This is your Cardinals Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of August 30, 2021.
A Look at Cardinals Pitchers Last Week
Adam Wainwright
Adam Wainwright has a record of 2-0 this past week and a 0.00 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 2 starting appearances this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 8.40 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.139 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .100 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 34.9% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 59.1% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
T.J. McFarland
T.J. McFarland has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 0.00 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 4 games this week and he was not used as a closer this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 4.50 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.111 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .091 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 32.3% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 76.9% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Luis Garcia
Luis Garcia has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 0.00 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 4 games this week and he was not used as a closer this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 12.46 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.222 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .133 against him this past week. He has a low chase rate this week, it is 15.4% and this means that hitters are resisting his pitches that are out of the strike zone.He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 61.1% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Daniel Ponce de Leon has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 0.00 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 2 games this week and he was not used as a closer this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 5.40 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.273 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .231 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 27.5% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 66.7% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Kwang-hyun Kim
Kwang-hyun Kim has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 1.35 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 6.75 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.167 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .130 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 28.6% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 57.5% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Jon Lester
Jon Lester has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 1.80 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 7.20 strikeouts per 9 innings. When hitters make contact, they are getting hits at a 0.467 rate and this is too high. Hitters are hitting .368 against him this past week.Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 21.2% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 63.9% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Giovanny Gallegos
Giovanny Gallegos has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 3.00 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 3 games this week and he was not used as a closer this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 6.00 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.4 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .333 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 40.0% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 85.7% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
J.A. Happ
J.A. Happ has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 3.18 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 6.35 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.2 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .158 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 36.4% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 81.8% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Miles Mikolas
Miles Mikolas has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 6.23 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 6.23 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.412 BABIP this week. Hitters are .381 against Miles Mikolas, which means that the contact he is attracting is still hard and he is not getting enough strikeouts to bring it down out of this danger zone. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 30.8% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 83.8% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Alex Reyes
Alex Reyes has a record of 0-1 this past week and a 10.80 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 4 games this week and in his relief appearances, he was used as a closer and he had 2 saves and 2 blown saves.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 10.80 strikeouts per 9 innings. When hitters make contact, they are getting hits at a 0.455 rate and this is too high. Hitters are .375 against Alex Reyes, which is not a good thing either and it would indicate that if he could not get a strikeout, he was very hittable. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 30.0% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 80.0% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…
“Alex Reyes was the best closer in baseball in the first half of the season. Now, the St. Louis Cardinals have no choice but to remove him from the ninth inning. If Reyes isn’t the closer and he isn’t in the rotation, where do the Cardinals put him? Next: 7 free agent duds we’re glad the St.”
“So every time Alex Reyes pitches poorly, I think about that article. Maybe 80 IP? I am on record, many times in fact, as not believing Alex Reyes can move to starter next season. And besides, Alex Reyes has a high strikeout rate but not like that high for a reliever. So yeah every single time Alex Reyes has walked a batter in the 2nd half who has ended up scoring, my mind goes back to that article and I get annoyed all over again.”
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