8/6 GDT: Miami Marlins (51-57) vs. Atlanta Braves (51-58); The Battle for 2nd Place

Looking at our starters' stats and noticed this...

Sims' spin rate is the best on our starting staff

Sims = 2306

Folty = 2276

Julio = 2236

Newcomb = 2201

MLB avg is 2231.

How important is spin rate and can it help offset sims' velocity?
 
SJ24 said:
The Braves must have had terrible domestic scouts back in the Wren Era.

Sims and Hursh (drafted ahead of Judge Lol) are not what I envision when thinking of 1st-rounders.
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Judge was picked 32nd. Not like we were the only 1 to miss on him
 
msstate7 said:
Looking at our starters' stats and noticed this...

Sims' spin rate is the best on our starting staff

Sims = 2306

Folty = 2276

Julio = 2236

Newcomb = 2201

MLB avg is 2231.

How important is spin rate and can it help offset sims' velocity?
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Spin rate plus arm slot equals movement. Spin rate for fastballs only really matters for 4 seamers, and statcast shows he doesn't get good rise. All of those spin rates are essentially average.

Low spin rate for 2 seamers leads to sinking action.

He just doesn't have the stuff to be more than a back end guy. He is a notch or 2 below Newk, and several notches below Folty.

How did the change look today?
 
Fried will be rusty big time before he gets a shot... he'll get ripped... he'll be back at Mississippi.
 
Enscheff said:
Yeah, I wouldn't call anything Sims has done impressive.
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I mean, is he one of our more exciting prospects?...no. I expect young pitchers to have bad innings here and there. I want to see how they respond after they struggle. He went five scoreless innings after getting torched. That's impressive. Wisler and Blair would have given up more runs and been out of the game after three innings.
 
TheBravos said:
I mean, is he one of our more exciting prospects?...no. I expect young pitchers to have bad innings here and there. I want to see how they respond after they struggle. He went five scoreless innings after getting torched. That's impressive. Wisler and Blair would have given up more runs and been out of the game after three innings.
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Ok, then I agree, he is probably better than Wisler and Blair.

He still isn't a long term SP option though.
 
I do look at things in context. He didn't give up any more runs because balls were hit at people. Not getting strikeouts is a bad sign.

Despite Newk being frustrating to watch, I see some good signs.
 
atl717 said:
I do look at things in context. He didn't give up any more runs because balls were hit at people. Not getting strikeouts is a bad sign.

Despite Newk being frustrating to watch, I see some good signs.
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The same people that think Sims was impressive today also think Julio has been an ace in years past.
 
thewupk said:
Nobody is saying they are. But having batters hit balls right at fielders all day is not impressive. I guess some people have different standards.
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Finishing 6 innings after letting up 4 with only recording an out for a kid making his second start is absolutely imoressive.
 
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