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firstinning.com - 7/14/2009

FirstInning: Midseason Top 100 Prospects

— firstinning.com — This list was compiled by several of the writers on the site. Each writer submitted a Top... 100 and each position on the list was weighted at a 4 point scale (#1 was worth 400 points, #2 worth 396 points and so on). Due to that reason, it will make it a ... (more) FirstInning: Midseason Top 100 Prospects

MLB

David Price

Neftali Feliz

Texas Rangers

Johan Santana

Oakland Athletics

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mvn.com - 7/9/2009

Price Less Velocity Equals More Command

— mvn.com — A real step up outing by David Price, focusing more on his fastball command and getting it... in the strike zone more. Only one walk in six innings to five walk in less than two innings in his last start on Saturday. His fastball was the primary pitch in the game getting all three of his strike ... (more) Price Less Velocity Equals More Command

MLB

David Price

Tampa Bay Rays

Toronto Blue Jays

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mvn.com - 7/10/2009

Simple Pitching Can Equal Good Pitching For Price

— mvn.com — The Tampa Tribune had an article (HT Rays Index ) about how David Price stayed from the... scouting reports in his start yesterday against the Blue Jays and went "primal". More easily understood as a typical start in high school or college for a pitcher where he just goes out there and throws the ... (more) Simple Pitching Can Equal Good Pitching For Price

MLB

David Price

Tampa Bay Rays

Toronto Blue Jays

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[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Price’s Rebound, Balfour’s Rebound And Hoping Halladay Stays In The East
Rays Index — ... David Price did not look at any scouting reports prior to the game. He went back to the basics and it worked. [Tampa Tribune] ...

Simple Pitching Can Equal Good Pitching For Price
The Rays Party — The Tampa Tribune had an article (HT Rays Index) about how David Price stayed from the scouting reports in his start yesterday against the Blue Jays and went "primal". More easily understood as a typical start in high school or college for a pitcher where he just goes out there and throws the ball (using basic pitching principles of course). Price was primed to use the fastball with more command and commitment before the game, which he did against the Jays allowing a run in six innings and having all seven of his strikeouts coming on the fastball. He even took some mph ...

Did This Help Price?
The Rays Party — I went back into my archives to see what I wrote about David Price to find anything to correlate to his mid-season improvement. One post I wrote dealt with how Price approached one start: The Tampa Bay Rays had detailed scouting reports available for David Price to study before he went out to pitch Thursday afternoon against Toronto, but he didn't read them. He didn't hold the customary meeting with his pitching coach and catcher, either. Whatever strengths the Blue Jays might have thought they had, Price didn't want ...