Happy Monday, Athletics Nation!
There never was a doubt that A’s starter Luis Medina has good stuff. The fireballing rookie regularly hits triple digits with his fastball, and he can elude bats with a complementary curve. The question has always been, “How well can Medina control his considerable powers?”
That remains an open question, as Medina’s BB/9 remains elevated at 4.28 after his first 75u2154 big league innings. But he has shown promising signs of greater control in fits and starts lately, especially in yesterday’s loss against the Rockies, in which Medina struck out six and walked none in 5u2153 impressive innings of work.