Comments on: Splitsphil http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/08/13/splitsphil/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Tue, 21 May 2013 08:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Chyll Will http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/08/13/splitsphil/#comment-132113 Chyll Will Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:33:02 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=39307#comment-132113 My comment's awaiting moderation again :( My comment’s awaiting moderation again :(

]]> By: The Hawk http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/08/13/splitsphil/#comment-132112 The Hawk Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:40:14 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=39307#comment-132112 Maybe it's telling that during perhaps his roughest stretch where four out of six games saw him give up 5+ runs, he had a 7 IP, 1ER run outing. One thing he's been in recent starts is less efficient. He's performed decently lately - especially that last game where it seemed he would never get past the 5th - but it takes too many pitches. Lucky for my viewing pleasure it's not the type of "too many pitches" he and Joba used to try and bore me to death with. All in all I'm really encouraged by this year. I don't think it's necessarily gonna happen but he seems to have the makeup to be an excellent pitcher for a long time to come. Maybe it’s telling that during perhaps his roughest stretch where four out of six games saw him give up 5+ runs, he had a 7 IP, 1ER run outing.

One thing he’s been in recent starts is less efficient. He’s performed decently lately – especially that last game where it seemed he would never get past the 5th – but it takes too many pitches. Lucky for my viewing pleasure it’s not the type of “too many pitches” he and Joba used to try and bore me to death with.

All in all I’m really encouraged by this year. I don’t think it’s necessarily gonna happen but he seems to have the makeup to be an excellent pitcher for a long time to come.

]]> By: williamnyy23 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/08/13/splitsphil/#comment-132111 williamnyy23 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:56:01 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=39307#comment-132111 [2] I think Hughes may have allowed a few bad cutters to push him back toward the curve ball, which for some reason has seemed to regress as a pitch. One thing I found was his performance were better when he threw more cutters, but there could be a chicken and egg effect. I should probably take a look at what he did in his last three starts to see if a return to the cutter has been a factor. [2] [3] Jaffe kind of picked a bad time to do the analysis because he has turned things around. His last three starts have all shown evidence of improvement. [2] I think Hughes may have allowed a few bad cutters to push him back toward the curve ball, which for some reason has seemed to regress as a pitch. One thing I found was his performance were better when he threw more cutters, but there could be a chicken and egg effect. I should probably take a look at what he did in his last three starts to see if a return to the cutter has been a factor.

[2] [3] Jaffe kind of picked a bad time to do the analysis because he has turned things around. His last three starts have all shown evidence of improvement.

]]> By: monkeypants http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/08/13/splitsphil/#comment-132110 monkeypants Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:44:18 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=39307#comment-132110 [2] Yep...he's had three pretty nice starts in a row. Not great, but not bad either. He gave up the late HR to lose v. TB (6 IP, 3 ER), had a nice start against Toronto cut short by his head cold (5.1 IP, 1 ER), and he was a tough luck loser against Boston---rough start but settled down (6 IP, 2 ER). [2] Yep…he’s had three pretty nice starts in a row. Not great, but not bad either. He gave up the late HR to lose v. TB (6 IP, 3 ER), had a nice start against Toronto cut short by his head cold (5.1 IP, 1 ER), and he was a tough luck loser against Boston—rough start but settled down (6 IP, 2 ER).

]]> By: The Hawk http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/08/13/splitsphil/#comment-132109 The Hawk Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:56:56 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=39307#comment-132109 I seem to remember a stretch of a few games, or at least a couple, where his cutter was getting hammered (I think David Ortiz was involved in this trend), thus less reliance on it. My impression isn't that they moved away from what was working but rather it just wasn't working as well so they stopped using it so much. I feel like Hughes has picked it up a bit lately. It doesn't necessarily have to be a tale of two seasons; let's see how he does from here on out. I seem to remember a stretch of a few games, or at least a couple, where his cutter was getting hammered (I think David Ortiz was involved in this trend), thus less reliance on it. My impression isn’t that they moved away from what was working but rather it just wasn’t working as well so they stopped using it so much.

I feel like Hughes has picked it up a bit lately. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a tale of two seasons; let’s see how he does from here on out.

]]> By: williamnyy23 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/08/13/splitsphil/#comment-132108 williamnyy23 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:37:10 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=39307#comment-132108 At the risk of self promotion, I did a similar analysis three weeks ago (http://tinyurl.com/2c27na2). In summary, the three factors at play seemed to be home/road splits, fallout from being skipped as well as evolution of pitch selection (using the curve more at the expense of the cutter). At the risk of self promotion, I did a similar analysis three weeks ago (http://tinyurl.com/2c27na2). In summary, the three factors at play seemed to be home/road splits, fallout from being skipped as well as evolution of pitch selection (using the curve more at the expense of the cutter).

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