While Swarzak was getting us out of a jam today Biddle was having another bad game for Seattle giving up 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk, hbp and wild pitch.
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jpx7 (06-14-2019)
jpx7 (06-14-2019)
The degree by which my words are being twisted is unbelievable.
Of course, he hasn’t shown he can sustain this because he just moved to the pen. But in the time he’s been in the pen he’s been elite (2.62 FIP, 10k/9, less than a walk per 9). I am much more confident he can sustain that than I am that he will become a #3.
"Well, you’ll learn soon enough that this was a massive red wave landslide." - thethe on the 2020 election that trump lost bigly
“I can’t fix my life, but I can fix the world.” - sturg
yeah he put that up but there were indications he was going to regress. and then he did. i was Newk’s biggest cheerleader for a bit there so it’s not like i’m anti-Newk. i think he still has a shot to be a starter even. but his role as a RP this season has been huge and i think he could easily continue to be an asset there. where as i think he’ll continue to struggle as a starter. with the way the game has been moving, having a guy who i think is a legit weapon out of the pen is a huge contributor to me. it’s not even a slight in the least.
"Well, you’ll learn soon enough that this was a massive red wave landslide." - thethe on the 2020 election that trump lost bigly
“I can’t fix my life, but I can fix the world.” - sturg
He regressed over the 2nd half of the season, but still finished with s FIP of 4.15, xFIP of 4.33, and a .273 BABIP.
Maybe a tad lucky overall, but not outlandishly so. What I saw were marked improvements from his rookie season. And it's possible fatigue took it's toll in the 2nd half of last year as well.
If he pitched as a starter the rest of this season Newk would pitch better than he did as a starter earlier this year. If he pitched as a reliever the rest of the season he would pitch worse than he has as a reliever. Stop leaning so hard on tiny samples.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
so what was the excuse in ST when he couldn't throw a strike, and then to begin the season when he also couldn't throw a strike, or strike anyone out. even in the minors he wasn't striking guys out.
i'm all for giving him another shot as a starter. if he can beat out the crop next season it will mean a lot. all i'm saying is he looked great in his RP role and was a huge asset. i'm much more certain he'd continue to be an asset there than as a starter.
but we'll see. if he can become more than a stuff 4/5 i'll be really happy. if he can't, he's a weapon out of the BP. no downside for me.
"Well, you’ll learn soon enough that this was a massive red wave landslide." - thethe on the 2020 election that trump lost bigly
“I can’t fix my life, but I can fix the world.” - sturg
Newk was/is a pitcher who was mechanically broken. The question is going to be is he fixed. In the pen he is striking out 10+ per 9. So I am completely tossing his stats from the beginning of the year out. He also showed he can carry his success over several innings. His last outing he went 4 and 2/3 of one hit ball and 6 strikeouts against a Pirates team that none of our other pitchers could handle as easily. So he can physically be a starter. I have my doubts he mentally can.
Coppy
Is this the around the league topic? Why are we talking about some fat ass Braves pitcher.
His FIP and xFIP were more or less equal (as was the majority of his stat profile including k/9, bb/9, etc..) in the 1st vs 2nd half (they were actually better in the 2nd by a little), but his BABIP normalized and his batted ball rates switched from 23/45/32% to 9/51/40% (soft, med, hard). Fatigue might've been the case, but IMO teams just figured out you could key in on his breaking stuff and began murdering it since his fastball was so erratic.
"Well, you’ll learn soon enough that this was a massive red wave landslide." - thethe on the 2020 election that trump lost bigly
“I can’t fix my life, but I can fix the world.” - sturg
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