Wednesday, May 25, 2016

TRAYCE THOMPSON COMPARES " SALE & KERSHAW!

Dodgers' outfielder, Trayce Thompson, has yet to play a full season in the big leagues, but he has already played behind two of the best pitchers in MLB today. When Trayce played for the White Sox, he got to see Chris Sale, up close and personal. When he got traded to Los Angeles, Thompson suited up with Dodgers' ace, Clayton Kershaw. Both are lanky left-handers with hefty pitching portfolios and minuscule ERA's. I asked Trayce if he saw any comparisons between Sale and Kershaw.


Trayce Thompson–
"100%! 
Their talent is amazing but, at the same time,  they have two different mentalities. Chris is a lot more loose. When he is pitching, you probably wouldn’t know it. He is in the dugout and talking with everybody.  Clayton is really zoned in. He’s got this laser focus, but there are definitely two of the  most talented guys that I have ever seen. I’ll be able to tell my kids someday that I got to play with these guys. 

I think the thing that separates them is that they are both tremendous teammates,  amazing guys  and they don’t think that they are above the game in any way.  Two highly respected  guys within in the clubhouse.  It has been a lot of fun to watch them and  to play behind them.  They are not just the two best left-handers. They are probably the two best pitchers in baseball right now.


       It is crazy to see what they’ve been able to do.  Clayton is so “by the book.”  He is routine oriented  and a little more traditional in his approach.  Chris is more like a freak of nature who just goes up there. His mechanics are all over the place and he just wings the ball in there,  but they are two amazingly talented guys. It has been a lot of fun watching them."

 LB- So, you see two  pitchers with completely different approaches to the game and yet they both have some nasty stuff and get great results?


 TT– "Exactly.  For a right-handed batter, Kersh is probably the most uncomfortable at-bat  from a lefty pitcher. Chris against left-handed batters?  You don’t see a lot of lefthanders facing Chris Sales.  It is impossible.  It has been an extreme honor to play behind  both of them."
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