Preacher (08-24-2016)
Stat scouting sucks all by itself. I've posted numerous scouting reports on Sims and they still hold true. With Newk its walks, Sims too. Difference is, Sims tended to have Whalen-esque innings if someone got a hit. Confidence shot. He's better than before but it rears its head a lot. I don't think its a wide gap, but it's Newk slightly for me.
Last edited by Deester11; 08-24-2016 at 12:24 PM.
I just went over Newcomb's game logs for his last 10 starts, during which he has walked 29 batters. Here is the breakdown by inning:
1st: 8
2nd: 5
3rd: 4
4th: 1
5th: 3
6th: 5
7th: 3
Unfortunately, it looks like he is just consistently wild, and it appears to have nothing to do with fatigue late in the game.
His strike to pitch % has been above 60% in every game since his debacle of .2 innings except for this last start.. I think that was 58%. He has been trending better, but still needs to stop running deep counts. He has only gone over 6 innings in 2 games I think. Those are the things I look for. I also think teams learned from the first meetings. He always seemed to fair worse the second time he faced an opponent.