Okay i'll start with Jon Neise. 1st 2 innings he was sitting at 89-91 MPH and touched 92 once. He showed a plus curve at times fooling hitters. He also threw a solidly average change up that got one swing a miss for a strikeout but he had some control issues with that pitch. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th innings he was sitting at 88-89 and touched 90 once but he got into trouble because he left the ball over the plate too much and he allowed some hits a few runs. The 6th inning he did allow any hits but his velocity was down to 86-87 this inning. However, in the 7th he came back throwing a bit harder sitting at 88-89 but his command was off as he walked a guy and allowed a game tying double. He did strikeout two batters in the inning, but was taken out with 2 outs in the inning. Niese final line 6.2 IP 8 H 4 ER 3 BB 7 K's 1 HBP. The wind blowing in absolutly saved him in the game though. Three balls hit off of Niese should have been homeruns but the wind knocked them down into deep flyballs. To me, Niese is no better as a 4th at best and is more likely to be like Scott Schenweis in the bullpen because he can hit the low 90's early in games.

Dan Murphy: He can hit, I left the game after the 7th because I wouldn't have gotten home until 2 AM which is not good for me so I missed his homerun. He has a sound swing that has 20 HR power in it I beleive. He got fooled though by good changeups so he needs work there. He hit an opposite field double, and just missed a homer because the wind held it up and went off the wall. Murphy thought it was gone at first and he got thrown out at 2nd. Murphy has average speed at best and he runs like a duck, not very pretty. He didn't have many opportunities at 2nd but he did make the play on his only chance he had. To me he could be a poor man's Chase Utley if he can stay at 2nd.

Fernando Martinez: The good and the bad. Great swing and he got a triple in the 1st inning, it should have been a double but the RF was terrible in the game. He just missed a homer dead center because the wind was blowing about 10 MPH in held it up to the warning track. Anywhere else in the stadium it's a homerun. However, there was plenty of bad I seen with Martinez in this game and before the game. He halfassed warming up for the game, as he didn't even really try to get ready, often finishing last out of 5 guys in a line. He has a horrible inaccurate throwing arm as he threw low and wild at times, which makes me think he's a left fielder or even a 1st baseman. There is no way i'd put him in Right with that arm, though it did have some strength in it. He got fooled pretty good by offspeed stuff which is why he grounded out the rest of the game in his remaining AB's. To me, if his offense develops, he is probably another Garrett Anderson or Carlos Lee if he can learn to take some walks.