GDT 3/30: Pivetta gets Pummeled, Wilson's first start.

[Freshmaker]

Games starts in 40 min, so lets go!!

E. Inciarte CF
J. Donaldson 3B
F. Freeman 1B
R. Acuna Jr. LF
N. Markakis RF
O. Albies 2B
T. Flowers C
D. Swanson SS
B. Wilson P

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A. McCutchen LF
J. Segura SS
B. Harper RF
R. Hoskins 1B
J.T. Realmuto C
O. Herrera CF
C. Hernandez 2B
M. Franco 3B
N. Pivetta P

[msstate7]

Donaldson going off today... 2 extra base hits

[The Chosen One]

Expecting a minimum of 6 k's by Wilson.

[striker42]

I'm expecting Swanson to get a couple hits today.

[Dalyn]

Okay. Let's go.

[Freshmaker]

Some good news on the injury front...

[nsacpi]

expecting a yuge game from Flowers

[msstate7]

I'm expecting Swanson to get a couple hits today.

That's a given. Swanson's weak wrist from puberty hitting him harder than most is gone... Silver slugger now

[msstate7]

Pete Alonso may be the next big thing in the east. He is absolutely destroying the ball today vs the nats

[Enscheff]

A lot of talk about Wilson’s improved slider. Perhaps whatever voodoo gave Fried a nasty slider has also made Wilson’s better.

We will see.

[msstate7]

A lot of talk about Wilson’s improved slider. Perhaps whatever voodoo gave Fried a nasty slider has also made Wilson’s better.

We will see.

Do secondary pitches peak for a pitcher around a certain age? Seems like they peak later than fastball. I have never pitched though

[Enscheff]

Batting Ender lead off was genius!!

[msstate7]

Damn JD

[The Chosen One]

Amazing how much better these road alts look compared to the previous ones we wore for 10 years.

[Dalyn]

Beautiful block by Donaldson. Everyone talks about his offense, but his defense was the reason I loved him when he was with Oakland.

[bravesfanMatt]

I missed the first inning. What can I bitch about regarding AA

[The Chosen One]

Frenchy and Glavine got a crash course in basic saber.

[CyYoung31]

Amazing how much better these road alts look compared to the previous ones we wore for 10 years.

Still don’t like the new road font.

[The Chosen One]

Still don’t like the new road font.

Just the capital A tilting more? lol

[Enscheff]

Do secondary pitches peak for a pitcher around a certain age? Seems like they peak later than fastball. I have never pitched though

I haven’t seen any data about aging curves on breaking pitches. All data has been purely velocity related.

I would guess that tweaking spin axis and arm slot are things pitchers can improve upon with analytics and hard work, so it stands to reason they can be improved at almost any age.