tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post6775990206028320556..comments2023-12-19T20:25:36.069-06:00Comments on Nick's Twins Blog: Kevin Slowey: Know When to Hold 'EmNick N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-73977074491844370562011-01-27T15:30:09.719-06:002011-01-27T15:30:09.719-06:00Slowey was having a good 2009 season before surger...<i>Slowey was having a good 2009 season before surgery. He was being considered for the all-star team and had ten wins with 2 or 3 starts left before the break, when the Twins shut him down.</i><br /><br />Yeah, I mean I think the win total overstates his effectiveness a little bit (Twins were averaging 5.7 R/G in his starts) but his numbers were plenty solid before the wrist started acting up.Nick N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-70731486493821368092011-01-27T14:21:22.709-06:002011-01-27T14:21:22.709-06:00Slowey was having a good 2009 season before surger...Slowey was having a good 2009 season before surgery. He was being considered for the all-star team and had ten wins with 2 or 3 starts left before the break, when the Twins shut him down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-77080134647589774932011-01-26T23:35:56.353-06:002011-01-26T23:35:56.353-06:00I certainly hope you are right on your Slowey opti...I certainly hope you are right on your Slowey optimism. If he is able to return to his pre-injury form then he upgrades the rotation significantly. The big question is whether or not he will be able to do so. I think there has been some rumor/speculation that there is some concern over the movement of Slowey's pitches. He may be able to pitch at the same velocity and may still be able to attack the strike zone, but the thing that made Slowey effective is that there was some movement on his pitches and that movement seems to have left his pitches after the screws were put in his wrist. He is still young and he may be able to find this movement again but if he doesn't, throwing slow fastballs that don't move in the strike zone may be a recipe for disaster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com