Comments on: Shawn Kelley

By: mikeeinseattle

mikeeinseattle — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:09:04 +0000

Slippery Elmer on April 16th, 2009 8:13 am mikeeinseattle: I agree, relievers play an important role, but they donâ€™t necessarily need to throw strikes.

Isnâ€™t that a Jeff Nelson quote?

Slippery Elmer, I’m flattered that anyone would accuse me of plagerizing a famous person’s quotes. However, no I came up with that myself. In addition, I just looked up Jeff Nelson’s most famous quotes and didn’t see anything that even resembled my statement. In closing, I’m touched that you would think that what I wrote is someone else’s statement. Guess my writing isn’t all that bad

By: joser

joser — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:14:58 +0000

It seems unlikely he'll be able to sustain this. Almost nobody could. I mean, his stats so far are better than what he was putting up in AA... a lot better. Unless you think the Angels and A's batters he's faced are inferior to what he saw in West Tennessee, it's fair to expect him to get roughed up sooner or later. He might not be as bad as the CHONE projections but there's no way he's going to be as perfect as he has been so far. That said, control counts for a lot, especially when you consider the other options in the pen. If he can be consistent with that, and is only asked to do it for an inning at a time, even the real, imperfect version of him will still be a good option in these kinds of high-leverage situations. Perhaps the most amazing thing about Kelley is that his entire professional experience at all levels amounts to 77 total innings pitched. Maybe he's like those Wile E Coyote cartoons where he remains airborne over the canyon for just as long as he doesn't look down?

By: Suikakujyu

Suikakujyu — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:10:35 +0000

How much of this can we chalk up to as just having a good night? Or in other words, do you think he can perform like this consistently?

By: Slurve

Slurve — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:05:43 +0000

That fastball he through to K Figgins was one of the best pitches any Seattle pitcher has thrown all year.

Mark Lowe’s slider and Erik Bedard’s curve disagrees with you.

By: stevie_j13

stevie_j13 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:22:47 +0000

Kelley was just filthy last night. That fastball he through to K Figgins was one of the best pitches any Seattle pitcher has thrown all year.

By: Pete Livengood

Pete Livengood — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:25:35 +0000

And he went to Ballard HS! (OK, in Louisville).

Fontaine has taken a lot of crap for taking what turned out to be a lot of relievers (and Clement) high, but Kelley is an example of where Fontaine’s strengths lie – drafted in the 13th round, quick-mover, decent (if limited) upside.

By: ChangeinTime

ChangeinTime — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:17:16 +0000

Colm wrote: Ah yes, but can he handle the Paris-Roubaix cobblestones in the wet?
If this Shawn Kelly performs like the other Sean Kelly did, we’re in for some gritty performances. Let’s hope he’s the second coming…

BTW, I chased Sean Kelly down in DC about 15 years ago, and got his autograph, but no one else did ;> Thrill of a lifetime.

By: DrunkenSailor75

DrunkenSailor75 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:08:44 +0000

Mark Lowe looked pretty filthy last night also.

By: PositivePaul

PositivePaul — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:54:35 +0000

YES! LET’S GO PEAY!!!!

I’m tired of the Ministry of Silly Walks (h/t to Kermit @ LL) in the high-leverage situations – let’s bring in Kelley for sure!

By: Mike Snow

Mike Snow — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:47:55 +0000

Wasnâ€™t there another dominate Mariner reliever who was a Governor?

~~It doesn’t appear there was, no.~~ My mistake, relied on draft results and forgot Sherrill wasn’t drafted.