Some old but relevant news to pass along. Adam Eaton pitched 3.2 innings for A Lakewood, giving up four runs to the West Virginia Power. Eaton:
“I felt good. The ball was coming out pretty nice. I was very happy with the way I threw.”
He gave up a slew of doubles and a home run. Very happy? Pitcher Julian Sampson:
“His velocity wasn’t there. It’s not always about velocity. I’ll take 87 hitting the corners every time than 95 down the middle.”
Eaton was topping out at 89 mph, while Walter Tejeda, who followed him, was hitting 90-92. Looks like Eaton wasn’t hitting any corners, just feeding them to Power hitters.
If Eaton can’t throw good strikes to class-A hitters, he’s in a lot of trouble.
Tim MalcolmTim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.
