Also can’t overlook the difference between pitching in front of the fourth best defence in the majors versus the fifth worst.
Defense Runs Saved:
2024: 3rd place
2023: 2nd place
2022: 6th place
2021: 6th place
2020: 24th place (weird year)
2019: 12th place
2018: 2nd place
2017: 10th place
Do you see a trend?
Eventually other teams will catch on, but it is easier to pay for runs defensively than offensively. All we are doing is swapping the idea of scoring a run with saving a run. Find pitchers who keep the ball in the yard, and then have our defense go get it.
Sure some is the “pitching lab” but the props really need to be given to our defense. We have the most DRS from the 2B and RF position in the whole MLB.
Look at some of the other stats as well.
WHIP is 1.19 vs 1.44
Opponent OPS is down to .599 vs .771
K/9 is up to 9 vs 7.52
HR/9 is down to 0.86 from 1.35
K:BB is 2.63 from 1.90
He needs to go deeper into games(yesterday was the first game he went more than 5), but he’s looking great.
Definitely a step in the right direction!
Not tipping your pitches for a month probably helps, but that shouldn’t take away from your statement. You won’t hear of a Brewers pitcher tipping for that long without someone saying something
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Also can’t overlook the difference between pitching in front of the fourth best defence in the majors versus the fifth worst.
Defense Runs Saved:
2024: 3rd place
2023: 2nd place
2022: 6th place
2021: 6th place
2020: 24th place (weird year)
2019: 12th place
2018: 2nd place
2017: 10th place
Do you see a trend?
Eventually other teams will catch on, but it is easier to pay for runs defensively than offensively. All we are doing is swapping the idea of scoring a run with saving a run. Find pitchers who keep the ball in the yard, and then have our defense go get it.
Sure some is the “pitching lab” but the props really need to be given to our defense. We have the most DRS from the 2B and RF position in the whole MLB.
Look at some of the other stats as well.
WHIP is 1.19 vs 1.44
Opponent OPS is down to .599 vs .771
K/9 is up to 9 vs 7.52
HR/9 is down to 0.86 from 1.35
K:BB is 2.63 from 1.90
He needs to go deeper into games(yesterday was the first game he went more than 5), but he’s looking great.
Definitely a step in the right direction!
Not tipping your pitches for a month probably helps, but that shouldn’t take away from your statement. You won’t hear of a Brewers pitcher tipping for that long without someone saying something
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