Originally Posted by
Southcack77
I keep seeing this about Julio, but his numbers this year don't suggest he's any more likely to be bad in the first inning as any other inning. In fact, the data suggests it is one of his best innings.
In fact, he is far and away better the first time through the order than any other time.
And he's not particularly bad in the first inning in comparison to the other Braves starters.
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I do not trust Julio in general, but if I am contemplating playing him at all I'm probably more comfortable with him early than any other time. Particularly if he knows he is in for limited pitches as that should allow his stuff to play up. I feel like I've seen that in the past from him.