Mesa Solar Sox Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Doyle 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.85
Pitches-strikes: Doyle 31-21.
Groundouts-flyouts: Doyle 2-2.
Batters faced: Doyle 9.
K/BB ratio in the 24.1 innings Doyle has pitched in the AFL is 18/4.
NOTE: I’m trying to reply to the e-mail that alerted me to do an update to my post, but my message comes back as undeliverable.
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UPDATE: Doyle was the first ‘AFL East’ pitcher that didn’t allow any runs. They should had let him start. Now the East is losing 10-2.
AFL East Rising Stars Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Cole 0.2 4 5 5 1 1 2 67.50 Ames 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 6.75 Brewer 1.0 5 4 4 0 0 0 36.00 Doyle 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Pitches-strikes: Doyle 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Doyle 1-0.
Batters faced: Doyle 4.
AFL West Bottom of the 4th
- Pitcher Change: Terry Doyle replaces Charles Brewer.
- Michael Choice singles on a line drive to right fielder Robbie Grossman.
- Joe Terdoslavich singles on a ground ball to right fielder Robbie Grossman. Michael Choice to 3rd.
- Jaff Decker strikes out swinging.
- Christian Bethancourt grounds into double play, third baseman Nolan Arenado to second baseman Brian Dozier to first baseman Ben Paulsen. Joe Terdoslavich out at 2nd.
| Inning | Batter # | Pitch # | Speed | Break in. | Pfx in. | Pitch Type | Pitch result | AB result |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 10 | 2 | Slider | Called Strike | |
| 2 | 83 | 10 | 2 | Curveball | Foul | |||
| 3 | 92 | 4 | 10 | Fastball | In play, no out | Single | ||
| 2 | 1 | 92 | 4 | 8 | Fastball | Ball | ||
| 2 | 83 | 9 | 8 | Changeup | Ball | |||
| 3 | 92 | 6 | 10 | Fastball | In play, no out | Single | ||
| 3 | 1 | 79 | 11 | 6 | Curveball | Called Strike | ||
| 2 | 92 | 4 | 10 | Fastball | Called Strike | |||
| 3 | 80 | 12 | 7 | Curveball | Swinging Strike (Blocked) | Strikeout | ||
| 4 | 1 | 81 | 9 | 3 | Slider | Foul | ||
| 2 | 83 | 8 | 4 | Slider | Ball In Dirt | |||
| 3 | 93 | 3 | 10 | Fastball | Foul | |||
| 4 | 79 | 12 | 7 | Curveball | Ball In Dirt | |||
| 5 | 81 | 11 | 4 | Curveball | In play, out(s) | GIDP |
I count 5 fastballs, 3 sliders, 5 curveballs, and 1 changeup. Average fastball was a bit more than 92 mph.
UPDATE: Pitch F/X data:
| Pitch Statistics | |||||||||
| Pitch Type | Avg Speed | Max Speed | Avg H-Break | Avg V-Break | Count | Strikes / % | Swinging Strikes / % | Linear Weights | Time to Plate |
| FA (Fastball) | 92.06 | 92.5 | -3.97 | 8.25 | 5 | 4 / 80.00% | 0 / 0.00% | 0.8192 | 0.403 |
| CH (Changeup) | 82.60 | 82.6 | -8.22 | 1.56 | 1 | 0 / 0.00% | 0 / 0.00% | 0.0613 | 0.451 |
| SL (Slider) | 82.10 | 83.3 | 2.19 | 0.30 | 3 | 2 / 66.67% | 0 / 0.00% | -0.0565 | 0.454 |
| CU (Curveball) | 80.34 | 83.1 | 2.72 | -3.95 | 5 | 3 / 60.00% | 1 / 20.00% | -0.9005 | 0.467 |
| Pitch classifications provided by the Gameday Algorithm and may be inaccurate.Pitch Type LWTS correspond to how many runs were likely to score on a particular pitch based on average run expectancy when each pitch was thrown and what happened as a result. Negative scores indicate more effective pitches.Time to Plate is the time, in seconds, that it takes an average pitch of this type to reach the plate. This is strongly correlated with velocity, but also factors in movement. | |||||||||
| Inning-by-Inning Pitch Totals | ||||||||
| Inning | Pitches in Inning | Strikes in Inning | Strike% in Inning | Cumulative Total Pitches | Pitch LWTS in Inning | |||
| 4 | 14 | 9 | 64.29 | 14 | -0.077 | |||
Rising Stars Rosters
East division Player Org Pos. Terry Doyle CWS P
The Rising Stars game will be played tomorrow Saturday, November 5, at Surprise Stadium at 7 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast live on MLB.com and MLB Network.
Buddy Bell talks about Terry Doyle in Mark Gonzales’ article:
“It’s amazing what you can do in this game with a heart and a brain,” Bell wrote in an email. “This guy epitomizes that. We have liked him from the beginning, and I don’t think there is anyone who can figure out why he was such a late-rounder. He knew how to pitch when he got here. It’s probably because he just doesn’t profile as a major leaguer.”
Doyle on school and teaching:
If Doyle had not been selected to pitch for the Mesa Solar Sox in the AFL, he likely would have returned to his hometown of Warwick, R.I., to teach.
“My whole life I’ve been a good student,” said Doyle, who graduated from Boston College. “I’ve always enjoyed school. I had a lot of respect for my coaches, who are teachers.
“It’s just a sport instead of a subject. I’ve always had lot of respect for my coaches and teachers because they do a lot of work, and it’s almost selfless work. Having all these people help is unbelievable.”
It sure is a lot of work and selfless work. And some people think the problem with today’s schools is with the teachers. No, the problem is the ever-increasing child poverty rates.
As a student-teacher, Doyle instructed algebra, algebra II and pre-calculus classes. As a substitute teacher, Doyle rotates through Warwick’s three high schools and four junior highs.
“If I go to regular teaching, I would like to have those more advanced calculus classes just because they’re more entertaining for me than regular algebra,” Doyle said.
A numbers guy! Cool! Very Cool!
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Mesa Solar Sox Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Doyle (W, 4-0) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0.92
Pitches-strikes: Doyle 52-32.
Groundouts-flyouts: Doyle 3-2.
Batters faced: Doyle 11.
Since the park was equipped with a Pitch-F/X system we got the following readings on Doyle’s pitches:
| Inning | Batter # | Pitch # | Speed | Break in. | Pfx in. | Pitch Type | Pitch result | AB result |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 4 | 11 | Fastball | Ball | |
| 2 | 91 | 4 | 11 | Fastball | Foul | |||
| 3 | 90 | 5 | 12 | Fastball | Ball | |||
| 4 | 92 | 5 | 9 | Fastball | Called Strike | |||
| 5 | 79 | 13 | 7 | Curveball | Swinging Strike | Strikeout | ||
| 2 | 1 | 91 | 5 | 10 | Fastball | Ball | ||
| 2 | 92 | 5 | 10 | Fastball | In play, no out | Double | ||
| 3 | 1 | 93 | 5 | 10 | Fastball | Called Strike | ||
| 2 | 83 | 8 | 7 | Changeup | Ball | |||
| 3 | 92 | 7 | 11 | Fastball | Foul | |||
| 4 | 81 | 11 | 4 | Curveball | Ball In Dirt | |||
| 5 | 80 | 13 | 9 | Curveball | In play, out(s) | Groundout | ||
| 4 | 1 | 82 | 10 | 3 | Changeup | Called Strike | ||
| 2 | 92 | 4 | 11 | Fastball | Called Strike | |||
| 3 | 81 | 12 | 6 | Curveball | Ball In Dirt | |||
| 4 | 92 | 6 | 10 | Fastball | Ball | |||
| 5 | 81 | 10 | 2 | Changeup | Foul | |||
| 6 | 94 | 4 | 12 | Fastball | In play, out(s) | Popout | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 5 | 12 | Fastball | Ball | |
| 2 | 91 | 4 | 10 | Fastball | Ball | |||
| 3 | 90 | 7 | 12 | Fastball | Foul | |||
| 4 | 86 | 8 | 11 | Changeup | Ball | |||
| 5 | 91 | 8 | 14 | Fastball | In play, out(s) | Groundout | ||
| 2 | 1 | 92 | 4 | 10 | Fastball | Called Strike | ||
| 2 | 92 | 7 | 12 | Fastball | Foul | |||
| 3 | 93 | 4 | 10 | Fastball | Ball | |||
| 4 | 91 | 5 | 11 | Fastball | Ball | |||
| 5 | 81 | 12 | 7 | Curveball | In play, no out | Single | ||
| 3 | 1 | 89 | 8 | 12 | Fastball | Ball | ||
| Pickoff Attempt 1B | ||||||||
| 2 | 91 | 6 | 12 | Fastball | Called Strike | |||
| 3 | 90 | 7 | 11 | Fastball | Ball | |||
| Pickoff Attempt 1B | ||||||||
| 4 | 88 | 7 | 10 | Fastball | In play, out(s) | Flyout | ||
| 4 | 1 | 82 | 9 | 3 | Slider | Ball | ||
| 2 | 91 | 5 | 9 | Fastball | Swinging Strike | |||
| 3 | 91 | 6 | 10 | Fastball | Ball | |||
| 4 | 91 | 5 | 12 | Fastball | Ball | |||
| 5 | 90 | 5 | 9 | Fastball | Called Strike | |||
| 6 | 91 | 5 | 13 | Fastball | Foul (Runner Going) | |||
| 7 | 91 | 6 | 10 | Fastball | Foul (Runner Going) | |||
| 8 | 79 | 13 | 8 | Curveball | Called Strike | Strikeout | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 5 | 10 | Fastball | Foul | |
| 2 | 91 | 5 | 7 | Fastball | Swinging Strike | |||
| 3 | 92 | 5 | 7 | Fastball | Ball | |||
| 4 | 90 | 5 | 8 | Fastball | In play, out(s) | Groundout | ||
| 2 | 1 | 92 | 6 | 7 | Fastball | Called Strike | ||
| 2 | 83 | 9 | 6 | Changeup | In play, out(s) | Flyout | ||
| 3 | 1 | 91 | 4 | 11 | Fastball | Ball | ||
| 2 | 82 | 9 | 1 | Slider | Swinging Strike | |||
| 3 | 91 | 7 | 10 | Fastball | Ball | |||
| 4 | 91 | 5 | 8 | Fastball | Called Strike | |||
| 5 | 82 | 10 | 3 | Slider | Foul | |||
| 6 | 79 | 14 | 12 | Curveball | Called Strike | Strikeout | ||
I count 37 fastballs, 7 curveballs, 5 changeups, and 3 sliders among the 52 pitches Doyle threw today. His fastball seems to be sitting at about 91-92 mph.
UPDATE: Pitch F/X data:
| Pitch Statistics | |||||||||
| Pitch Type | Avg Speed | Max Speed | Avg H-Break | Avg V-Break | Count | Strikes / % | Swinging Strikes / % | Linear Weights | Time to Plate |
| FA (Fastball) | 91.37 | 93.7 | -6.60 | 7.25 | 30 | 17 / 56.67% | 2 / 6.67% | -0.1210 | 0.408 |
| CH (Changeup) | 82.88 | 85.6 | -5.19 | 0.85 | 5 | 3 / 60.00% | 0 / 0.00% | -0.1477 | 0.450 |
| SL (Slider) | 81.97 | 82.4 | -1.80 | -0.51 | 3 | 2 / 66.67% | 1 / 33.33% | -0.0135 | 0.459 |
| CU (Curveball) | 80.07 | 81.1 | 1.26 | -7.33 | 7 | 5 / 71.43% | 1 / 14.29% | -0.4942 | 0.469 |
| FT (TwoSeam Fastball) | 90.19 | 91 | -10.32 | 5.78 | 7 | 5 / 71.43% | 0 / 0.00% | -0.4400 | 0.417 |
| Pitch classifications provided by the Gameday Algorithm and may be inaccurate.Pitch Type LWTS correspond to how many runs were likely to score on a particular pitch based on average run expectancy when each pitch was thrown and what happened as a result. Negative scores indicate more effective pitches.Time to Plate is the time, in seconds, that it takes an average pitch of this type to reach the plate. This is strongly correlated with velocity, but also factors in movement. | |||||||||
| Inning-by-Inning Pitch Totals | ||||||||
| Inning | Pitches in Inning | Strikes in Inning | Strike% in Inning | Cumulative Total Pitches | Pitch LWTS in Inning | |||
| 1 | 18 | 11 | 61.11 | 18 | -0.019 | |||
| 2 | 22 | 12 | 54.55 | 40 | -0.350 | |||
| 3 | 12 | 9 | 75.00 | 52 | -0.848 | |||
“There are a lot worse people to be compared to,” said Doyle during a phone interview. “He’s a guy I look up to in our organization. His velocity is not 95 and neither is mine. That’s what our coaches preach: Get on the mound, attack the hitters and throw strikes.
“Over the past 10 years, [Buehrle] has been one of the best pitchers in the game. It’s not the flashiest way to do it, but his results are as good as anyone else.”
… “My goal was to come here hoping that I could show enough to give them faith to add me to the 40-man. I could prove I was good enough to have the chance at pitching in the big leagues.”
If that big league opportunity comes sooner than later for Doyle with the White Sox, it will arrive in relief form for a pitcher who has made 63 of his 75 Minor League appearances as a starter. He has full confidence in being able to transition from the rotation to middle relief, much like Buehrle did for one season in 2000.
One other comparison between the two comes in their Draft selection, with Buehrle taken in the 38th round of the 1998 First-Year Player Draft and Doyle selected in the 37th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of Boston College. Doyle’s 381 strikeouts over 422 1/3 innings come as a higher average per inning than Buehrle’s, but the style remains extremely similar.
“One of the things that I do best as a pitcher is throw a lot of strikes,” Doyle said. “If you throw enough strikes, you can pitch successfully in the bullpen and as a starter. That’s my best attribute: not putting guys on base and challenge hitters and keep the game moving as quickly as possible. Make them earn what they are getting.”
Mesa Solar Sox Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Doyle (W, 3-0) 4.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 1.08 Griffith 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.36 Petricka 1.0 1 2 2 2 0 0 4.50
Pitches-strikes: Doyle 51-32, Griffith 7-5, Petricka 24-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Doyle 7-0, Griffith 1-0, Petricka 2-1.
Batters faced: Doyle 14, Griffith 3, Petricka 6.
Weather: 94 degrees, sunny.
Doyle has a 12/3 K/BB ratio in 16.2 IP in the AFL.
Mesa Solar Sox Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Doyle (W, 2-0) 5.0 1 1 1 1 4 1 1.42 Pitches-strikes: 57-36.
Groundouts-flyouts: Doyle 6-3.
Batters faced: Doyle 16.
MLBazFallLeague tweets that Doyle was the first AFL pitcher that went 5 innings this year.
Mesa Solar Sox Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Doyle (W, 1-0) 4.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.17 Pitches-strikes: Doyle 41-26.
Groundouts-flyouts: Doyle 4-5.
Batters faced: Doyle 12.
“I was just mostly throwing my fastball, they were pretty aggressive and making contact early in the count,” he said. “I was getting a lot of fly balls, trying to work ahead and make their aggressiveness work against them.”
BTW, this was Doyle’s second outing. The first was 3 2/3 one-run innings on October 5:
Mesa Solar Sox Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Doyle 3.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2.45 Petricka (H, 1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 Pitches-strikes: Doyle 53-33, Petricka 14-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Doyle 5-2, Petricka 1-1.
Batters faced: Doyle 14, Petricka 5.
Doyle keeps the K/BB ratio impeccable!
9/1:
Birmingham Barons Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Doyle (W, 7-5) 7.2 6 3 3 1 6 0 3.24 Jones, N (S, 12) 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.32
Pitches-strikes: Doyle 101-69, Jones, N 30-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Doyle 10-5, Jones, N 1-1.
Batters faced: Doyle 29, Jones, N 8.
K/BB ratio now 73/22 in AA and 122/33 for the year (A+ and AA):
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 22 | Bristol | APPY | Rk | CHW | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.88 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 101 | 1.250 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 10.1 | 9.00 |
| 2009 | 23 | Great Falls | PION | Rk | CHW | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.98 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 51 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 1.151 | 8.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 11.8 | 5.00 |
| 2010 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-A | CHW | 12 | 10 | .545 | 2.94 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.1 | 146 | 65 | 55 | 15 | 46 | 0 | 157 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 693 | 1.141 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 8.4 | 3.41 |
| 2010 | 24 | Kannapolis | SALL | A | CHW | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0.96 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 182 | 0.915 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 11.1 | 4.83 |
| 2010 | 24 | Winston-Salem | CARL | A+ | CHW | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.71 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121.1 | 115 | 60 | 50 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 99 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 511 | 1.228 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 7.3 | 2.91 |
| 2011 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-A+ | CHW | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.07 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 173.0 | 162 | 65 | 59 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 122 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 703 | 1.127 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 3.70 |
| 2011 | 25 | Winston-Salem | CARL | A+ | CHW | 1 | 5 | .167 | 2.84 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 71 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 297 | 1.123 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 4.45 |
| 2011 | 25 | Birmingham | SOUL | AA | CHW | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.24 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 91 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 406 | 1.130 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 3.32 |
| 4 Seasons | 26 | 23 | .531 | 2.94 | 75 | 63 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 422.2 | 386 | 161 | 138 | 27 | 97 | 0 | 381 | 20 | 1 | 24 | 1729 | 1.143 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 3.93 | |||||
| Rk (2 seasons) | Rk | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.66 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.1 | 78 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 102 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 333 | 1.180 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 11.3 | 5.67 | ||||
| A+ (2 seasons) | A+ | 9 | 13 | .409 | 3.38 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 194.1 | 186 | 87 | 73 | 16 | 45 | 0 | 148 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 808 | 1.189 | 8.6 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 3.29 | ||||
| A (1 season) | A | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0.96 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 182 | 0.915 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 11.1 | 4.83 | ||||
| AA (1 season) | AA | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.24 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 91 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 406 | 1.130 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 3.32 | ||||
White Sox Minor League pitcher Terry Doyle, catcher Josh Phegley, infielder Tyler Saladino and outfielder Brandon Short will be part of the Mesa Solar Sox in the 2011 Arizona Fall League. Triple-A Charlotte skipper Joe McEwing will be the club’s manager.
The AFL starts on October 4 and concludes with the AFL Championship on November 19.
8/15:
Birmingham Barons Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Doyle (W, 4-5) 6.0 7 1 0 3 8 0 3.49 Kloess (H, 1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1.63 Septimo (H, 7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.33 Carter, A (S, 3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.35
Pitches-strikes: Doyle 106-64, Kloess 24-12, Septimo 15-11, Carter, A 19-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Doyle 5-2, Kloess 1-0, Septimo 1-0, Carter, A 1-2.
Batters faced: Doyle 28, Kloess 6, Septimo 4, Carter, A 4.
BTW, Andre Rienzo’s last couple outings were more like the ones in 2010:
8/14:
Winston-Salem Dash Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Wickswat 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.33 Rienzo (W, 3-3) 5.0 5 0 0 1 9 0 3.14 Hunt (S, 1) 3.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 4.70
Groundouts-flyouts: Wickswat 1-0, Rienzo 3-2, Hunt 4-1.
Batters faced: Wickswat 5, Rienzo 21, Hunt 11.
That was the completion of a June 28 game that was suspended.
8/10:
Winston-Salem Dash Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Rienzo (W, 4-4) 6.0 1 0 0 1 7 0 3.49 Kussmaul (S, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.76
Groundouts-flyouts: Rienzo 5-5, Kussmaul 0-1.
Batters faced: Rienzo 20, Kussmaul 3.
Maybe Andre’s is returning to form too!
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