Jeremy Accardo

[Roy31]

I thought I would just post this nice little write up about Jeremy Accardo from the street and smith magazine 06 basseball season preview that I had sitting around my place.

" Giants Top Prospect #9, IMPACT Rookie

This unsung reliever dominated three minor-league levels, finishing the season as a valuable member of the San Francisco bullpen. Accardo offers good arm strength from an athletic frame, pumping his 89-95-mph fastball into the strike zone consistently. His best pitch is an 85-87-mph cutter that he can move in two directions. He also has a nasty, 83-86-mph slider that is extremely tough on right-handed batters.

He gets good deception from his overhand slot and incorporates a high leg kick into his delivery. Saving seven games at three levels in the minors, he finished with a 1.64 ERA, a 4.0 K/BB ratio and a 9.8 strikeout rate, finishing the year up with a 3.94 ERA in 29 2/3 innings for the Giants.

This season he can be a quality setup reliever. By improving his 82-85-mph changeup, however, he can stop left-handed batters and eventually challenge for a closer role in San Francisco."

I just got around to noticing the write up hehe. Anyways it makes me wonder why they got rid of him, he sounds like a keeper. Rough first start with the team but I wouldnt look much into it just glad it didnt mean anything cause we killed the Yankees that day.

[Roy31]

Despite getting our asseskicked last night he looked good , 1 2/3's inning of work no hits.

[SLAM]

yep, he did a good job yesterday.

[Halladay_is_God]

i noticed his fastball was reaching a 100 MPH too

[love_that_reefer]

I doubt his ptiches were 100 mph but he is a quality reliever and who Alou viewed as a potential closer. The Giants #1 need was a first baseman and they had to get rid of him to get Hillenbrand. Accardo was struggling this year and the Giants have young arms for that bullpen. It sucks but we got a good hitting first baseman.

[Roy31]

Accardo pitched nicely last night. One of the few bright spots in the loss.

[Roy31]

Accardo delivered 2 kickass innings today. 2 IP, 0 Hits, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's.

[Roy31]

Accardo! Gets the win today, he was tossing some filthy stuff.

[Halladay_is_God]

Accardo and League were great today

[love_that_reefer]

Hillenbrand is hitting .241 and has driven in only one run for our Giants

[Halladay_is_God]

Hillenbrand a terrible 2nd half player

[love_that_reefer]

Chulk has been very good for us so it hasn't been that bad of a trade for us.

[Halladay_is_God]

thats good, I like Chulk, just too bad he couldn't keep it together when he was with the Jays

[Fishercat]

Just keep Hillenbrand til next year Giants. He'll hit .350 for a month. Then .310. Then .270, and then even off around there.

[Kingdom]

There's a picture of Accardo in espn mag, and he looks like.. Danny Graves.