Pitchers vs. HOF hitters Jon Lieber vs. Jeff Bagwell.224/.237/.241 in 59 PA Lieber is perhaps not Bagwell’s most well-known nemesis. That would be sidearming former Reds reliever Scott Sullivan, who held him hitless in 24 at-bats, a fact about which Bagwell was very well aware. On...
Over the past three seasons, Sale has 715 strikeouts and only 504 hits allowed in 609⅓ innings, and for his career, he has an adjusted ERA+ of 135 -- the same asRandy Johnsonand Christy Mathewson, two of the best pitchers in history. Sale joins a rotation that includes reigning AL...
those offerings. When he’s not getting strikeouts, he’s likely getting a weak grounder. Suárez’s ground-ball rate (58.8%) andhard-hit rate(28.4%) ranksixth and fifth, respectively, among qualified pitchers. His .245expected wOBAisthird-bestamong pitchers with at least 100 batted balls....
point in his career, he has thrown 31 innings in the big leagues over 19 appearances, including one start. He has allowed just 2.90 earned runs per nine in that small sample. His 18.2% strikeout rate is subpar but his 6.1% walk rate and 53.1% ground ball rate are both strong numbers....
{{#rendered}}{{/rendered}} Bauer led the league with 2,827 RPMs on his 4-seam spin rate. He finished third in strikeouts with 100 and third in K/9 averaging 12.329 strikeouts per nine innings. Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital....
The MLB total depends on a ton of different factors. Two strong starting pitchers means the total will probably be lower, while a game with two poor starting pitchers would have a much higher total. It’s very important to know where games are being played and to check the weather report...
Pitchers are ranked in order of their Forecaster/Daily Notes projected fantasy points (FPTS), using ESPN's standard scoring system (2 points per win, minus-2 per loss, 3 per inning, 1 per K, minus-1 apiece per hit or walk allowed, minus-2 per ear...
Basabe’s walk rate dropped from 7.3% to 4.9%. His strikeout rate jumped from 15.5% to 18%. His average exit velocity dipped by nearly three miles per hour, while his hard-hit rate fell by a hefty eight percentage points. Rough as the previous season was, Basabe is regarded as a ...
s final few months. Buttó allowed only two earned runs per nine with an excellent 29.7% strikeout percentage over 36 frames. His walk rate remained elevated at a 12.3% clip. It’s difficult to stick as a starter with that kind of command, so it’s not especially surprising that the ...
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