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Pitching Notes: Uehara, Lincecum, Senzatela, Hoffman, Kohn

By Jeff Todd | March 7, 2018 at 10:09am CDT

Reliever Koji Uehara says that he is open to considering offers from teams in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, as the Japan Times recently reported. That’s something of a reversal from the 42-year-old reliever, who had indicated he did not intend to play again in his homeland. After preparing for the MLB season, but finding interest scant, Uehara now says he has changed his mind and would consider pitching once again in the NPB. It’s at least a bit surprising that Uehara has not generated more pursuers among major-league clubs. He continued to produce declining results in 43 innings last year, finishing with a 3.98 ERA, but still ended with 10.5 K/9 against 2.5 BB/9 and generated a strong 15.8% swinging-strike rate.

Here are a few more pitching notes from around the game:

  • While it’s clear the Rangers intend to utilize new pitching addition Tim Lincecum in the bullpen, just how he’ll be deployed isn’t yet clear. Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram posted a video of the former ace discussing his new club. It seems that Lincecum is intrigued by the possibility of closing but is largely open to fitting in wherever the team prefers. “They see that,” Lincecum says of working in the 9th. “I feel like I could do that. I’ve done that in the Cape and at the college level. It’s going to be, obviously, different, but I feel like I could tap into that mentality.”
  • The Rockies elected this offseason to make a number of bullpen additions but not to pursue outside acquisitions for the rotation. That decision was no doubt as much about the team’s assessment of its internal options as it was about a need to maximize resources. In a pair of articles, here and here, Nick Groke of the Denver Post reports on two key staff members. Antonio Senzatela is said to be hard at work on his secondary offerings, with a new change-up in the works alongside continuing work on a curve. Meanwhile, fellow young righty Jeff Hoffman dealing with a shoulder issue. There’s no indication its a serious injury, but Hoffman is still going to rest for at least a week or more before he resumes throwing. As things stand, the Rox may be lined up to utilize a five-man unit that does not include either of these hurlers, as the current Roster Resource depth chart projects, but both are important parts of the near-term and future picture in Colorado.
  • When the Twins brought in righty Michael Kohn last fall, the hope was that he could rebound from a rotator cuff problem and get his career back on track. Unfortunately, he’ll now require an absence of four to six months to recuperate from a “nerve issue,” per Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press (via Twitter). The 31-year-old Kohn has a 3.52 ERA in 115 career innings in the majors, though that has come with a 111:79 K/BB ratio. It’s hard to read much into his results last year, as they were mostly accumulated in the low minors, but Kohn was able to make it through 13 solid innings late in 2017, over which he racked up 18 strikeouts against just four walks while permitting two earned runs on eight hits.
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  1. madmanTX

    7 years ago

    It sounds like Lincecum has the right mindset: to do whatever he can for the team.

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    • just@fan

      7 years ago

      He should he has no choice

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      • User 4245925809

        7 years ago

        Koji at 42 was a better option than someone who hasn’t been worth a flip since 2011.

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    • dimitriinla

      7 years ago

      Yeah but closing shouldn’t be on the list!! That sounds like a disaster!!

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      • Michael Chaney

        7 years ago

        I mean it’s not like they have any other remotely intriguing options to close, especially if they still plan on moving Bush to the rotation…maybe Kela but that’s about it

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    • thegreatcerealfamine

      7 years ago

      He will end up doing more for the other team…

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    • CursedRangers

      7 years ago

      Lincecum apologized to Daniels about the World Series. Daniels admitted the apology didn’t sound too sincere!

      Reply
  2. Lyman Bostock

    7 years ago

    Uehara still had great peripherals. With the emphasis on bullpen arms and the rise in value for middle relief arms, I’m shocked someone won’t give him 2 million.

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    • davidcoonce74

      7 years ago

      I think Uehara, as an extreme flyball pitcher in this extreme home-run era, is a hard sell in any kind of leveraged situation. He also can’t pitch to more than a few batters at a time.

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      • deweybelongsinthehall

        7 years ago

        His numbers supports an offer but at this point, what contending club would give up a roster spot barring a new injury? I don’t see him signing with a non-contending team at this stage of his career. His time to sign might have been earlier when everyone was asking big $$$.

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  3. brucenewton

    7 years ago

    They should let Lincecum prove himself in the middle innings. His stuff doesn’t play well for the closer role.

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    • sfg415sfc

      7 years ago

      …says the expert in the comment section… Pfffff

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      • jd396

        7 years ago

        And, here you are

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    • Long Duc Dong

      7 years ago

      He’s actual better off watching he game from home

      Reply
  4. adshadbolt

    7 years ago

    I want to see the Rockies sign lance Lynn for 2 years 30mil he would be a great veteran innings eater for that rotation

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    • seamaholic 2

      7 years ago

      Horrid fit for Coors Field. Just about the worst there is. He’s got a big HR/FB problem developing and he’s a career-long platoon pitcher (he can’t get lefties out). That combo is just awful for Coors, which is actually closer to neutral than extreme if you’re a right-handed hitter (if you look closely, most of the Rox guys with ridiculous home-road splits are left-handed).

      I do like the idea of them grabbing a vet SP though. It’s just not Lynn. Maybe a trade mid-season.

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  5. lowtalker1

    7 years ago

    Enough with the freak updates !

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    • thegreatcerealfamine

      7 years ago

      Next update..Rangers release Lincecum…

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