Henry Owens

by MetfanBren on Apr 16, 2006 1:17 AM EDT Comment 2 comments

At the risk of jinxing him, Henry Owens has literally been unhitable so far this season in AA.

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Owens%20%28S%2C%203%29&pos=P&s id=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=452291

G: 5
IP: 6
H: 0
R: 0
K: 14
BB: 2
W: 1
L: 0
SV: 3

I know he's older than the league (26), since he's a converted catcher and all. Has anyone seen him at Binghamton yet though? It's well known that he can ratchet it up to 100 MPH on occasion, but up until now had little else in repertoire. Does this fast start mean he's actually learning a decent second pitch, or are the bats in upstate NY still frozen? I haven't heard any first hand reports on him yet this year, so any info would be great...

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Not firsthand, but......

I know that he went to the AFL and then winter league to work on a slider so he'd have more weapons. If I remember correctly, he was in the Puerto Rican League and led the league in saves. Ever since he added the slider he's been untouchable, but he wasn't too hot in spring training so he could be another Jorge Julio. I think the real question is whether he's getting the Ks by using his full arsenal or if he's just blowing them away with fastballs, in which case the improvement would seem less dramatic.

by MontrealMets on Apr 16, 2006 12:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs