tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post6388875824218174985..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: Step-Up Time: Kevin Gausman EditionJon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-91143455976787044062017-05-28T13:52:07.451-04:002017-05-28T13:52:07.451-04:00Thanks for explaining that. Thanks for explaining that. vilnius b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02872502926590063013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-77453032095736181862017-05-28T11:46:55.554-04:002017-05-28T11:46:55.554-04:00My understanding was that while he got swinging st...My understanding was that while he got swinging strikes, he was not getting all that many swings. He had trouble controlling it.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-40208871040707096632017-05-28T10:11:16.064-04:002017-05-28T10:11:16.064-04:00I asked why Gausman was faring so poorly this year...I asked why Gausman was faring so poorly this year on Eno Sarris' chat on FanGraphs this past Thursday. I respect what Eno has to say---he does a lot of research on pitchers---and he said he couldn't understand why Gausman had ditched his curveball. <br />Looking at Brooks Baseball data, I have to ask the same question myself. His whiff rate last year with his CB ranged from 11.1 (July) to 16.88 (September). I can't remember what the average curveball whiff rate for major league pitchers is, but if memory serves me correctly it's somewhere around 12. <br />Most of last year, Gausman had an above average whiff rate with his curveball, even if he didn't throw all that often.<br />As Eno Sarris said: it's tough to succeed in the major leagues when you're a two pitch pitcher (FB, Splitter) and constantly tinkering with a third pitch. And Gausman hasn't thrown the curveball very much this year. Why is that? Does the pitch bother his arm or does it have something to do with the departure of Matt Wieters? <br />I know that Wieters was a lousy pitch framer (and that's probably why the Orioles let him walk), but it appears that he knew better how to work with Gausman.<br />Or is there another reason Gausman has given up on his curveball?vilnius b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02872502926590063013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-69635463531930299362017-05-28T07:46:50.521-04:002017-05-28T07:46:50.521-04:00NopeNopeMatt Kremnitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693430925266947705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-28406811069382595182017-05-27T20:20:28.324-04:002017-05-27T20:20:28.324-04:00Manny Mendoza?!Manny Mendoza?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-37382179580393861542017-05-27T07:48:36.161-04:002017-05-27T07:48:36.161-04:00I'm not sure who exactly keeps leaving these a...I'm not sure who exactly keeps leaving these awful comments so often, but please at least be funny next time.Matt Kremnitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693430925266947705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-2495648383171250522017-05-26T20:43:43.281-04:002017-05-26T20:43:43.281-04:00Roger that!!!Roger that!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-11774632548547220102017-05-26T20:43:20.080-04:002017-05-26T20:43:20.080-04:00Kevin Jimenez, Ubaldo Gausman......Kevin Jimenez, Ubaldo Gausman......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-64600282257802490292017-05-26T15:39:26.560-04:002017-05-26T15:39:26.560-04:00Amen.Amen.Rogernoreply@blogger.com