who the real pitching coach was. Heck, it was Wayne who was still calling the pitches.

Secondly, several pitchers improved significantly over the last year, most noticeably, Moss and Jefferies, but also Kravetz, Gayle and Garcia. Clearly, the latter two have to become much more consistent, outing to outing and inning to inning, but they were still much improved over their Freshman season. Esquivel doesn't count as it's my understanding he was still injured the entire season. (No structural damage, just tendonitis, but it was so severe that he was in pain every time he threw a curveball.)

Our staff ERA has been awful the last two years. Either Graham magically stopped knowing how to coach pitchers or our pitching coach sucks...I can think of what side I'd choose.

Or who we recruited as pitchers declined.