Mega thanks for putting the spin numbers together going forward. Yesterday's numbers confirm my suspicions.... Gerrit Cole has been cheating, and the Royals probably have been cheating less than most. This should help them going forward.
Holland looked awful and the Royals were lucky to escape the 9th. Not sure I've ever seen him hang so many sliders, and the Yanks completely failed to take advantage.
Cole also got away with some hangers.
Spin rates on Bubic's and Singer's change ups reveal everything about why Singer is still a two pitch pitcher...
Barlow has to be the streakiest "good" pitcher. He's not on a good streak...... He's either very very good or he sucks, with little in between.
The Royals were more lucky than good early on in the season. 10 for 90 isn't lucky. They are due for some reversion to the mean.
My take is that the Central is better than the East and the Royals will be better outside the division than in.
Yeah, Cole has obviously been using the stuff, but also I hate to pin this on any individual pitcher when the league has essentially been allowing it for years. I'm concerned about Zimmer's numbers, honestly. He's an important part of the bullpen.
As for Barlow, I think he's good but probably a bit overused. In May and June in 2019, he had a 7.88 ERA. From 8/25-9/19 last year, he gave up 11 runs on 16 hits in 10 innings. This year, he hasn't given up much yet, but he doesn't seem quite as dominant. I think a lot of it is the heavy early workload. He's always settled back down.
Mega thanks for putting the spin numbers together going forward. Yesterday's numbers confirm my suspicions.... Gerrit Cole has been cheating, and the Royals probably have been cheating less than most. This should help them going forward.
Holland looked awful and the Royals were lucky to escape the 9th. Not sure I've ever seen him hang so many sliders, and the Yanks completely failed to take advantage.
Cole also got away with some hangers.
Spin rates on Bubic's and Singer's change ups reveal everything about why Singer is still a two pitch pitcher...
Barlow has to be the streakiest "good" pitcher. He's not on a good streak...... He's either very very good or he sucks, with little in between.
The Royals were more lucky than good early on in the season. 10 for 90 isn't lucky. They are due for some reversion to the mean.
My take is that the Central is better than the East and the Royals will be better outside the division than in.
Great post. Thats all. Peace out.
Yeah, Cole has obviously been using the stuff, but also I hate to pin this on any individual pitcher when the league has essentially been allowing it for years. I'm concerned about Zimmer's numbers, honestly. He's an important part of the bullpen.
As for Barlow, I think he's good but probably a bit overused. In May and June in 2019, he had a 7.88 ERA. From 8/25-9/19 last year, he gave up 11 runs on 16 hits in 10 innings. This year, he hasn't given up much yet, but he doesn't seem quite as dominant. I think a lot of it is the heavy early workload. He's always settled back down.
And thanks as always for reading!
Brady is unable to stay focused..his treatment should be to watch 'Love of the Game" he must, "Clear the mechanism.."