July 24, 2021 Morning Edition: Diamondbacks News Roundup

This is your Diamondbacks Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of July 24, 2021.

A Look at Diamondbacks Pitchers’ Pitch Effectiveness

Humberto Castellanos

Humberto Castellanos’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered above average.
• He features a Slider that is considered very good.
• He features a Cutter that is considered below average.
• He features a Curveball that is considered very good.
• He features a Changeup that is considered to be quite poor.

Taylor Widener

Taylor Widener’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered to be quite poor.
• He features a Slider that is considered above average.
• He features a Changeup that is considered above average.

Taylor Clarke

Taylor Clarke’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered to be quite poor.
• He features a Slider that is considered very good.
• He features a Curveball that is considered to be quite poor.
• He features a Changeup that is considered above average.

Zac Gallen

Zac Gallen’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered above average.
• He features a Slider that is considered above average.
• He features a Cutter that is considered to be quite poor.
• He features a Curveball that is considered below average.
• He features a Changeup that is considered above average.

Joe Mantiply

Joe Mantiply’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered to be quite poor.
• He features a Slider that is considered to be quite poor.
• He features a Changeup that is considered above average.

Jake Faria

Jake Faria’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered to be quite poor.
• He features a Slider that is considered very good.
• He features a Curveball that is considered above average.
• He features a Changeup that is considered above average.

Caleb Smith

Caleb Smith’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered below average.
• He features a Slider that is considered below average.
• He features a Curveball that is considered above average.
• He features a Changeup that is considered above average.

Joakim Soria

Joakim Soria’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered below average.
• He features a Slider that is considered below average.
• He features a Curveball that is considered to be quite poor.
• He features a Splitter that is considered above average.

Merrill Kelly

Merrill Kelly’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered above average.
• He features a Cutter that is considered above average.
• He features a Curveball that is considered above average.
• He features a Changeup that is considered below average.

Luke Weaver

Luke Weaver’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered above average.
• He features a Cutter that is considered very good.
• He features a Curveball that is considered among the worst in MLB.
• He features a Changeup that is considered below average.

Madison Bumgarner

Madison Bumgarner’s pitching repertoire includes:

• He features a Fastball that is considered below average.
• He features a Slider that is considered below average.
• He features a Curveball that is considered above average.
• He features a Changeup that is considered below average.

Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…

“”I think the best part about him is he learns from days like today and keeps moving forward,” Lovullo said. “The easy answer would be to say yes, but I don’t think so,” Gallen said. Afterward, D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said that it’s been hard for Gallen to find his consistency this year given that he has had two stints on the injured list. The D-backs’ right-hander is his own toughest critic, and it is what has made him so good at such a young age, but it’s also what makes games like Friday afternoon’s 8-3 loss to the Cubs hard for him to take.”

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