In Sunday's Nationals/Padres game, Nationals pitcher, John Lannan picked off Everth Cabrera at first base. It was Lannan's first career pickoff.
Ok, let's look at this. Lannan has pitched 352 career innings which is a nice representative body of work. He has given up 344 hits and 130 walks. If you subtract his 39 home runs given up, he has had 435 opportunities to pick off a runner and never did it prior to Sunday. I bet Cabrera felt bad Sunday but just think of how he would feel now if a malicious teammate happened to post this information on his locker!
I think it is safe to say that Lannan needs to work on his pickoff move. I have personally not seen it but it just can't be very deceptive.
For that matter, Cabrera should work on his leads at first base. John Lannan picked him off!
See, they both benefit.
(Yes, I know that it is more difficult for lefties to pick off runners at first base but that doesn't fit with the script, ok?)
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Actually, it is way easier for lefties to pick off runners at first base. The only reason that they may have a harder time is because runners might take a smaller lead so that they don't get picked off.
he needs to meet up with Terry Mulholland.
That guy was scary good.
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