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I thought it was a great outing for Pineda for the following reasons.
He was a little bit squeezed- and he dealt with it.
Pitched out of trouble- very calmly and cooly.
Probably didn't have his best location on his fastball- still tough to hit.
There was one player who gave him fits (Weeks)- he's in the National League.
Pitching on TV probably for the first time in his life- it would freak me out but you couldn't see an ounce of concern on his face.
It's Spring Training and a 22 year old rookie was throwing strikes at will- not just the fastball but the slider as well.
When I hear that he doesn't have an out pitch (due to the 11 pitch at bat by Boggs) and that is the reason to send him down I have to laugh.  The issue isn't not having an out pitch it's learning how to pitch to Major League hitters.  He can only get that experience in the Majors.