Teheran's change up

[PurpleBrave]

Posted Imagec_singleton Chris Singleton
According to #Fangraphs... Julio Teheran has thrown 110 changeups and given up 1 hit (single) with it this season.

[Orphan Black]

Posted Imagec_singleton Chris Singleton
According to #Fangraphs... Julio Teheran has thrown 110 changeups and given up 1 hit (single) with it this season.

Would be curious to see how many strikes he's thrown with it.

[zbhargrove]

Teheran is a legit ace I think and he's turning into a real craftsman... But did he majorly adjust his game or something? I seem to remember him coming up as a major fireballer hitting the upper 90s often in the low to mid minors... I rarely see him hit above 92-93 as a major leaguer. No matter what, the change up is sick and he looks like a seasoned vet out there now who knows the art of pitching.

[Julio3000]

He's throwing the changeup more than he did last year. As much as anything else, I think he's just mixing it in more to keep hitters off-balance and guessing. He has, in general, kept his slider down and spotted his fastball effectively, even as he's kept the velo down a tick or two. He's effectively commanding four pitches right now (4sfb, 2sfb, slider, change), which is one of the reasons, IMO, that his HR/FB is down and he's outpitching his peripherals. His BABIP against won't stay at .215, but I don't think he's succeeding because of dumb luck alone.

[gilesfan]

He's very good, but unfortunately a huge regression candidate. Still think he will be a low to mid 3 ERA guy, which is certainly a worthwhile top or near top of the rotation pitcher.

Certainly not dumb luck, but league leader is usually around .240 or so. So, his ERA can decline a bit and still be very good

[thethe]

Why would you think his ERA is going to regress that much? Seems like he is getting more command of his pitches as he matures. I see him as a 2.5-2.8 guy.

[Tapate50]

This thread was just a good quality jinx .