They don't want to admit they f***ed up and wasted a few million on a guy who looks cooked.What exactly are we waiting on with Kluber? Pull the plug.
Let me take your approach and wait till the end of the season for an opinion on himThoughts on Paxton?
IS cooked doesn't look cooked is cooked.They don't want to admit they f***ed up and wasted a few million on a guy who looks cooked.
Let me take your approach and wait till the end of the season for an opinion on him
A true MasochistWhy did he take out the Klubber? It was just getting good.
I've had enough. No more Kluber please.
Spot on sir.You don't build a roster of old and broken parts on short term deals expecting them all to hit. You hope a few overperform and let the glut of mediocrity sort itself out. Kluber will be gone soon enough
You don't build a roster of old and broken parts on short term deals expecting them all to hit. You hope a few overperform and let the glut of mediocrity sort itself out. Kluber will be gone soon enough
If you like 500 baseball.If you told me we'd get good results from 2 of 3 of Sale/Paxton/Kluber this year and the other 1/3 would be a bust, I think we'd all take it and run.
They're on pace for 90 wins.If you like 500 baseball.
Sure
I could go the rest of my life without seeing Devers try to bunt for a hit in a tie game in the 7th and be very happy
I mean he’s had 3 at bats and one was a laser hit, I can’t call that atrocious. I do agree that it would be better if he can be more selective though for sure. Swings at too many pitchers pitchesHe's been atrocious at the plate tonight. He's looking to hit a homer. He needs to work the count more. He's too eager.
Sumo on NESN+, I put my xbox controller down for a second and it switched to the next channel unknowingly, I looked up and was like wtf lol.
This is the analysis I come for.I can't figure out Kluber. The velocity is down only slightly from last year, but the spin rate is better. He's gone from essentially not walking anybody to 3.8 per 9 innings, and he's missing up in the zone WAY too much. He's actually been fairly effective when he keeps the ball down. He's stopped throwing his cutter as much and is throwing more sinkers and changeups. The changeups are effective, but the sinker is getting killed. Maybe it's time to try throwing dramatically fewer sinkers and instead focus on being more of a cutter/changeup/curveball guy.
Sinker
2022: 88.9 mph, 26.1" drop, 16.3" break, 2075 spin rate, .284 xBA, 26.8% of pitches
2023: 88.1 mph, 26.1" drop, 15.3" break, 2208 spin rate, .353 xBA, 29.2% of pitches
Curveball
2022: 80.7 mph, 41.0" drop, 16.5" break, 2526 spin rate, .230 xBA, 27.3% of pitches
2023: 80.5 mph, 39.4" drop, 15.6" break, 2551 spin rate, .197 xBA, 28.8% of pitches
Cutter
2022: 86.3 mph, 28.1" drop, 2.9" break, 2463 spin rate, .275 xBA, 34.2% of pitches
2023: 86.1 mph, 28.0" drop, 1.9" break, 2475 spin rate, .320 xBA, 25.1% of pitches
Changeup
2022: 82.9 mph, 33.7" drop, 13.6" break, 1653 spin rate, .242 xBA, 10.3% of pitches
2023: 82.0 mph, 37.9" drop, 14.9" break, 1721 spin rate, .177 xBA, 14.9% of pitches
4-Seam Fastball
2022: 88.9 mph, 20.2" drop, 6.3" break, 2271 spin rate, .290 xBA, 1.5% of pitches
2023: 88.1 mph, 22.0" drop, 8.9" break, 2232 spin rate, .000 xBA, 2.0% of pitches