Grading Ynoa's stuff

[Carp]

He looks good right now, but given his track record I think he needs to do it for a while before we can say that definitively.

He was also lights out in 2019 as a reliever.

 

[thewupk]

Sims seems to be benefiting from the same strange phenomena that saw Bauer add like 500 rpm to his pitches. He's still walking everyone to boot. I rather doubt he's going to be a super effective reliever over the long term.

It's called cheating. But I guess if MLB doesn't do anything about it then why not do it?

 

[Super]

It's called cheating. But I guess if MLB doesn't do anything about it then why not do it?

well once a Braves pitcher does it i’m sure the MLB will crack down. so there’s one reason not to.

 

[Julio3000]

He was also lights out in 2019 as a reliever.

I’d forgotten how good he was and how much work he got in 2019. Never mind.

 

[McCann'sCans]

I wonder if Edgar Santana (who just got called up) could be a useful RH arm for us out of the pen. Has more traditional splits and seemed to be pretty good for the Pirates in 2018 settling into a high leverage role once he got his walk rate under control. Obviously far from a sure thing coming back from both a PED suspension and TJ surgery, but worth a shot.

 

[Enscheff]

Devon
1:09 Huascar Ynoa??? Huascar Ynoa! Is this a real thing or are we expecting the league to adjust to him assuming he can't consistently throw a viable third pitch?
Kevin Goldstein
1:09 I've always liked him, when I was with the Astros we tried to acquire him from both the Twins and the Braves.

Pretty much all we need to know.

 

[CyYoung31]

Devon
1:09 Huascar Ynoa??? Huascar Ynoa! Is this a real thing or are we expecting the league to adjust to him assuming he can't consistently throw a viable third pitch?
Kevin Goldstein
1:09 I've always liked him, when I was with the Astros we tried to acquire him from both the Twins and the Braves.

Pretty much all we need to know.

Wow.

 

[CrazyTrain]

Thanks for doing this. I've been waiting to see your thoughts on Ynoa.

I see your xwOBA/wOBA gap, but up until that point, your synthesis seems more pessimistic than your data or your analysis. 55, 60, 55, 70 command, but it's fool's gold. I surely share your caution, but he's been damn good, and for the reasons you quantified - a Rolls Royce of a slider, plus other offerings and (most importantly) tremendously improved command. Past performance is no guarantee of future results, but I'm going to hold out a candle that he's figured it out (while acknowledging that regression is likely).

He should see pretty decent results with that change as he gets comfortable with it. But the command is the thing that makes it all go.

Commanding your fastball is still the most important thing a pitcher can do.