So far, we haven't got to see much from him. In his first start, he went 5 innings and gave up 3 runs. Tonight he only made it through 3 innings despite throwing just 68 pitches and allowing 3 more earned runs. Sure, 3 runs in 3 innings isn't great, but normally not bad enough to get a pitcher taken out of the game. I am sure the organization is worried about his pitch count as he has thrown more innings this year than ever before, so his workload would be limited regardless of performance. It's hard to get a feel for what he's got when he's only getting 3-5 innings a start. You can't tell anything from 8 innings, so I'm not making judgments based on the numbers, but I really don't think he has much of a chance to make the opening day 25-man roster next year. That is mainly just because of all of the other guys that will be fighting for the spot and their current situations. Ross Ohlendorf and Brad Lincoln would have the edge at the beginning just because of their age and contract status, Locke is young enough that he can still get better from pitching in the minor leagues and has some things still to learn.
We'll get more into that as the season winds down and we go into the offseason, for now let's look at Locke's pitch F/X for his abbreviated start tonight.
| Pitch Type | Avg Speed | H-Break | V-Break | Count | Strikes/% |
| 4-Seam | 90.4 | 5.98 | 9.66 | 37 | 20/54.05% |
| Change | 79.8 | -5.27 | 7.41 | 8 | 8/100.00% |
| Slider | 75.8 | -5.20 | -0.94 | 5 | 2/40.00% |
| Curve | 74.1 | -5.99 | -4.69 | 5 | 2/40.00% |
| 2-Seam | 82.0 | 6.76 | 6.95 | 5 | 3/60.00% |
We should see at least one more start out of Locke, and hopefully two. He will definitely be a topic of much discussion this offseason, so get used to reading his name.