Roy Halladay gave up a homer to Alex Rodriguez in his first spring start, which is fine because that?s Alex Rodriguez, the active major league leader in home runs.
In his second spring start, Halladay gave up two homers to Eric Patterson, a journeyman most famous for being the younger brother of a former top prospect turned journeyman.
In his third spring start, Halladay gave up two more homers, these to a Twins team that wasn?t hitting anyone this spring. Granted, they did come off the bats of better hitters than Patterson: Josh Willingham hit the first, with prospect Chris Parmelee delivering the second.
Add it up and Halladay has allowed five homers in 7 2/3 innings this spring. That?s one more than he allowed in his final 19 starts of 2011 (and, by the way, nine of those 19 starts lasted longer than 7 2/3 innings).
So, what?s wrong with Roy Halladay? Probably nothing. Still, this isn?t like him in the least. Not typically a slow starter, he made it through last spring allowing a total of one run in 21 2/3 innings. He did give up five homers in his final spring with the Jays in 2009, but that was spread over 33 innings and he ended up with a 3.27 ERA.
The current reports suggest Halladay?s velocity is just fine. His location obviously isn?t, but he?ll have a couple of more starts with which to sort that out. If he?s still getting lit up at the end of the spring, there will be some reason for concern. Right now, there isn?t.
Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/14/what-ever-is-wrong-with-roy-halladay/related/
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