Franklin Morales struggling

by cowboy4eva on May 19, 2008 1:51 PM EDT

Morales meltdown.

Fixing what's wrong with prized left-hander Franklin Morales is turning into a long-term project. In a Triple-A loss to Fresno on Saturday night, Morales pitched four-plus innings, coughing up 10 earned runs on eight hits and seven walks. In his previous start for the Sky Sox, Morales pitched five innings of no-hit ball, but he walked six.

"It's more of the same," manager Clint Hurdle said. "He lacked fastball command and he really didn't have a whole lot to bring to the table with his secondary pitches. . . . For whatever reason, the to-do list has gotten extremely long."

The Rockies' goal is to help Morales regain his natural pitching motion and velocity.

"All we're trying to do is revisit with him what he was born to do and the God-given abilities he was presented with," Hurdle said. "Get back to that and then we'll work off that."

http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_9305711

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He's caught in a bad situation

They made him take a few mph off his pitches so that he could pitch with more control but with that, his stuff isn’t dominant. The problem is that if he adds the extra mph, his control is too poor. I hope he figures it out because he is just one of my favorite prospects but he’s still got some issues to overcome.

by was385 on May 19, 2008 5:21 PM EDT reply actions