Hu dazzles in Triple-A debut for the Red Wings
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簡短摘要一下這篇新聞
胡投的很好,投手教練很滿意並送他這場比賽的歐打單當紀念品
胡有很好的曲球跟一顆偶爾出現的掌心球,一種現代棒球很少見的變速,軌跡有點像快速指
叉球,捕手說這是他生涯第一次call掌心球
胡的這顆掌心球是過去幾年才練的,這場比賽的第一顆掌心是第二局K掉Jake Elmore的那
球(查了一下,是簽約前沒多久學的)
捕手說胡很敢跟打者對決,胡說他一開始有點緊張,不過他前九個打數只讓一個人上壘
教練說對剛升上3A的投手來講控球是挑戰,優勢是這些打者從來沒面對過他
胡明天就會回到A+
The Rochester Red Wings were savoring a 4-3 victory over the Durham Bulls early
Tuesday afternoon when pitching coach Marty Mason emerged from his office and
stopped winning pitcher Chih-Wei Hu in the clubhouse hallway.
Mason had a little memento for Hu to take back to Fort Myers: the lineup card
from an impressive Triple-A debut.
The Wings are predicting it was the first of many victories at this level — and
perhaps beyond.
"I just feel very good," Hu said after making the special spot start in the
11:05 a.m. school-day special at Frontier Field.
Hu, a 21-year-old native of Taichung, Taiwan, allowed just one run and two hits
in six innings, walking four and striking out six. Brock Peterson's two-run h
omer in the fourth powered the offense.
"What a great job that kid did," manager Mike Quade said. "I'm anxious to see
him down the road career wise. He's got good stuff."
Hu's curve was especially effective and he even threw an occasional palm ball,
a pitch that few pitchers — maybe no pitchers? — in today's game throw.
"It's just another version of the change but it usually has really good
downward motion, similar to a split (finger)," Quade said.
That palm ball made its debut in the second inning, and Jake Elmore, a .314
hitter, went chasing and missing to strike out.
"I've never even caught a palm ball before," catcher Eric Fryer said.
Hu, signed out of Taiwan by the Minnesota Twins in 2013 for around $200,000,
said he added the pitch to his repertoire over the past few years. "I need a
weapon," he said. "It has good movement and it changes my tempo."
He is one of the brightest pitching prospects for the Twins. Since starting his
pro career in 2013, he has combined 15-2 record and 1.94 ERA in rookie,
Class-A and now one Triple-A start, allowing 100 hits and 33 walks while
striking out 145.
Hu was promoted from the Class-A Fort Myers Miracle to ease the burden on the
Wings pitching staff created by Tuesday's day/night doubleheader. He'll be
rejoining the Miracle Wednesday.
In six starts in the Florida State League, the 6-foot-1, 209-pound right-hander
was 4-0 with a microscopic 1.03 ERA. He had walked just six, struck out 36 and
opponents were hitting only .185 against him.
Triple-A, of course, is a whole new ball game. Hitters are more experienced,
more patient, more dangerous.
Hu, however, was not intimidated.
"He had good poise, he attacked the hitters," Fryer said.
There were first-inning jitters, perhaps evident by a walk to Alexi Casilla,
the second batter of the game.
"I was a little bit nervous, a little bit scared," Hu said.
Still, he retired eight of the first nine batters he faced, didn't allow a hit
until the third and the run he allowed came in the fifth.
"Usually it's about command," Quade said of the challenges facing a newcomer to
Triple-A. "They (the opposition) haven't seen him so he should have a little
bit of a jump on them, at least the first couple times through the lineup.
"You hope he follows 'Fry' and understands Fry's preparation of the opposition. He was pretty mature for a guy at 21, knowing what he needs to do."