@KeskeTalksBall@planterspunch7@OwBroMedia I bet the problem is not specifically the first inning. It’s a mental presssure he feels when it’s a tie game or when the Sox are winnin. Hes pitched well with an opener because he’s always been down, which is not the case when he’s in the first. Only explanation I can think of.
@Nyanasaur the cutter really doesn't function as a fastball. A 10 mph drop is usually more characteristic of a slider, which is really how the pitch moves. The only fundamental difference between a cutter and slider anyway is the difference in speed from the pitchers fastball
@TrevorSanne3 The point of an opener is to throw somebody of the opposite hand in before. This would make sense in theory but it statistically is better to put out a lefty in front of Bello
@SeanRedsox@RafaelaEnjoyer He’s at least hitting the ball hard, and has elite bat speed. Not saying he’s great but story and durbin have less redeeming qualities on their savant page (I don’t care that durbin doesn’t strike out)
@pelscoverage@NAT181978@Sox_Savant You gotta stop using era as your end all be all. It’s literally such an outdated stat, and has so much to do with fielding, luck, ballpark, etc. obv Sanchez’s best season was last year, but don’t be foolish
@SeanRedsox@RafaelaEnjoyer Duran has played pretty good defense and is elite on the bases.His hitting metrics (though still awful) are also a lot better than story and durbin rn. If any ppl needa be out of the lineup is story and durbin, but I bet with the current record they let them figure it out for now
@pelscoverage@NAT181978@Sox_Savant Also there is literally not a large gap even if you look at regular stats. Sanchez literally had amazing era, so%, volume, etc. he’s just not that big a name and he doesn’t throw that hard, so you seem to have made up this gap in your head. He’s been an elite pitcher for 3 ssns
@pelscoverage@NAT181978@Sox_Savant I’m sorry your brain can’t handle the “mental gymnastics” of looking at a number on a screen. These stats were created to get a better sense of how good pitchers are
@EdHand89@BradleyGrinnen His analytics are not great. Hes gotten extremely lucky this season so I would have waited a good bit to put him in a spot like that
@pelscoverage@NAT181978@Sox_Savant His babip his first two years was 284 was 273. He’s getting luckier this year. His xera his first two years was also over 50 points higher in both seasons over his era. Stop waffling, he’s a great pitcher but certainly not a large, if any at all, gap between him and Sanchez
@pelscoverage@NAT181978@Sox_Savant Well that’s an exact area where we can use fip to evaluate. Skenes has a babip of under 200 (completely unsustainable regardless of how much he prevents hard contact) while Sanchez has one of 360. Sure reducing hard contact is better at helping babip but not 160 points worth
@pelscoverage@NAT181978@Sox_Savant His gb% is literally taking into account contact. Sanchez is not particularly as good as skenes at preventing hard contact, but with today’s mlb I’d rather have a pitcher that keeps the ball on the ground more than in the air. Especially if they strike out batters at similar rate