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REDREAD
Stay with me here.
In Disco's last start, Brantley mentioned that Disco is trying to use a curveball this year in addition to his slider and fastball. Brantley said that in previous years, Disco used a change up for his third pitch (which was not that great of a pitch).. Brantley felt that Disco's use of a curveball was messing up the mechanics of his slider.
So, I think we agree that when Disco is on, he has a good fastball/slider.
Brantley was even suggesting that Disco abandon the curve completely.
Given this, why not move Disco to the bullpen, make him a 2-3 inning guy that only sees the lineup once and let him be a potentially very good FB/slider guy. I would try this out for the rest of the year, and if Disco performs well in this role, offer him a multiyear extension. Tell Disco that he can make a very good living as a solid reliever.. much better earning potential than an erratic starting pitcher.. He could be another Lorenzen type out of the pen next year, which means one fewer reliever to add. For the rest of the year, I would use either Mahle or Sims. This is about investing in next year. It may cost us a few games this year, but who cares?
(IMO)
Oddly though he has done best this year on his second time around the lineup. This however can always be a reflection of someone not sticking around for the 3rd time if they don't do well earlier. his strike and walk rates do seem better the first go around.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...&year=2019&t=p
Times Facing Opponent in Game
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Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO SO/W BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip tOPS+ sOPS+
1st PA in G, 23 207 197 27 52 10 0 12 0 1 9 60 6.67 .264 .296 .497 .794 320 99 115
2nd PA in G, 23 207 184 17 44 7 1 6 1 0 20 45 2.25 .239 .312 .386 .698 .284 80 81
3rd PA in G, 21 91 81 14 25 6 0 6 0 0 7 18 2.57 .309 .374 .605 .979 .328 146 143
4th+ PA in G, 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Pitch Count
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Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO SO/W BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip tOPS+ sOPS+
Pitch 1-25 23 146 139 24 39 8 0 11 0 1 7 37 5.29 .281 .315 .576 .891 .308 121 130
Pitch 26-50 23 148 137 12 34 7 0 7 0 1 8 37 4.63 .248 .288 .453 .740 .287 87 93
Pitch 51-75 23 133 113 10 27 3 1 1 1 0 16 33 2.06 .239 .341 .310 .651 .325 73 77
Pitch 76-100 19 77 72 12 21 5 0 5 0 0 5 15 3.00 .292 .338 .569 .907 .308 127 130
Pitch 101+ 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0-100 -100