FYI (since this is the Robles page now...) here's his stats with us.
We traded for him, put him in relief for an inning, then bumped him to starting a couple of days later, totally messing up his rhythm. Here's his game logs as a starter in High Desert (I listened to all these games):
8/5 (1st game after being used in relief, first start after trade): 0.1 IP, 5 hits, 5 runs (all earned), 0K / 2BB (ouch...please don't trade him and put him in the bullpen ever again)
8/11: 5 IP, 2 hits, 1 run, 3K / 6 BB (can't find his release point early, from having pitched 1.1 innings in the last 2 weeks, as he walks 4 guys in the first 2 innings, but he's unhittable and still only gave up 1 run)
8/16: 7 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 9K / 3BB (he destroyed Inland Empire)
8/23: 7 IP, 3 hits, 0 runs, 8K / 3BB (2nd try for Inland Empire, 2nd mass destruction by Robles)
8/28: 7 IP, 5 hits, 3 runs, 5K / 2BB (THIRD try for IE, and with some horrible calls and bad fielding that gave them 6 or 7 outs in an inning they finally scored).
9/4: 5 IP, 7 hits, 5 runs (1 earned), 8 K / 2 BB (there were 3 scored errors in this game, a passed ball and more that were misplays and not counted. I remember.)
9/13 (playoffs): 7 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs, 8 K/ 1 BB
9/18 (playoffs): 4.1 IP, 5 hits, 5 runs, 5 K / 4 BB (Walked three guys in an inning and had his OF butcher a play to score 3 guys)
The rumor about him, looking at his line, is that he needs to get better control. Once he was warmed up and on a regular schedule, he did this in his last 6 starts:
37.1 IP, 23 hits, 43K/15BB. That's 5.5 hits, 10.3 K and 3.6 BB per 9. It's not a huge sample size, but 6 starts is 6 starts. It's a stupendous 5 weeks.
But more than what happens when everything goes right, I love his demeanor when it goes wrong. When his guys are committing multiple errors in a game behind him, or umps are calling out players safe, the kid is unflappable. He just gets back on the hill and throws gas. He has the makeup I want in a pitcher as well as the stuff to be deadly. As he gets the hang of the curve...look out.
~G