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Post by telson13 on Apr 11, 2019 23:18:57 GMT -5
70% strikes from Mata today blows away he best efforts from last season: 64%, 62%, 62%, 60% He's at 18 ground outs, 3 fly outs. He and Ward have had very encouraging starts to the season. Mata especially seems night-and-day with his command. His stuff has def gotten better the past year-plus, especially the velo, but it’s nice to see him continue to generate a LOT of ground balls, as well as some whiffs. I’d think he’s got a very good chance of popping up in the 60s-80s on some mid season lists if the polish sticks. Looking more and more like an early promotion candidate. Some pleasant news from MiLB so far, with those two, Darwinzon, Duran (lol, and I sadly knew he bats LH and still said pull-heavy, which was *remarkably* dumb on my part), Shawaryn being solid, etc. I’m curious to hear some in-person reports on stuff for Mata/Ward; I recall Ward having solid velo and average secondaries, maybe looking like a relatively fast-moving 4/5, and Mata with the big velo bump last year seems like he’s got the pure stuff (esp with the high GB rate) to be a 3. He’s so young, and projectable, too...kinda curious to hear if he might even add another tick. Obviously it would be shocking for the SPs to be this bad (or even close to this bad) all year, but it’s still nice to someone in the system having success.
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Post by telson13 on Apr 11, 2019 23:21:21 GMT -5
Duran is racking up the INF hits! A little surprised he’s so pull-heavy, but it’s working for him rn. And Cole Brannen, who I’ve really had high hopes for, looks like an obligate swing-changer. WAY too much on the ground. Maybe JBJ could help Cole.... I honestly think he’d take what he can get at this point. Rough watching JBJ go out and...be getting the same results as last year.
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Post by mredsox89 on Apr 12, 2019 0:28:32 GMT -5
70% strikes from Mata today blows away he best efforts from last season: 64%, 62%, 62%, 60% He's at 18 ground outs, 3 fly outs. If he's able to consistently find the zone, mainly with the FB, he could have the highest ceiling of any pitcher in the system. His stuff is just so good that he makes hitters look absolutely silly
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Post by cdj on Apr 12, 2019 1:25:51 GMT -5
How much did Mata grow last year? Could be the root of last years control problems. He seems like a tank for his age.
Good to see him throwing strikes now
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Apr 12, 2019 2:13:09 GMT -5
Sittingstill, that has to be a 3000 dollar camera you have. Unbelievable quality pictures.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 12, 2019 7:06:55 GMT -5
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 12, 2019 7:07:56 GMT -5
70% strikes from Mata today blows away he best efforts from last season: 64%, 62%, 62%, 60% He's at 18 ground outs, 3 fly outs. Do we have in-zone, out-of-zone and swinging strike type data for him? You know this stuff much better than me. I'm very curious about how many more strikes are in the zone and how many more are swung at.
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Post by sittingstill on Apr 12, 2019 9:15:50 GMT -5
Sittingstill, that has to be a 3000 dollar camera you have. Unbelievable quality pictures. It wasn't inexpensive. But I put a lot of time and effort into photography, so it doesn't make any sense to shortchange myself on the equipment.
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Post by RedSoxStats on Apr 12, 2019 10:17:00 GMT -5
Do we have in-zone, out-of-zone and swinging strike type data for him? You know this stuff much better than me. I'm very curious about how many more strikes are in the zone and how many more are swung at.
Last year 6.6% of his pitches were swing and misses, so far this year 11.4%. But that is mostly from last night, his first start was 5 whiffs, last night 13.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 12, 2019 10:18:33 GMT -5
Was thinking about it on my way to the city today. I believe what I was remembering is that Devers is the 4th youngest in the AL.
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Post by theredseat on Apr 12, 2019 12:33:37 GMT -5
Mata's mix is modeled after Carlos Carrasco. The 89-91 slider was the missing element from last year to complete the arsenal. More two-seam/slider heavy now instead of fourseam/changeup.
Ward added a cutter and is throwing a laminar sinker now instead of a running two-seamer to complement the sweeping breaking ball.
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Post by radiohix on Apr 12, 2019 12:42:50 GMT -5
Mata's mix is modeled after Carlos Carrasco. The 89-91 slider was the missing element from last year to complete the arsenal. More two-seam/slider heavy now instead of fourseam/changeup. Ward added a cutter and is throwing a laminar sinker now instead of a running two-seamer to complement the sweeping breaking ball. Welcome to the community Interesting observations.
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Post by iakovos11 on Apr 12, 2019 13:11:57 GMT -5
Mata's mix is modeled after Carlos Carrasco. The 89-91 slider was the missing element from last year to complete the arsenal. More two-seam/slider heavy now instead of fourseam/changeup. Ward added a cutter and is throwing a laminar sinker now instead of a running two-seamer to complement the sweeping breaking ball. Welcome! Great stuff. Keep the observations coming!
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