I'm guessing it's they zig, we zag kind of thing. As you probably know, analytics has determined that everyone should be hitting home runs and small ball is out the window. Well, if it's better for the offense to wait for home runs to score, doesn't that mean it's best for pitchers to avoid giving up the homer at all costs? So they do every thing in their power to avoid it which means lots more balls and strikes which translates to high pitch counts.
For some weird reason it is easy to forget he's a rookie.
Dubito Ergo Cogito Ergo Sum.
Griffey012 (08-18-2021),Ron Madden (08-18-2021)
Bobby Nightengale @nightengalejr
Fifth consecutive start Vladimir Gutierrez has pitched at least six innings and allowed two or fewer earned runs.
Gutierrez has posted a 3.02 ERA in his last eight starts.
Tony Cloninger (08-18-2021),wlf WV (08-18-2021)
Vlad has made some adjustments since his brief midseason foray to AAA. Most notably throwing the change-up more, curveball less, and inducing a much higher rate of ground balls.
First 9 starts:
6.2K/9, 4.2BB/9, 1.8HR/9, 39% GB, 5.29 ERA, 5.95 FIP, 5.69xFIP
46% FB, 24% SL, 22% CB, 8% CH
Last 5 starts:
8.0 K/9, 2.6 BB/9, .9 HR/9, 48% GB, 1.99 ERA, 3.59 FIP, 4.32xFIP
46% FB, 23% SL, 15% CB, 16% CH
"Today was the byproduct of us thinking we can come back from anything." - Joey Votto after blowing a 10-1 lead and holding on for the 12-11 win on 8/25/2010.
757690 (08-18-2021),Edd Roush (08-23-2021),HammerTime (08-22-2021),OGB (08-22-2021),Revering4Blue (08-18-2021),Ron Madden (08-18-2021),wlf WV (08-18-2021)
Exactly. At the end of the day, what more can you ask for than a quality start?
Its like some are just waiting for the other shoe to drop just to say…see told ya!
We wait 2 months for Castillo to get it in gear, while this rookie comes in as a cool customer and does nothing but give QS after QS. Give the kid some credit!
Old school 1983 (08-18-2021),Revering4Blue (08-18-2021),Tony Cloninger (08-22-2021),wlf WV (08-18-2021)
757690 (08-20-2021),CaiGuy (08-21-2021),Edd Roush (08-23-2021),Revering4Blue (08-20-2021)
cumberlandreds (08-22-2021),mth123 (08-22-2021),Revering4Blue (08-22-2021),SomeCallMeTim (08-22-2021),Stray (08-23-2021),wally post (08-22-2021)
All my posts are my opinion - just like yours are. If I forget to state it and you're too dense to see the obvious, look here!
cumberlandreds (08-23-2021),Fil3232 (08-22-2021),Revering4Blue (08-22-2021),Ron Madden (08-22-2021)
Natural pitcher. Excited by the learning curve he’s on and the improvement he’s making. Kudos to Derrick Johnson and the staff.
cumberlandreds (08-23-2021),Revering4Blue (08-22-2021),Ron Madden (08-22-2021)
He did exactly what you need to do against a poor hitting team. Pound the strike zone, don’t give them some free base runners. I thought today was by far his best game of the year.
Even the run the scored on him was a couple of cheap hits.
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Assembly Hall (08-22-2021),cumberlandreds (08-23-2021),Edd Roush (08-23-2021),Fil3232 (08-22-2021),Revering4Blue (08-22-2021),Ron Madden (08-22-2021)
So how is Vlad looking in the RoY voting?
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