What Is Wrong With Kei Igawa?

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What Is Wrong With Kei Igawa?
Published 4/5/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
What Is Wrong With Kei Igawa? Ah, yes, the question that just about every Yankee fan would like an answer to. There’s probably a lot wrong with the Japanese southpaw that the Yankees wish they could fix. But, there are also other things that seem to be more obvious, at least to me, that appear to be more correctable. All players, though, cannot correct all their flaws, and hence, that is where players are weeded out. So, whether Igawa can sort out his problems remains to be seen, but issues there are a plenty.

Igawa
Published 4/5/2008 by jscape2000 at Pinstripe Alley: Front Page Posts
... Man, oh man. Remember I'd found a new favorite website? Well check out the work they did breaking down Kei Igawa: ...

Daily Roundup 4/5/08
Published 4/5/2008 by R.J. Anderson at Beyond the Box Score: Front Page Posts
... reason it always sticks out in my head when I hear cloning talk. - Jeff Sullivan likes Josh Hamilton and Zach Grienke. He actually raised an interesting question with a post about Hamilton -- is he the best positional player in the American League West? At first thought I'd be inclined to disagree and go with someone like Ichiro or Vlad. However I found myself agreeing with Sullivan, Hamilton's skillset and potential set him apart from the pack. - What's wrong with Kei Igawa? What's right with Rick Porcello? And how about a mock ...

Fixing Igawa
Published 4/5/2008 by Bjoern at Mojo Blog
... his extreme back leg collapse, but it is simply not working too well. To put it another way, he is drop without the drive. I’ve laid out a few points as to why Igawa has struggled so much to locate his pitches down in the zone, which has been the general problem with him; he’s been up in the zone. A very interesting post indeed. Piliere explains Igawa’s flaws in detail so that even I can understand what is wrong with him. Link: What Is Wrong With Kei Igawa? Hat Tip: Baseball Musings

What’s wrong with Kei Igawa?
Published 4/5/2008 by Mike A. at River Avenue Blues
... to take a look at the Kei-man, and figured out what’s wrong with him: A whole lot. It makes sense that it’s not just one big problem with Igawa, it’s a bunch of smaller problems building on each other. Surprisingly, they say Igawa’s there’s a lot to like about Igawa, and that whoever scouted and recommended him wasn’t completely wrong. Check it out. ...

What Is Wrong With Kei Igawa?
Published 4/5/2008 by attackgerbil at YFSF
... Frankie Pilliere at Saber-Scouting authored a fascinating breakdown of Kei Igawa's delivery, concluding he is not a lost cause. ht: River Ave. Blues. ...

Baseball Links
Published 4/5/2008 by Mark Serio at BASEBALL HOT CORNER
Here are the links to the Igawa Video (computer glitch.) Saber-Scouting, Baseball Musings, Baseball Think Factory

THT Live: What Is Wrong With Kei Igawa?
Published 4/6/2008 by Dave Studeman at THT Live
This is a couple of days old, but I wanted to make sure you didn't miss this great scouting report on Kei Igawa from Saber-scouting. ...

Breaking down Igawa
Published 4/7/2008 by Peter Abraham at The LoHud Yankees Blog
... There could be more to it than that, I will admit. The guys at Saber Scouting have some theories of their own that are interesting. ...

Baseball Today: Monday, April 7
Published 4/7/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... THE ANSWER MAN: What's wrong with Kei Igawa? The blog Saber-Scouting.com breaks it down in excruciating detail. And here Peter Abraham just thought Igawa was ...

Game 7. Pregame Thoughts. Think you could afford Joe D.’s rookie uniform?
Published 4/7/2008 by Mike Sommer at The Sommer Frieze
... $350,000 at a Sotheby’s auction. Joltin’ Joe wore # 9 that year before switching to the famous #5, much like Mantle wore #6 in his rookie year before switching to #7. Here is a link to someone trying to break down problems rather than say someone stinks. Real analysis (rather than the ANAL-ysis offered up by most whiners who offer nothing constructive). Interesting stuff. The author may or may not be correct, but his points are quite valid: http://saberscouting.com/2008/04/04/what-is-wrong-with-kei-igawa/ Scranton now has a ...

More on Hughes and His Mechanics
Published 4/9/2008 by Greg Cohen at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
... certainly make his bend at the waist much more smooth, rather being pulled down by his shoulder. In my opinion, he simply needs to get his weight transfer flowing smoothly right over and through his front side rather than his weight transferring into that front leg but not over it. So there you have it, Hughes' mechanics are a bit off, and may be causing some problems. The people at Saber Scouting also posted a breakdown on what's wrong with Kei Igawa last week that I think you should check out. Hat tip to ...

Saber Scouting on Scott Patterson
Published 4/15/2008 by EJ Fagan at Pending Pinstripes
An absolute must read for fans of the Yankee farm system. And while you’re at it, read the site’s analysis on Phil Hughes. Frank says the same things about Hughes that I was worried about last summer. He also breaks down Kei Igawa for us.