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Newk ranks #71 in percentage of strikes thrown. He is not good at throwing strikes, but we see him dominate aggressive lineups.
The scariest part for MLB, and the awesome part for us....
He ranks #6 in lowest contact rate on the strikes he does throw. When he does throw strikes, guys can't make contact.
Now imagine if he bumps that strike rate up without suffering an increase in contact rate...Can that be done? Does the lack of strikes thrown effect batters' ability to hit the strikes he does throw?
He has improved his BB rate to 4 per 9 this year. Is that good enough? Probably not, but it's certainly working so far. Are teams going to adjust and stop being so aggressive against him? Time will tell.
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