Miracle of 3 in a row Game thread
Re: Miracle of 3 in a row Game thread
yeah, Eovaldi is weak sauce. We'll eat him for brunch
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Re: Miracle of 3 in a row Game thread
From an ESPN article on aces... because the mariners hold his pitch count down?
https://www.espn.ph/mlb/insider/story/_ ... le-crochet
q.I know I'm old because when Gilbert comes up, I still think about scouting him at Stetson in 2018 when scouts were wondering whether his draft-year velo dip was tied to his big pitch counts every Friday.
His velo is up five ticks since then, so it's safe to say that usage was a big reason
https://www.espn.ph/mlb/insider/story/_ ... le-crochet
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Re: Miracle of 3 in a row Game thread
His fastball velo is down a whole MPH this year. Although the value of the pitch is up.Donn Beach wrote: ↑Tue Apr 15, 2025 2:39 amFrom an ESPN article on aces... because the mariners hold his pitch count down?
q.I know I'm old because when Gilbert comes up, I still think about scouting him at Stetson in 2018 when scouts were wondering whether his draft-year velo dip was tied to his big pitch counts every Friday.
His velo is up five ticks since then, so it's safe to say that usage was a big reason
https://www.espn.ph/mlb/insider/story/_ ... le-crochet