He's been the Phillies ace since he arrived.Wheeler has surprised and amazed me this year. He has been impressive so far
I think we sometimes forget that VV and Eflin are still at an age where they can figure it out. I’m skeptical that either will turn out nicely, but it is certainly possible. The Phillies never seem to develop anyone thoughWhere the Vinny haters at?
Where the Vinny haters at?
If you look at his BABIP it is ridiculously low at like .225, his LOB numbers are over 90%. His ERA is under 3.00 but his FIP is well over 4.00Where the Vinny haters at?
I was mostly being facetious. He'll blow up eventually, but he does have a career high GB rate and the career high strikeout rate is holding from last season. The walk rate is in dangerous territory though.If you look at his BABIP it is ridiculously low at like .225, his LOB numbers are over 90%. His ERA is under 3.00 but his FIP is well over 4.00
i know many dont like "advanced stats", but that all points to very lucky. The balls hit against him are not turning into many hits. The batters who reach rarely score.
In a normal season early numbers looking like that would predict a forthcoming rough patch as the luck wears off... But I also dont know for sure how much is also impacted by the deadened baseball this year either.
Pivetta had good stuff, but was just too inconsistent. The only thing about his numbers this year that look alarming is his FB/HR rate is EXCEPTIONALLY low. I think his career would be around 15-18%. This year that number so far is under 7%. Which similar to what I said about Velasquez may be aided by the deadened ball. So at least for the rest of this year Pivetta may well have a very good season.I was mostly being facetious. He'll blow up eventually, but he does have a career high GB rate and the career high strikeout rate is holding from last season. The walk rate is in dangerous territory though.
In similar news it looks like Pivetta is figuring things out. Cole Irvin also. Although that is not really surprising. Every replacement level player Oakland touches turns into something.
Yeah Pivetta is getting some luck in that regard, he's also holding opponents to a .203 average, which seems to clearly indicate he figured something out. The data isn't drastically different, but he's up two ticks on his fastball and he's throwing his slider more and ditched the changeup. Pivetta's problems, not unlike VV, seemed to be from the neck up. He would fall apart at the slightest sign of trouble.Pivetta had good stuff, but was just too inconsistent. The only thing about his numbers this year that look alarming is his FB/HR rate is EXCEPTIONALLY low. I think his career would be around 15-18%. This year that number so far is under 7%. Which similar to what I said about Velasquez may be aided by the deadened ball. So at least for the rest of this year Pivetta may well have a very good season.
Irvin has a bit more fringier stuff so not sure how to react to him.
How does one of the most arrogant and vindictive umpires in baseball end up setting the record for most career games ump? I felt baseball would have been better off getting rid of Joe West at least 20 years ago.
The Irvin move was wild to meYeah Pivetta is getting some luck in that regard, he's also holding opponents to a .203 average, which seems to clearly indicate he figured something out. The data isn't drastically different, but he's up two ticks on his fastball and he's throwing his slider more and ditched the changeup. Pivetta's problems, not unlike VV, seemed to be from the neck up. He would fall apart at the slightest sign of trouble.
Irvin is in the Tommy Milone-mold. Below average stuff with great command/control. Milone had his best years with Oakland also. I don't think he'll be much more than a fringey backend starter type, but the Phillies could use one of those guys. Why they DFA'd a guy like Irvin for David Hale I have no idea. They are paying 7+ mill for Moore and Anderson and getting nothing for it.
DFAing Irvin in a vacuum is fine, but when you are doing so to hang on to a journeyman long reliever (among others), it’s not. It’s like waiving Friedman to make room for Prosser.The Irvin move was wild to me
Exactly. And he was under team control for years. Why not just keep him as a AAAA bullpen piece on the cheap? Just doesn't make sense to me. Is he really that much worse (are other journeymen that much better?) than the alternative?DFAing Irvin in a vacuum is fine, but when you are doing so to hang on to a journeyman long reliever (among others), it’s not. It’s like waiving Friedman to make room for Prosser.
Yeah, I am aware of how difficult it is to discipline or fire umps, but he needed to be the exception to that rule.Maybe because the MLB Umpire's union is probably even stronger than police unions
They are once again, unwatchable.