Couldn't resist. Besides, neither Lennon or McCartney had such a killer slider as this guy.
Loved the way he battled back against Castro after falling behind 3-0, catching him looking at FB-SL-FB in succession before getting ahead of Singleton and finishing him off swinging.
SSS results in all their glory for his 8 games this month: 6.2 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 BB (1 IBB), 6 K, and a .091/.167/.182/.348
From BrooksBaseball.net:
His 2014 repertoire in the majors:
[tablegrid=]Pitch Type Count Freq Velo (mph) pfx HMov (in.) pfx VMov (in.) H. Rel (ft.) V. Rel (ft.) Fourseam 8 8.33% 90.99 4.6 7.1 3.47 6.79 Sinker 34 35.42% 90.56 10.23 2.25 3.9 6.54 Slider 38 39.58% 85.52 0.47 1.23 3.48 6.85 Curve 10 10.42% 80.44 -6.73 0.11 4.37 5.78 Cutter 2 2.08% 88.74 1.59 6.36 3.31 6.9 [/tablegrid]
According to Brooks, 57% of his sliders are finding the strike zone. So he's not just baiting hitters to chase it away from the plate. If they lay off of it, odds are they're getting burned.
He's no Andrew Miller replacement, but he certainly seems more potentially useful than sidearmer Mike Myers was in 2004-05. And while Breslow will always have a seat at the 2013 table, there's no way the Sox should be picking up his $4M option. Not when there's a perfectly viable alternative who's far cheaper and has another minor league option left after this year.
Loved the way he battled back against Castro after falling behind 3-0, catching him looking at FB-SL-FB in succession before getting ahead of Singleton and finishing him off swinging.
SSS results in all their glory for his 8 games this month: 6.2 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 BB (1 IBB), 6 K, and a .091/.167/.182/.348
From BrooksBaseball.net:
Tom Layne has thrown 663 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2009 and 2014, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2014, he has relied primarily on his Slider (86mph) and Sinker (91mph), also mixing in a Curve (80mph) and Fourseam Fastball (91mph). He also rarely throws a Cutter (89mph).
His 2014 repertoire in the majors:
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According to Brooks, 57% of his sliders are finding the strike zone. So he's not just baiting hitters to chase it away from the plate. If they lay off of it, odds are they're getting burned.
He's no Andrew Miller replacement, but he certainly seems more potentially useful than sidearmer Mike Myers was in 2004-05. And while Breslow will always have a seat at the 2013 table, there's no way the Sox should be picking up his $4M option. Not when there's a perfectly viable alternative who's far cheaper and has another minor league option left after this year.