Think he's wearing down. I'm just following on gameday but he's been extremely wild for his standards. A lot of pitches not even close to the strike zone.
Yeah looks like a AAAA player. He was one of Nashville's worst hitters against 95+mph pitches. Not good defensively. Doesn't seem like he has much to offer
That's also a really good thought. His changeup has looked so good this season. My only concern there is that his changeup is a harder changeup, so I feel like the sinker and changeup could blend together quite a bit like his slider and curveball have tendency to do at times.
Honestly Freddy is just a bit of a weird pitcher. Tinkers with his stuff a lot.
Great article @Jack Stern. I was kind of curious if you think Freddy Peralta could benefit from introducing a cutter this offseason. Seems his FB and Slider effectiveness have kind of steadily dropped over the last couple of years. Could a cutter be a good bridge pitch to connect the slider and FB more?
The Cardinals' TV call of the Chourio HR was absolutely hilarious. Right before the pitch the announcer asks if the pitcher can pitch out of a mess of his own making then immediately into the answer is no and 20 seconds of absolute silence
https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=1c1eb350-ae0b-4759-aefa-a91d7f31e169&videoType=AWAY
Where the foot is when the ball hits the glove doesn't matter. It's based on when the ball enters the glove which would be before the ball hits. If Frelick's foot hit the base simultaneously with the ball hitting the glove then he was 100% out.
I really think it will come down to if teams think the defensive falloff this year is an aberration or a sign of things to come. That could hugely impact the quality of offers he gets.
Looks like he maxed out at 57 pitches and 4 innings in his rehab assignment, so probably a short start.
Edit: Nevermind most of that was from earlier in the year. Must have gotten re-injured while on rehab. He's only had 1 rehab start going 2.2 innings with 50 pitches, so definitely a short start.
Another fun Chourio comparison.
Ryan Braun rookie year (debuted 5/25) - .324/.370/.634, 155 wRC+, 6% BB-rate, 23% K-rate
Chourio since 5/25 - .314/.361/.527, 144 wRC+, 6% BB-rate, 16% K-rate
Chourio is 3 years younger than rookie Ryan Braun
There was some talk yesterday and honestly just a lot of talk that MLB players don't shorten their swing with 2 strikes and for some that is absolutely true, but on average MLB players clearly shorten their swing. I get that there are a lot of strikeouts but MLB pitching is also better than it's ever been, so instead of always blaming the hitters for that we could acknowledge how good pitchers have gotten.
One last rodeo. What are everyone's September record predictions and do the Brewers finish with a Top 2 seed and 1st round bye?
Here's the schedule:
1 @ CIN
3 vs STL
3 vs COL
3 @ SF
3 @ AZ
3 vs PHI
4 vs AZ
3 @ PIT
3 vs NYM
Personally I am going 15-11 with the Brewers unfortunately missing out on the 2 seed due to the Phillies obtaining the tiebreaker over us.