Braves Pitchers

[Super]

https://theathletic.com/990072/2019/...rce=dailyemail

cool article on the movement Braves' pitchers are getting

[Super]

having Flowers and McCann catching these young pitchers has to be huge.

[Super]

just last year many were bemoaning the Braves focusing so much on pitching and not getting a "guy" out of it.
then Folty turned it on..now there's Fried and Soroka dominating with Folty looking to regain form. these types of guys on the cheap is a beautiful thing.

[nsacpi]

having Flowers and McCann catching these young pitchers has to be huge.

They are also getting some good work out of Julion. They have gotten him to throw the change more, which seems to have improved the effectiveness of the fastball.

[Southcack77]

They are also getting some good work out of Julion. They have gotten him to throw the change more, which seems to have improved the effectiveness of the fastball.

He's been a fair amount better than last year despite not being nearly as lucky, but I'm not really sure why exactly.

His velocity being up has predictably turned out to be a Spring Training anecdote at best.

I suspect he's just having a good stretch (perhaps opponent/park driven?) and we are due for a few bad starts/stretches to come.

[bravesfanMatt]

Use of advance analytics and perhaps our new pitching coach has something to do with it.

Something interesting is that Nola gave huge props to Kranitz. And Nola is considerably worse thus far. Hmm.

[Nerfherders]

This really goes back to last year with Julio. He was excellent down the stretch, fueled by an unsustainable .189 Babip. But really, the difference in Julio from then on is limiting HR. In his last 20 starts (116 IP) he's only allowed 12 HR. To put that in perspective, in his 22 starts (120 IP) prior to that, he gave up 22.

If he can limit the long ball, he generally doesn't give up alot of other hits, so he can work around the walks and navigate the ballgame. He is what he is, and he's really not that bad.

[wowbobwow]

He's been a fair amount better than last year despite not being nearly as lucky, but I'm not really sure why exactly.

because movement and location are more important that velo, and he's getting more consistent results in 2019 after ditching the windup.

[nsacpi]

It's interesting to me that Fried and Gausman statistically have been about the same pitcher but board perceptions of the two have differed wildly.

[Southcack77]

because movement and location are more important that velo, and he's getting more consistent results in 2019 after ditching the windup.

Is he getting more movement than last season?

[50PoundHead]

Is he getting more movement than last season?

If not, he should try this:



I can't remember who invented Metamucil. Was it Metaphysicist or Mrs. Meta?

[Southcack77]

I love what Gaus is doing but I think the preception is that Gaus is worse because of walks and LOB% being lower. Fried is stranding a ton of runners. So Fried is getting luckier. Which is why he needs to develop that change. His whip needs to drop below 1 to be the #2 he can be.

Like I said if Gaus is our fourth best pitcher the rest of the league is in serious trouble.

WHIP below 1? Did you intend a different number?

[Southcack77]

If not, he should try this:



I can't remember who invented Metamucil. Was it Metaphysicist or Mrs. Meta?

My great grandma was Meta, I think. Could have been her.