tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18316425.post7234012280100118730..comments2023-07-27T05:23:37.837-07:00Comments on Seattle Mariners Musings: Michael Pineda's DominanceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17189704999047359461noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18316425.post-28469384460224322562011-06-01T12:28:06.368-07:002011-06-01T12:28:06.368-07:00Great read on Pineda. I'm getting ready for h...Great read on Pineda. I'm getting ready for his start against BALTIMORE and searched the web looking for blogs for Pineda. I will be back.Paulhttp://www.atlantabaseballtalk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18316425.post-85354152592629564582011-05-23T14:27:58.779-07:002011-05-23T14:27:58.779-07:00Pineda made his MLB debut this year, so he definit...Pineda made his MLB debut this year, so he definitely is a rookie. I hadn't even thought of the Lincecum comparison, but you're dead on with it. He is an extreme (in a positive way), but I'd love to see Pineda go through a similar transformation. It would make him unbelievably good.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189704999047359461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18316425.post-43471051870455203862011-05-22T22:30:46.113-07:002011-05-22T22:30:46.113-07:00Love Pineda. Haven't had the pleasure of seein...Love Pineda. Haven't had the pleasure of seeing him pitch at all and would love to see his dominating presence on the mount.<br /><br />They way you describe his skills now and what path his career might take, I am reminded slightly of another pitcher with Northwest ties - Tim Lincecum. Obviously there's no pitcher like Tim, particularly Pineda, however it seems that Lincecum also had to make the transition of pitching smarter and not harder to get his opponents out. He's certainly made the adjustments.<br /><br />In addition to his BABIP regressing back toward the mean, I am sure he'll look pretty pedestrian when he faces teams for a second time. Even if he gets rocked, or not, we can hope he just continues to mature into the dominant pitcher he's projecting to be right now.<br /><br />Does Pineda qualify as a rookie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com