Was one of those infuriating players who, when he was on his game, seemed almost un-hittable – so I can’t say this surprises me greatly either. However, I seem to recall someone [shoe?] posted a chart showing Nippert’s release point, and it was all over the place: his mechanics were just not repeatable, it appears. There’s a reason that he was sent down to Triple-A by Texas: that would be 8.2 IP, 19 H, 8 BB, 16 ER and a 16.62 ERA. If he can be fixed by some organization, they are welcome to try, but I think he is one of those pitchers who will flatter to deceive.

And welcome to the ‘Pit, BleedingSedonaRed!

Also, eh…. I’m not really too worried about it. I still remember when EdGon threw a 2 hit shutout when he first got to AAA.