Big Amoco Sign wrote:He had two foul outs this year. Wasn't my point. Busch is a big park. It's a descriptor.
There's a reason his HR/FB is way lower at home.
It was literally your original point.
Like Mo with the Carp extension, you should have taken your time before making a decision.
Nope.
Glad you agree Mo sucks.
Remember when you wanted Shildt to be manager of the year and now you want him canned or relegated to bench coach? Remember your Pham prediction? Digging up posts is fun.
No, I don’t remember loving Shildt.
And the Pham trade is still an incomplete, although I fully admit that will likely be a mistake.
That said, I am wrong plenty of times. Feel free to bump each time. I won’t be upset.
Adam Wainwright’s Recent Resurgence
by Jake Mailhot
July 17, 2019
His season started off inauspiciously, as he posted a 4.82 ERA and a 5.18 FIP through his first 10 starts of the year. But his last seven starts, beginning with his outing on May 28, have been a return to form for Wainwright. He’s dropped his ERA and FIP to 2.98 and 3.31, respectively, during this stretch, backed by some real improvements to his peripherals. He’s struck out 27.8% of the batters he’s faced during these seven starts, accumulating six or more strikeouts in each of them save one (an outing he was removed from with hamstring tightness). A lone start against the Cubs in which he walked seven — but still held them scoreless over eight innings — is inflating up his walk rate. Ignore those seven free passes and his walk rate drops from an okay 8.1% to an excellent 4.9%. His first start after the All-Star break was his best of the season, as he held the D-backs scoreless over seven innings, allowing just five baserunners while striking out seven.
As you might expect, much of Wainwright’s recent success has been driven by his signature pitch, his curveball. Throughout his career, he would throw his big breaker just over a quarter of the time. But last year, he took a page out of the Rich Hill handbook and started throwing his curveball 37% of the time.
Adam Wainwright’s Recent Resurgence
by Jake Mailhot
July 17, 2019
His season started off inauspiciously, as he posted a 4.82 ERA and a 5.18 FIP through his first 10 starts of the year. But his last seven starts, beginning with his outing on May 28, have been a return to form for Wainwright. He’s dropped his ERA and FIP to 2.98 and 3.31, respectively, during this stretch, backed by some real improvements to his peripherals. He’s struck out 27.8% of the batters he’s faced during these seven starts, accumulating six or more strikeouts in each of them save one (an outing he was removed from with hamstring tightness). A lone start against the Cubs in which he walked seven — but still held them scoreless over eight innings — is inflating up his walk rate. Ignore those seven free passes and his walk rate drops from an okay 8.1% to an excellent 4.9%. His first start after the All-Star break was his best of the season, as he held the D-backs scoreless over seven innings, allowing just five baserunners while striking out seven.
As you might expect, much of Wainwright’s recent success has been driven by his signature pitch, his curveball. Throughout his career, he would throw his big breaker just over a quarter of the time. But last year, he took a page out of the Rich Hill handbook and started throwing his curveball 37% of the time.