March 05, 2007
Wood Good, Prior Pounded
Bleed Cubbie Blue reviews today's Cubs win with the verdict that Mark Prior is still not ready:
OK, I'm overdoing it. Prior had to be yanked before his scheduled two innings were up, because the Mariners were pounding him all over the yard (a single and a pair of doubles in the second inning), and even when he wasn't being hit, he was all over the strike zone. The Mariners radio broadcasters said he was clocked at only 83-84 MPH.
That's simply not good; it's reminiscent of Prior's 2006 season debut against the Tigers, where he gave up three HR in the first inning.
Given that Prior's a wild card in the Cubs rotation, that's okay. He has four more weeks to get his control back, and then he can spend more time at AAA if he needs more work.
Posted by David Pinto at
06:59 PM
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