Dropping 98 MPH 4-seamers, maxing out at 99 MPH, with a bye-bye 82-87 MPH knuckle curve with a 3100 spin rate that has 48-inches of break, followed by "Oh, okay, that was a change, okay, I see what you did there" as the batter swings and misses. Is the answer to, "Are we sure
Matt Brash is real?" Oh, he looked very real. Really real. My favorite sequence was right after giving up his first run, he got Tim Anderson on five pitches and only had to throw one fastball, which was taken for a ball. His final line was 5 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners (1 walk), 6 Ks, and, as good as that looks, he looked better. Not convinced there won't be some roofies here and there. I could see him going against a club with a better feel for his pitches, and just laying off, because there were a few times when I was like, "Has he thrown a strike at all this at-bat?" After seeing him, I can also answer the question, "Would I pick him up?" With a strong affirmative, i.e., the mustache must Brash. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
