Along with Juan Perez, Jake Dunning was a prospect the Giants threw into the mix who actually seemed to out-perform expectations. Most of his professional background it seems has been as a set-up reliever and he showed that he can be reliable in that role. At 6-4, 190 the only knock is you might want to see a little more meat on the bones, but the kid can really chuck the baseball. A nice live arm for the future, good poise and a good feel for pitching. He throws a lot of strikes as well and given that, hitters seem to have difficulty squaring the ball up on him. A small sample size, but good job by Jake and I'm sure he has not seen the last of San Francisco.
from Giants Extra:
PREGAME NOTES: Dunning sent down, but not before getting plenty of praise from his manager | Giants Extra:
Dunning has pitched well, posting a 2.84 ERA, but he had pitched the last four games.
“He did, really, a terrific job,” Bochy said. “This young kid came up ahead of schedule and I loved the way he handled himself. But four days in a row, he was going to get at least two or three days off.”
It’s the reality of the schedule. Dunning was the tired arm, like George Kontos earlier this week. Dunning took it in stride, though.
“He said he got nervous,” Bochy said, laughing. “He said, ‘Gosh, I thought you were going to ask me to play second base.”
No, Dunning is not the next Aubrey Huff. He’ll be back as soon as the Giants can get him back up here. Aside from the overall numbers, Dunning impressed with his ability to bounce back from a grand slam that he gave up to the Mets. Five of the 24-year-old’s next six appearances were scoreless.
“Sure, you watch that moment, the next hitter and the next time he pitches,” Bochy said. “This game is easy when everything is going well. When you have to deal with something like that, the good ones put it behind them. He did a great job of it.”'via Blog this'
