Talk:Matt Moore (baseball)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 19:53, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

"Moore chose to sign with them rather than attend the University of New Mexico, where he had previously committed." - think you might want to clarify Moore had originally committed to play college baseball for those wondering
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:33, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"Moore struggled in his second season with the Giants," - struggled with his playing technique/form?
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:33, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Wikilink bullpen to the relevant article
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:33, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"but he had to be shut down after suffering a knee injury during his second game of the year." - what does shut down mean in this instance?
- Done reworded Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:33, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Moore was born on June 18, 1989, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida." - birth date needs a reliable source to verify it since the Albuquerque Journal does not mention it
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:33, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"The family moved to Edgewood," - wording is a little too close to the source material
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:33, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Wikilink scout to the appropriate article in the second paragraph
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:33, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wikilink XM Futures Game to the relevant article
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:33, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The extra wikilinks for shutout and New York Yankees need to be removed
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:33, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"He recovered in time for his first major league start on September 22," - recovered from what?
- Done changed to "his performance" Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:33, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"Moore started with the Rays in 2012 as part of a five-man starting rotation" - began and player, respectively
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:33, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Wikilink disabled list to the relevant article only on the first mention
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:33, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"Before being shut down for the season," - how about Before his season ended early, or something similar to make it more understandable?
- Done changed to "In the 10 innings that he did pitch that season" Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:33, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"striking out 27.1% of the batters he faced in April" - the symbol % should be spelt out per MOS:PERCENT
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:33, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"After reports emerged that Moore would be wearing No. 55 with the Giants," - the template No. should be added to the text in bold
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:39, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"2017 proved to be the worst season of Moore's career." - The 2017 season proved to be the worst of Moore's career.
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:39, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Texas Rangers doesn't need to be linked here since its already linked earlier in the main prose
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:39, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Wikilink bullpen to the relevant article
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:39, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Detroit Tigers doesn't need to be linked here since its already linked earlier in the main prose
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:39, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"in the hopes that he would follow Mike Fiers as a low-risk pitcher heading into a rebound season." - in anticipation
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:39, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Wikilink bunt to the appropriate article
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:39, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Baseball America and the term cutter don't need to be linked since they already are earlier in the article
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:39, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"Early in his career, sports journalists predicted that Moore would become the Rays' ace thanks to his strong pitch repertoire and velocity." - because of his
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:39, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Wikilink strike zone
- Done Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:39, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"which has led to questions of pitch control" - questions by whom?
- Done reworded as per the article, which also cites a few pitchers that talk about how they'd never in a million years tuck their thumb like that Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:39, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Shall put the review on hold to allow the nominator to address or query each of the points raised in this review MWright96 (talk) 11:06, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

MWright96 Thank you for the quick and thorough review! I believe everything has been addressed :) Kncny11 ^(shoot) 14:39, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]