Keegan Akin 2021

[eddie83]

1 hour ago, Tony-OH said:

Agreed. BAbip is a flaw statistic that does not take into consideration how hard the ball was hit or the defense. Its fine to use with a grain of salt in the minors where expected stats are not available. 

As for Akin, here are his MLB percentiles: (Note: They don't scream out he needs to be a major league starter)

Avg Exit Velocity
22
Max Exit Velocity
16
HardHit%
14
xwOBA
11
xERA
11
xBA
8
xSLG
10
Barrel %
14
K%
22
BB%
50
Whiff%
27
Chase Rate
47
Fastball Velocity
28
Fastball Spin
71
Curve Spin
37

 

Nothing to do with Akin but wouldn’t BABIP still be useful for someone with a longer resume?  I mean if a pitchers K/BB rate is similar and so is their HR rate I would think it would tell something. 
 

If your stuff isn’t as good your K and/or BB would also suffer wouldn’t it?  
 

Like I said this is more about a pitcher who has been around awhile. 

[Sports Guy]

27 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

Nothing to do with Akin but wouldn’t BABIP still be useful for someone with a longer resume?  I mean if a pitchers K/BB rate is similar and so is their HR rate I would think it would tell something. 
 

If your stuff isn’t as good your K and/or BB would also suffer wouldn’t it?  
 

Like I said this is more about a pitcher who has been around awhile. 

Any stat is more useful when there is a lot more data than just one year.

Just as any stat shouldn't be considered all that important when the sample size is small.

[eddie83]

Just now, Sports Guy said:

Any stat is more useful when there is a lot more data than just one year.

Right. Just with BABIP I think in context it still has value. With Akin all his stats are poor because he has pitched poorly. 
 

We have 55 games left. Hope Zimmerman will be healthy and bounce back. Clearly the risk even in a non contending yeat of young arms hasn’t worked. At least Baumann is showing some signs.

 

With Akin at this point I honestly don’t care he if starts or not. Its not like he is blocking someone who deserves it. If they want to give a look at a AAA arm Akin isn’t the reason they won’t. I don’t see a future in the rotation but at this point what does it hurt? Perhaps a 6 man rotation will be used in September anyway. 

[27outs]

15 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

I would be surprised if they even spent that much but I agree that’s far more realistic than Stroman and something they should easily be able to do.

Stroman is a POS clubhouse cancer. He’s a racist jerk who no one in the league likes. 

[Sports Guy]

1 minute ago, 27outs said:

Stroman is a POS clubhouse cancer. He’s a racist jerk who no one in the league likes. 

Huh?  I have never heard this about him.  He seems to be very well respected.

[interloper]

16 minutes ago, 27outs said:

Stroman is a POS clubhouse cancer. He’s a racist jerk who no one in the league likes. 

Could literally not be more wrong. LOL He's a great dude, would love him on my team. 

[Ripken]

Yep.  Still not good.

[Pushmonkey]

If I never have to watch him “pitch” ever again, that will be a great day. He should never see a MLB mound ever.  Ever. Ever again. He plain in simple doesn’t belong on any team. 

[Tony-OH]

 

[Pushmonkey]

6 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

 

does Akin have nude pics of Elis and Hyde together? It’s the only thing I can think why he’s still on the team. 

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Pushmonkey said:

does Akin have nude pics of Elis and Hyde together? It’s the only thing I can think why he’s still on the team. 

They are ahead of the Diamond backs by three in the win column.  Can they afford to pull Akin out of the rotation?

[O's84]

Look on the bright side, maybe it's time to bring back Chris Tillman!

[forphase1]

It's sad as he was actually better in many ways.  He started the majority of the hitters off with strike one, and his strikes to ball ratio was really good.  But he just threw a few too many meatballs, just no consistency.  He'd throw 3-4 excellent, perfect pitches, then leave one right in the wheelhouse that would be hit in the gap to the wall.  

[Sports Guy]

Another big inning does him in.

[Il BuonO]

36 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

They are ahead of the Diamond backs by three in the win column.  Can they afford to pull Akin out of the rotation?

They’re more subtle than that, but you’re not far off.