May 02, 2008
Turning the Page on Turnbow
The Milwaukee Brewers designated Derrick Turnbow for assignment. While Turnbow maintained his high strikeout rate since his stellar 2005 season, his walk rate kept creeping up. This season, it went through the roof as he walked 13 in 6 1/3 innings.
I wonder if a good pitching coach can work with Turnbow? He struck out 84 in 68 innings last season. If someone can find what's causing the control problem, he could be turned back into a very useful pitcher cheaply.
i'd say the first thing that can help his control is fixing those god awful mechanics of his. he's a herky jerky, slinging mess. how can you possibly have any consistency with a motion like that. great fastball. but he looks like he's just guessing where it's gonna end up.