Dean Kremer 2024

[baltfan]

2 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

I'll differ a little bit...yeah, great start tonight from the perspective that he got through 7 innings of 2 run ball.  That's fantastic.

But only 7 swinging strikes and 4 strikeouts against 4 walks.  He got some DP grounders but the Yankees were making loud contact in the early innings before he settled in a bit.  

That's the thing that kind of confounds me about Kremer, he'll have a game where he'll strike out 7-9 batters and you'll see real swing and miss stuff and then the next start it'll be hardly any swings and misses, not as many strikeouts. Maybe that's why he's anywhere from a 3rd to 5th starter. 

Tonight was a great outcome but I don't think he looked his best.

He knew he had to go longer today.  It’s quite possible he pitched accordingly and sought to pitch to contact.  Of course, that doesn’t explain the 4 walks but the approach worked. He went 7 and still was under 100 pitches. 

[Moose Milligan]

4 hours ago, baltfan said:

He knew he had to go longer today.  It’s quite possible he pitched accordingly and sought to pitch to contact.  Of course, that doesn’t explain the 4 walks but the approach worked. He went 7 and still was under 100 pitches. 

I think pitching to contact is a bit of a myth. 
 

“Yes, I’ll let Juan Soto hit the ball. It’ll work out well for me.”

[Moose Milligan]

6 hours ago, DirtyBird said:

Cute.

Burnes will look so much more visually appealing going 5-1/3 tomorrow. 

This comment is dildos, as in your vendetta against Burnes. He leads the team in innings pitched. 

[Moose Milligan]

6 hours ago, Hallas said:

 

Minor counterpoint is that he somehow managed to throw 7 innings while throwing less than 100 pitches, despite giving up 4 walks.  So he didn't seem to be really laboring even when he had moments where his command disappeared.

 

The double plays helped with that, to be fair.

The double plays were huge. 

[Bemorewins]

7 hours ago, EddeeEddee said:

Yeah I agree though not sure who could be available.  We could do a John Smoltz kind of move and use Kremer or even Bradish as the closer in the postseason -- but obviously only if no one reliable is available in a trade or up from the minors.  Kind of far fetched but it is an option.

There are always relief pitchers available around the deadline … plenty.  

[DirtyBird]

1 minute ago, Moose Milligan said:

This comment is dildos, as in your vendetta against Burnes. He leads the team in innings pitched. 

By 1 inning. He’s behind Jack Flaherty though.

 

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, Bemorewins said:

There are always relief pitchers available around the deadline … plenty.  

Like Fuji!

[Moose Milligan]

I’d much rather have Jack Flaherty! 

[Bemorewins]

3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Like Fuji!

No, I mean the good kind. Not one’s of the useless variety…lol

[DirtyBird]

16 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I think pitching to contact is a bit of a myth. 
 

“Yes, I’ll let Juan Soto hit the ball. It’ll work out well for me.”

If you are working in the strike zone, the ball is going to get hit. If you are nibbling, looking to make the perfect pitch and get chases, you might get more whiffs and K’s, but will run up the pitch count.
Kremer was 56% in the zone last night - went 7 innings.

Grayson was 49% in the zone and didn’t make it 6.

[Moose Milligan]

Yes, I’m glad those double play balls he brilliantly planned helped him go 7. 

[DirtyBird]

13 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Yes, I’m glad those double play balls he brilliantly planned helped him go 7. 

When a slow runner hits a ground ball with a man on first, there is a good chance of turning a double play.

Also, he faced 26 batters and threw 93 pitches (3.5 per batter). If he needs to face 3 more batters to get 7, he’s only at 104 pitches.

Edited May 1 by DirtyBird

[Moose Milligan]

I had no idea slow runners helped with double plays.  I’m glad Kremer knew when to coax those grounders. 

[DirtyBird]

12 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I had no idea slow runners helped with double plays.  I’m glad Kremer knew when to coax those grounders. 

Oddly enough, he coaxed 7 other groundouts that did not result in double plays.

[Moose Milligan]

Jeff Ballard would be so lucky for an entire year. 
 

Wait, he was.