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If they land this pitch in inning 1 it opens up a whole host of options....of course...you have to land the pitches and they are not. But at end of the day, I think with all the advanced scouting they are just trying to give as many different looks as possible to not be easy to read.

Hopefully it's just rosin and not his version of old school greenies to get him fired up for an AB.

From Verducci's Article: It may seem counterintuitive, but as pitchers throw faster, they throw fewer fastballs. The use of fastballs (not including cutters) was as high as 58.4% in 2009. Last season, it fell below 50% for the first time, to 48.5%. This year, it is down further, to 46.9%. At this rate, hitters will see 80,886 fewer fastballs than they did 14 years ago, even though the average velocity of those fastballs has gone up 1.9 mph. But what biomechanics have done for velocity, technology has done even more for spin. Breaking pitches have become so nasty that, this year, a run-of-the-mill slider is tougher to hit (.218) than a fastball at 99 mph and above (.232). For example, St. Louis righthander Jordan Hicks has thrown the most 100-mph pitches this year (110). Hicks hit 100 mph more times in April than the entire league did in April just five years ago (92 in 2018). And yet, batters hit .333 against his triple-digit fastballs.

He was in the group of death with DR & PR and then played USA. I think he’s in a funk and has some nagging injuries. the 16 pitch AB had to be one of the longest (time-wise) in MLB history. Salvy coming out, new C getting banged around, and then pitches. Crazy. Hoping he breaks out soon - would be a boon for the team.

He had a nasty injury so I’m being patient and giving him benefit of the doubt, but that patience is wearing off.

Pitcher. Hitter gets uber locked in and feels invincible. Ends in a hit almost every time.

These guys put up video game numbers every night it seems. That line-up is ridiculous. Benboom only guy w/o a hit. Ortiz had another great night with his first HR. Fontana has had a nice start to the season. Cowsers only out might have been the hardest ball he hit. Liner directly to the CF.

Only person I can remember hitting with his approach was Bonds. But any mistake in zone was a HR. He’s getting some pitches to hit. The 3-2 no swing on drivable pitches is frustrating.

Agree. When he first came up I thought he was trying to sound like Buck. I waiver back and forth on him, but mostly think he is really good. He says some dumb stuff sometimes.

3K and an inning where you made 2 outs while all your boys are smoking the ball. He’s gonna need some alone time.

Well, it is a Tuesday.

Up to .365

Unreal Gunnar. Getting calls at 21 lol

Catchers knees on a big big man.

Chilly night?

I’m starting to get curious to see if he can get his OBP up to .400 with a BA under .200

We will have to wait….you know he’s itching to get in the batters box.

Gunnar gonna walk again? or

When Adleys up with a runner on second it feels like an auto run.

Must not like batting 9th

Ahhh! Thx

His jump and route were 100% perfect w/no room for error.

Easily so far. That was unreal. I just keep watching and on replays I still think he isn’t gonna get it lol

No way that had. 40% catch chance rating. (Or whatever the heck they call it) One of best catches I’ve seen in a looooong time. I didn’t think He had a chance in hell.