David Price: Worthy of the Hype?

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 David Price: Worthy of the Hype?
Last night, I had an opportunity to take in David Price 's third start for the Durham Bulls (the Rays' AAA affiliate). Price's performance was decidedly a mixed bag. He gave up two runs on six hits in only four innings of work against a pretty light-hitting Indianapolis Indians team. Despite that mixed line, it was easy to see why he's so highly regarded with his 93-96 mph fastball and a ... [link]

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Why's he calling me meat? I'm the one driving a Porsche.
Published 8/24/2008 by Pat (noreply@blogger.com) at Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke?
As I mentioned a couple of times here, I made the trek out to Durham last night to watch the Indianapolis Indians in the first game of their four-game set against the Bulls. I would've liked to see Ohlendorf pitch, but I think the rest of the series will be televised and hopefully I can catch him when he makes his start. Getting to see David Price pitch for the Rays was a nice consolation, even if he wasn't that impressive (FanHouse post). Anyways, I took a some pictures and have some anecdotes to share, so let's get to it. ...

Eye Toward October: Sept. 1
Published 9/1/2008 at FanHouse
... ? As Pat Lackey pointed out last week, he might not be as ready as most people think. Jaso has a gaudy .820 OPS at Triple-A Durham, and with ...

Eye Toward October: Sept. 14
Published 9/15/2008 at FanHouse
... There's been plenty of skepticism about Price's readiness for a pennant race here and elsewhere, but he silenced plenty of doubters with his performance Sunday, pitching a seven-pitch, 1-2-3 frame in his first inning and going 5 1/3 in all with four strikeouts. ...

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