Kyle Gibson 2023

[Frobby]

10 hours ago, Aristotelian said:

I wouldn't put the odds of Gibson becoming a coach any lower than any other player. I don't think I would take that bet for any player no matter how little money they made playing.

Oh, I’d definitely guess there’s a loose correlation between career earnings and likelihood of becoming a coach. But look at it this way: the average major league team uses about 55 players a year.  Depending on who you want to count, they have maybe 7-12 coaches.  Of those coaches, many never played in the majors.  So, the odds of a major league player becoming a major league coach are maybe 1 in 10?  I’m guessing it’s probably less than that.

For anyone who wants to dive into this, here’s a current list of major league coaches.

[sportsfan8703]

Decent start. We can win with that. Defense had 3 errors. We went 1-10 with RISP. We win that game 9/10 times. 

[Aristotelian]

This thread deserves a bump. Gibson was terrific last night, helped by a generous strike zone but command of all pitches was sharp. Gave up a hard fly to center and then the Solo homer finished his night.

4-0, ERA sits at 3.60 with 1.17 WHIP. Solid if not spectacular. We all wanted a Verlander type but at least we are getting our money's worth so far.

[Dunk35]

He has exceeded my expectations so far. Looks like a guy that will consistently give the team a chance to win every time he pitches. 

[Just Regular]

On 2023 AL Mount Rushmore so far:

Innings Pitched

1.	Cole • NYY	34.0
2.	Valdez • HOU	32.0
3.	Bieber • CLE	30.2
4.	Gibson • BAL	30.0

The end of year numbers regressed, but in the All-Star 2021 he carried a 2.00 ERA for half the season.

[Frobby]

In the first inning it looked like he was in for a tough night command-wise.  Then he flipped a switch and had the best command he’s shown all season.  I’m really happy with him so far.  

[LA2]

And so far he's been an improvement over Lyles.

[RZNJ]

He had a really good changeup going last night.  The only guys who squared him up were the last out of the first inning and the last two batters before he was lifted.

[spleen1015]

Seemed like he got a ton of swing and misses last night. Anyone know of a site where you can see this data?

[Spy Fox]

2 hours ago, spleen1015 said:

Seemed like he got a ton of swing and misses last night. Anyone know of a site where you can see this data?

You're right. He got 18 whiffs last night. His previous four starts had all had between 6 and 10 whiffs. Here's last night, swing data in the bottom chart: 

You can find almost anything of this variety at players' Baseball Savant page. Though sometimes it's hard to figure out where to go to find the info arranged how you want. (For this, I couldn't find any menu that compared things like whiff rate on a start-by-start basis so I clicked into the various game logs.)

Edited April 23, 2023 by Spy Fox

[Sports Guy]

He missed 1 bat tonight.

Not sure I have ever seen that from a starting pitcher before.

[Can_of_corn]

4 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

He missed 1 bat tonight.

Not sure I have ever seen that from a starting pitcher before.

Didn't watch Tillman that last season?

[Just Regular]

11 strikeouts, 0 whiffs - all I do is pitch pitch pitch no matter what what what.

1.	Cole • NYY	46.2
2.	Bieber • CLE	45.2
3.	Valdez • HOU	45.0
4.	Gibson • BAL	41.0

[IPlayGM]

9 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

He missed 1 bat tonight.

Not sure I have ever seen that from a starting pitcher before.

Yeah I just came on here because I figured someone would have the numbers…that was certainly a weird start last night.

[Il BuonO]

He is who he is-milquetoast.