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Post by beaver1989 on Jun 7, 2022 21:25:01 GMT -8
YouTube has highlights of the 3 games Auburn played in their regional.
These highlights run from 24:00 to 12:00 so obviously not enough for a complete scouting report.
A look at their starting pitching.
RHP Trace Bright throws a very straight 92-95 FB with a good 12 to 6 curveball. He really likes his curveball, so don't go fishing at crap in the dirt. He also looks kind of cocky and would be a fun guy to rough up.
RHP Joseph Gonzalez is pitch to contact type, his stuff isn't overpowering. Looks like sinker, change up and maybe a slider. Looks very hittable but has a good ERA doesn't walk guys.
RHP Mason Barnett pitched against UCLA, his line was 5 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 3 BB, 10 K's, so it looks like his stuff is good. There wasn't very many highlights, which is surprising with 10 strike outs. He looks 91-93 on his fastball with a curve similar to Bright's.
Wish I had more on these guys but I don't at the moment.
From a first "take" on these guys, they look like pitchers we should get hits off and score runs on.
Not a ton of runs but enough to win if our pitching shows up.
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Jun 8, 2022 9:03:08 GMT -8
Thanks for the scouting report
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Post by beavermd on Jun 8, 2022 9:38:18 GMT -8
Good news is they are all righties. Our bats should feast this weekend.
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Post by beaver1989 on Jun 8, 2022 10:22:14 GMT -8
Good news is they are all righties. Our bats should feast this weekend. It looks like Auburn lost a lefty starter named Hayden Mullins. His last start was April 29 against Tennessee, he came out after 1.2 inning & hasn't pitched since.(2 runs, 1 earned) Must be an injury of some sort. |
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Jun 8, 2022 12:06:01 GMT -8
I've seen some on the inter-webs touting Auburns pen
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Post by Judge Smails on Jun 8, 2022 12:10:57 GMT -8
I've seen some on the inter-webs touting Auburns pen  It doesn't look that good to me. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jun 8, 2022 15:35:14 GMT -8
YouTube has highlights of the 3 games Auburn played in their regional. These highlights run from 24:00 to 12:00 so obviously not enough for a complete scouting report. A look at their starting pitching. RHP Trace Bright throws a very straight 92-95 FB with a good 12 to 6 curveball. He really likes his curveball, so don't go fishing at crap in the dirt. He also looks kind of cocky and would be a fun guy to rough up. RHP Joseph Gonzalez is pitch to contact type, his stuff isn't overpowering. Looks like sinker, change up and maybe a slider. Looks very hittable but has a good ERA doesn't walk guys. RHP Mason Barnett pitched against UCLA, his line was 5 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 3 BB, 10 K's, so it looks like his stuff is good. There wasn't very many highlights, which is surprising with 10 strike outs. He looks 91-93 on his fastball with a curve similar to Bright's. Wish I had more on these guys but I don't at the moment. From a first "take" on these guys, they look like pitchers we should get hits off and score runs on. Not a ton of runs but enough to win if our pitching shows up. I provided an original assessment of Auburn a couple of days ago, but that was before they beat UCLA to win the Auburn Regional. The strength of Auburn's pitching staff are their 1-2-3 starters and their closer. The issue for the Tigers the past five weeks is that their ace, Hayden Mullins, has been out with an unspecified arm injury. From what I can tell, he is expected to have surgery on it after the season is over, but the surgery has not happened yet. I was hearing some chatter a couple of weeks ago that he could still come back but nothing since. Also, because it ties in with at least one other thread, Hayden Mullins' Mom posted to Twitter after Hayden was injured in Knoxville:  Auburn started the SEC season with the rotation as Mason Barnett, Mullins and Chase Bright. Barnett moved to the back after one weekend. Joseph Gonzalez took his spot in the rotation during the second weekend, and Barnett became the midweek starter. After Mullins' injury, all three moved up a spot. You provide great writeups on Bright and Barnett. Bright actually has two different breaking balls that are fairly similar, but I do not think that either is a true curveball. Good pitcher. Barnett can get up to 95 mph, as well, with a generally better fastball. Barnett also has an above-average slider in the low 80s. He has a very hit-and-miss changeup in the high 80s. He also has a curve ball in the upper 70s. Barnett has more tools but is not as consistent as Bright. The revelation in the rotation has been Joseph Gonzalez, who has outpitched both Bright and Barnett, despite not having as much preseason buzz as the other two. Auburn's closer is supposed to be a phenom, Blake Burkhalter. He has 13 saves with a BAA of .215. Probably Auburn's most highly-regarded pitcher. He is a lefty with a a 97 mph fastball and a low- to mid-80s slider. Burkhalter is a finalist for Stopper of the Year and was second-team SEC. Burkhalter and Gonzalez are the two best pitchers that Auburn has, at least statistically. Outside of those two, Barnett and Bright do not have the numbers like a Carter Holton or Chris McElvain or even a Christian Little. But all those guys have pitched better on the season that Devin Futrell, who tied up Oregon State in knots for six innings on Sunday. Auburn has Burkhalter but there is no second guy, like Thomas Shultz for Vandy. Also, really, statistically, Nick Maldonado, who was the Commodores' closer but who started instead in the second San Diego game, has put up better numbers than Burkhalter. The issue really is, when Burkhalter is on, he is next-to-unhittable. It would be best to get ahead of Auburn and just never have to worry about Burkhalter. That's the goal. |
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Post by beaver1989 on Jun 8, 2022 16:18:19 GMT -8
YouTube has highlights of the 3 games Auburn played in their regional. These highlights run from 24:00 to 12:00 so obviously not enough for a complete scouting report. A look at their starting pitching. RHP Trace Bright throws a very straight 92-95 FB with a good 12 to 6 curveball. He really likes his curveball, so don't go fishing at crap in the dirt. He also looks kind of cocky and would be a fun guy to rough up. RHP Joseph Gonzalez is pitch to contact type, his stuff isn't overpowering. Looks like sinker, change up and maybe a slider. Looks very hittable but has a good ERA doesn't walk guys. RHP Mason Barnett pitched against UCLA, his line was 5 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 3 BB, 10 K's, so it looks like his stuff is good. There wasn't very many highlights, which is surprising with 10 strike outs. He looks 91-93 on his fastball with a curve similar to Bright's. Wish I had more on these guys but I don't at the moment. From a first "take" on these guys, they look like pitchers we should get hits off and score runs on. Not a ton of runs but enough to win if our pitching shows up. I provided an original assessment of Auburn a couple of days ago, but that was before they beat UCLA to win the Auburn Regional. The strength of Auburn's pitching staff are their 1-2-3 starters and their closer. The issue for the Tigers the past five weeks is that their ace, Hayden Mullins, has been out with an unspecified arm injury. From what I can tell, he is expected to have surgery on it after the season is over, but the surgery has not happened yet. I was hearing some chatter a couple of weeks ago that he could still come back but nothing since. Also, because it ties in with at least one other thread, Hayden Mullins' Mom posted to Twitter after Hayden was injured in Knoxville: Auburn started the SEC season with the rotation as Mason Barnett, Mullins and Chase Bright. Barnett moved to the back after one weekend. Joseph Gonzalez took his spot in the rotation during the second weekend, and Barnett became the midweek starter. After Mullins' injury, all three moved up a spot. You provide great writeups on Bright and Barnett. Bright actually has two different breaking balls that are fairly similar, but I do not think that either is a true curveball. Good pitcher. Barnett can get up to 95 mph, as well, with a generally better fastball. Barnett also has an above-average slider in the low 80s. He has a very hit-and-miss changeup in the high 80s. He also has a curve ball in the upper 70s. Barnett has more tools but is not as consistent as Bright. The revelation in the rotation has been Joseph Gonzalez, who has outpitched both Bright and Barnett, despite not having as much preseason buzz as the other two. Auburn's closer is supposed to be a phenom, Blake Burkhalter. He has 13 saves with a BAA of .215. Probably Auburn's most highly-regarded pitcher. He is a lefty with a a 97 mph fastball and a low- to mid-80s slider. Burkhalter is a finalist for Stopper of the Year and was second-team SEC. Burkhalter and Gonzalez are the two best pitchers that Auburn has, at least statistically. Outside of those two, Barnett and Bright do not have the numbers like a Carter Holton or Chris McElvain or even a Christian Little. But all those guys have pitched better on the season that Devin Futrell, who tied up Oregon State in knots for six innings on Sunday. Auburn has Burkhalter but there is no second guy, like Thomas Shultz for Vandy. Also, really, statistically, Nick Maldonado, who was the Commodores' closer but who started instead in the second San Diego game, has put up better numbers than Burkhalter. The issue really is, when Burkhalter is on, he is next-to-unhittable. It would be best to get ahead of Auburn and just never have to worry about Burkhalter. That's the goal. Wilky, I missed your write up.(Been busy) Where can I find it? |
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