Talk:Vince Velasquez/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk · contribs) 00:09, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

I will be reviewing this! Comments to follow shortly. Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 00:09, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

Lead

 * Link shortstop on first mention, delink it on second.
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ”his elbow” – somewhat evident, but may want to say “his right elbow”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ” A growth spurt prior to his senior year of high school drew interest from the soccer and football teams,” – “A growth spurt prior to his senior year of high school caused him to draw interest from the soccer and football teams,”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Also, may want to link soccer and American football
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I would put either who encouraged him (the White Sox scout) or simply say that Velasquez decided to focus on baseball (less words).
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Add “later that year” after Tommy John surgery—shows that he did pitch for Greenville before having to undergo it.
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ”After going from a successful performance with the Quad Cities River Bandits in 2013 to a disappointing three-game stretch with the Lancaster JetHawks, Velasquez learned to sharpen his curveball, and, the following year, he helped take the JetHawks to a California League championship title.”—I feel like this might make more sense if worded as, “He had a successful season with the Quad Cities River Bandits in 2013, but struggles during a three-game stretch with the Lancaster JetHawks inspired him to sharpen his curveball. The following year, he helped take the JetHawks to a California League championship title.”  The advantage of wording it this way is that it shows that the three games with Lancaster were indeed an important part of the year for him.
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ” he was traded to the Phillies as part of Matt Klentak's major trade for Ken Giles” – Probably don’t need to mention Klentak here. Maybe just say “he was part of a major trade with the Phillies that brought Ken Giles to Houston.”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

Early life

 * ”His father Leonard worked as a package delivery driver for the United Parcel Service (UPS), and sometimes worked four jobs at once to provide for Velasquez and his brothers, while his mother Juanita was a hospital billing supervisor.” – “His father Leonard primarily worked as a package delivery driver for the United Parcel Service (UPS), though he sometimes worked four jobs at once to provide for Velasquez and his brothers. Vince’s mother Juanita was a hospital billing supervisor.”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I think I would take out the last sentence of the first paragraph. The article is more of a Mother’s Day article and, while undoubtedly true, carries the negative implication that Velasquez was not close with his father.  This might make it a little misleading, and the article would be better off without it.
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Spell out CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) on first mention.
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ”He struck out 17 batters” – Link strikeout for the first time here.
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

Minor league career

 * No need to link strikeout again, as you’ll have linked it in the early life section.
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * This might be correct, but did the Astros actually have an instructional league? Or did they have a team in an instructional league?
 * I googled "Astros instructional league" and it appears to be defined in that they have a league of their own (ba-dum tss)
 * ” Velasquez regained his pitch velocity quickly after the surgery, his fastball speed jumping from 88–90 mph (142–145 km/h) to 90–93 mph (145–150 km/h), but took the season to regain control.” – “Velasquez regained his pitch velocity quickly after the surgery. His fastball speed jumped from 88–90 mph (142–145 km/h) to 90–93 mph (145–150 km/h), but it took him the whole season to regain his control.”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ” that a shorter club” – “that a shorter season”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ”started in nine games” – “started nine games”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ” Velasquez posted a 9–4 record” – “Velasquez had posted a 9—4 record”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ” Although he missed two months of the season with a groin injury,[16] 2014 proved to be a breakout season for Velasquez, who started seven games and appeared 12 times in relief, posting a 4.37 ERA in the process” – “Although…” is technically modifying the subject, implying that he is referring to the subject, which is 2014. Try instead “Although Velasquez missed two months of the season with a groin injury,[16] 2014 proved to be a breakout season for him.  He started seven games and appeared 12 times in relief, posting a 4.37 ERA in the process.”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ”California League championships” – “California League playoffs”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ”before sweeping” – “before they went on to sweep”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ”After the 2014 season” – “Following the 2014 season” to prevent starting 2 sentences in a row with “After”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

Houston Astros

 * ”to the bullpen, and” – comma not needed
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Instead of closing five, I would put finishing five—Closing implies they were save situations.
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

2016

 * ” It was the first major trade of Matt Klentak's new role as the Phillies' general manager, with Giles used as a bargaining chip to rebuild a struggling team.” – “It was Matt Klentak’s first major trade as the Phillies' general manager; he used Giles as a bargaining chip to attempt a rebuild of a struggling team.”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ” to do so” – “to strike out at least that many”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ”abruptly left two pitches into a game” – “abruptly left after two pitches in a game”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ” Velasquez was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 10, with Luis García called up from the Lehigh Valley IronPigs to take his place, and returned to the Phillies on June 27” – Probably don’t need to mention Garcia here. How about “Velasquez was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 10, returning to the active roster 17 days later on June 27.”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ”on September 4, 2016.” – Don’t need 2016.
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ”after a career-high” – “after the pitcher threw a career-high”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ”In his final start” – sentence is fine as it is, but makes more chronological sense to have it before the sentence about him being shut down.
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

2017

 * I would specify what number starter he was in the rotation.
 * ✅ It's hard to imagine a world where Vinny was higher in the rotation than Nola, but there you have it! —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I think I was watching that game! The high pitch count definitely rings a bell!
 * Unfortunately, I don't think "nearing 100 pitches in four innings" narrows it down, as far as VV is concerned! —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

2018

 * ” leaving” – “requiring”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

2019

 * ”signed to a” – don’t need to
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I would take out that he started the season poorly—a 1.99 ERA in four starts is actually quite good. It looks more like he had four good games, then started pitching poorly.  Your summary of his early-season performance should sufficiently make this point.
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ” despite a 1.99 ERA in his first four starts, he allowed 18 base runners, four home runs, and eight runs in a span of 7+2⁄3 innings before he was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right forearm strain on May 11” – “after a 1.99 ERA in his first four starts, he allowed 18 base runners, four home runs, and eight runs in a span of 7+2⁄3 innings before he was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right forearm strain on May 11.”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ”off-base” – “off base”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I would take out “His performance improved later in the season” – doesn’t seem supported by his highlight of just the one game.
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ”play from left field” – “throw from left field”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Found Ned Garver’s autobiography for $5 at a store recently, then discovered after I bought it that it was actually autographed!
 * Much less cool, but a similar thing happened to me when I bought an Arthurian criticism book secondhand and found a note from the author inside! —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

2020

 * Do we know how much the 2021 contract was for?
 * ✅ Four million dollars. Unfortunately —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

2021

 * ”Where he” – “in which he”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ” Velasquez lost control of a 90 mph (140 km/h) fastball, and accidentally fractured the nose of opposing pitcher Austin Voth” – “Velasquez lost control of a 90 mph (140 km/h) fastball, accidentally fracturing the nose of opposing pitcher Austin Voth”
 * ✅ —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

Pitcher profile

 * This section looks good!

Personal life

 * “Velasquez' father, as well as his older brothers Leonard Jr. and Christopher, served in the United States Marine Corps, with his brothers serving in the Iraq War.” – “Velasquez' father and uncles, Leonard Jr. and Christopher, served in the United States Marine Corps. His brothers served in the Iraq War.”
 * ✅ It's actually Vince's brothers, not his fathers, so I clarified. —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

A bunch of minor fixes; otherwise, article looks great as always! Let me know when you’ve addressed these, and I’ll give the article another look! Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 01:26, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh, Vinny Vinny Vinny. Such a frustrating man. I think I've addressed all of the comments, let me know if there's anything else! —  Ghost River  21:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Looks good now; passing. Well done once again! We'll see what happens with Vinny, but I wouldn't be surprised if he finishes among the MLB leaders a few years from now - in saves! :) Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 22:45, 24 August 2021 (UTC)