A bit beat down, so no line-ups today. Should be an interesting pitching match-up between young starters, with Chris Tillman making his first start of 2010 for the O's against lefty Brett Cecil of the Jays.
Cecil:
| K/9 |
BB/9 |
HR/9 |
GB rate |
FIP^ |
xFIP^ |
WAR^ |
| 7.1 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
39.5% |
3.62 |
4.18 |
0.8 |
His stuff
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Cecil isn't overpowering, but he's going to show a variety of pitches and has some quality off-speed offerings. The whole throwing strikes and changing speeds thing works pretty well.
Tillman (Triple-A):
| K/9 |
BB/9 |
HR/9 |
GB rate |
FIP |
xFIP |
WAR |
| 7.3 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
35% |
3.22 |
|
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We'll see what kind of adjustments Tillman made from last year, but I'm excited to see him again.
