Eshelman up/Acquire Asher Wojciechowski from CLE

[HowAboutThat]

7 minutes ago, thezeroes said:

Opponent, Yankees , Astros, Red Sox.

Well, maybe, but the question isn’t whether his mistake pitches are getting hit but how many mistake pitches he’s throwing. Was he just lucky to start against bad teams that missed his mistakes? Or is he throwing more mistakes?

Thats what I don’t know: I’m not even sure where to look. Heat maps show where he’s throwing but not whether those were mistakes( meant to throw here, it ended up there)

Given the state of our rotation it’s a significant question.

[OFFNY]

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4 Free Passes (3 Walks and 1 Hit Batsman) in only 5 Innings Pitched.

This is the 5th consecutive outing in which Wojciechowski's Free Passes were high ........ in that span, he has doled out 17 of them (15 Walks and 2 Hit Batsmen) in only 24 Innings Pitched.

 

 

15 OUTS: ) 6 Flyouts, 5 Groundouts, 2 Strikeouts, 1 Popout, 1 Lineout

 

RANDALL ASHER WOJCIECHOWSKI )))))) (vs. DEVIL RAYS, 8/22)

IP:l.5

H:lll 4 )) (2 Home Runs, 2 Singles)

R:lllll 2

BB:ll3 ) *

SO:lll2

Pitches: )l 96 )(58 )Strikes, )38 )Balls)

2019 ERA: )l 4.67)l 54.00 IP  (28 ER)

2019 WHIP: )l 1.259 )l )  54.00 IP  (68 H/BB)

2019 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: )l .218 ))  (45 for 206)

 

* )) Wojciechowski also had 1 hit Batsman

 

PITCHES BY INNING

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20 lll(11 llStrikes, llll91 lllBalls)

11 lll(81 lllStrikes, llll31 lllBalls)

19 lll(12 lllStrikes, llll71 lllBalls)

19 llll(91 lllStrikes, ll10 lllllBalls) 

27 lll(18 lllStrikes, llll91 lllBalls)

 

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[OFFNY]

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(vs. NATIONALS, 8/29) ) 

 

Wojciechowski was battered for 5 Runs in the very 1st Inning.

He somehow managed to stick around for 3 additional scoreless frames, ceding only a Single in that span.

 

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[OFFNY]

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This was the 3rd consecutive outing (and the 4th time in his last 5 outings) in which Wojciechowski had a Hit Batsman.

 

 

21 OUTS: ) 8 Groundouts, 7 Flyouts, 5 Strikeouts, 1 Popout

 

RANDALL ASHER WOJCIECHOWSKI )))))) (vs. DEVIL RAYS, 9/02)

IP:ll7

H:lll 5 )) (1 Home Run, 1 Double, 3 Singles)

R:lll. 4

BB:ll1 ) *

SO:lll5

Pitches: )l 95 )(60 )Strikes, )35 )Balls)

2019 ERA: )l 5.12 )l 65.00 IP  (37 ER)

2019 WHIP: )l 1.231  )l )  65.00 IP  (80 H/BB)

2019 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: )l .225 ))  (56 for 249)

 

* )) Wojciechowski also had 1 hit Batsman

 

PITCHES BY INNING

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26 ll(13 lllStrikes, ll13 lllllBalls) 

13 lll(91 llStrikes, llll41 lllBalls)

14 lll(10 lllStrikes, llll41 lllBalls)

81 lll(51 lllStrikes, llll31 lllBalls)

13 lll(91 lllStrikes, llll41 lllBalls)

81 lll(61 lllStrikes, lllll21 lllBalls)

13 lll(81 lllStrikes, llllll51 lllBalls)

 

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[Ruzious]

He looked surprisingly good today - hitting 94 and 95 on his fastball late in the game and with really good command and control of his pitches.  And obviously going 7 innings was a significant plus.  Is he part of the O's future?  No, but it was nice to see a well-pitched game.      

[LA2]

5 hours ago, Ruzious said:

He looked surprisingly good today - hitting 94 and 95 on his fastball late in the game and with really good command and control of his pitches.  And obviously going 7 innings was a significant plus.  Is he part of the O's future?  No, but it was nice to see a well-pitched game.      

Yes, if the future includes next year!

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, LA2 said:

Yes, if the future includes next year!

Next year?  It includes next week!

[Sessh]

6 hours ago, Ruzious said:

He looked surprisingly good today - hitting 94 and 95 on his fastball late in the game and with really good command and control of his pitches.  And obviously going 7 innings was a significant plus.  Is he part of the O's future?  No, but it was nice to see a well-pitched game.      

Not according to GameDay. In the sixth (8 pitches), he threw four fastballs: 88mph, 89.7, 89.6 and 90. In the seventh (13 pitches), he threw five fastballs: 90.5, 90.7, 91.7, 90.1 and 90.8mph. He hit 92 a couple times earlier in the game, but was generally 89-91 the whole game peaking at 92 and bottoming out at 88. Not sure where you're getting 94-95 from.

[LA2]

2 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

Next year?  It includes next week!

But not tomorrow. Baseball is funny that way.

That's why it felt ontologically disruptive in 2012 when DD started sending pitchers who had options to minor-league teams in between appearances in order to maximize Buck's in-game choices. Took a while to get used to it, but then it felt maverick and brilliantly handled. Why had I assumed it's normal for pitchers to transform an active roster spot into non-Being (aka Void, Becoming) in between starts?

It also commodified "remaining options" in a way that had not been apparent to me before.

[weams]

15 hours ago, OFFNY said:

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This was the 3rd consecutive outing (and the 4th time in his last 5 outings) in which Wojciechowski had a Hit Batsman.

 

 

21 OUTS: ) 8 Groundouts, 7 Flyouts, 5 Strikeouts, 1 Popout

 

RANDALL ASHER WOJCIECHOWSKI )))))) (vs. DEVIL RAYS, 9/02)

IP:ll7

H:lll 5 )) (1 Home Run, 1 Double, 3 Singles)

R:lll. 4

BB:ll1 ) *

SO:lll5

Pitches: )l 95 )(60 )Strikes, )35 )Balls)

2019 ERA: )l 5.12 )l 65.00 IP  (37 ER)

2019 WHIP: )l 1.231  )l )  65.00 IP  (80 H/BB)

2019 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: )l .225 ))  (56 for 249) 5 for 26

 

* )) Wojciechowski also had 1 hit Batsman

 

PITCHES BY INNING

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26 ll(13 lllStrikes, ll13 lllllBalls) 

13 lll(91 llStrikes, llll41 lllBalls)

14 lll(10 lllStrikes, llll41 lllBalls)

81 lll(51 lllStrikes, llll31 lllBalls)

13 lll(91 lllStrikes, llll41 lllBalls)

81 lll(61 lllStrikes, lllll21 lllBalls)

13 lll(81 lllStrikes, llllll51 lllBalls)

 

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There has been a lot of emphasis at the MLB level on pitching inside.  With the Orioles of course. 

[sportsfan8703]

Wojo isn’t a bad piece. I think he’d be really good in MR. It also feels like we have a shot when he’s pitching. 

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, weams said:

There has been a lot of emphasis at the MLB level on pitching inside.  With the Orioles of course. 

HBP are pretty flat in the AL this year.    Last year, the league average was 60 and the O’s a little above at 67.     This year with 15% of the season remaining the AL is averaging 54 and the O’s at 60.

By the way, you know all those stories about how pitchers used to hit batters all the time just to teach them a lesson about crowding the plate?   So far as I can tell, it’s a complete myth.    Last year was the AL record for frequency of HBP, and of the top 10 seasons of all time, 8 have been since 2000.    I think you mainly hear this myth about the 1950’s and ‘60’s, but HBP rates then were only maybe 60% of what they are today.    Now, maybe that’s because in the old days batters didn’t crowd the plate as much, but it’s not like guys were getting hit all the time.    

[OFFNY]

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15 OUTS: ) 5 Flyouts, 4 Popouts, 2 Strikeouts, 2 Foulouts, 1 Groundout, 1 Lineout

 

RANDALL ASHER WOJCIECHOWSKI )))))) (vs. TIGERS, 9/15)

IP:ll5

H:lll 8 )) (2 Doubles, 6 Singles)

R:llll 2

BB:ll0

SO:lll2

Pitches: )l 84 )(60 )Strikes, )24)Balls)

2019 ERA: )l 5.38 )l 72.00 IP  (43 ER)

2019 WHIP: )l 1.319  )l )  72.00 IP  (95 H/BB)

2019 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: )l .246 ))  (70 for 284) 

 

PITCHES BY INNING

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27 ll(17 lllStrikes, ll10 lllllBalls) 

24 lll(17 llStrikes, llll71 lllBalls)

14 lll(11 lllStrikes, llll31 lllBalls)

10 lll(81 lllStrikes, llll21 lllBalls)

91 lll(71 lllStrikes, llll21 lllBalls)

 

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[OFFNY]

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A nice little stint in eastern Massachusetts to finish off the 2019 season for Wojo.

 

 

18 OUTS: ) 6 Strikeouts, 5 Groundouts, 3 Lineouts (Including 1 Double Play), 2 Flyouts, 1 Thrown Out at Home Plate

 

RANDALL ASHER WOJCIECHOWSKI )))))) (vs. RED SOX, 9/27)

IP:ll6

H:lll 4 )) (2 Doubles, 2 Singles)

R:llll 0

BB:ll1 ) *

SO:lll6

Pitches: )l 96 )(58 )Strikes, )38)Balls)

2019 ERA: )l 4.92 )l 82.33 IP  (45 ER)

2019 WHIP: )l 1.312  )l )  82.33 IP  (108 H/BB)

2019 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: )l .247 ))  (80 for 324) 

 

* )) Wojciechowski also had 1 Hit Batsman

 

PITCHES BY INNING

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18 l(13 llStrikes, llll51 lllBalls)

22 ll(12 lllStrikes, ll10 lllllBalls) 

81 ll(61 llStrikes, llll21 lllBalls)

15 ll(81 llStrikes, llll71 lllBalls)

18 ll(10 llStrikes, llll81 lllBalls)

15 ll(91 llStrikes, llll61 lllBalls)

 

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[Just Regular]

A fun tidbit I'd seen was Means was there with Verlander and Cole at best fastball rise last year, and Means did gain 210 rpm of Spin on his four seam in 2019, but I just heard an offhand note from July about Wojo as a guy spinning the ball better, and it appears in 2019, he picked up 170 rpm of Spin above his 2017.

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/asher-wojciechowski-592879?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb

I don't know where to find minor league spin, but as he didn't join Orioles until early July, it could be an interesting test of whether that was just him growing himself over those two years, or if Orioles PD had some specific tweaks to help him.