This is your Blue Jays Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of August 02, 2021.
A Look at Blue Jays Pitchers Last Week
Jose Berrios
Jose Berrios has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 0.00 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 10.50 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.333 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .227 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 34.0% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 69.0% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Hyun-Jin Ryu
Hyun-Jin Ryu has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 0.00 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 7.50 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.118 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 40.4% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 60.0% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Adam Cimber
Adam Cimber 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 12.00 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.167 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 36.4% 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.
Alek Manoah
Alek Manoah has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 0.00 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 5.14 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.105 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .087 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 69.2% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Robbie Ray
Robbie Ray has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 1.50 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 12.00 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.333 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .217 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 35.4% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 81.4% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Tim Mayza
Tim Mayza has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 2.25 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 11.25 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.125 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .143 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 44.4% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 69.6% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Ross Stripling
Ross Stripling has a record of 1-0 this past week and a 2.61 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 2 starting appearances this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 6.10 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.267 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .237 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 30.1% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 75.0% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Jordan Romano
Jordan Romano has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 3.38 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 3 games this week and in his relief appearances, he was used as a closer and he had 2 saves and 0 blown saves.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 10.13 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.2 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .125 against him this past week. He has a chase rate of 61.9% and it happens to be high, which means he has done a great job of fooling hitters into chasing pitches out of strike zone. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are in the strike zone 71.4% of the time.
Trevor Richards
Trevor Richards has a record of 0-1 this past week and a 6.75 ERA. In a relief role, he has appeared in 2 games this week and in his relief appearances, he was used as a closer and he had 0 saves and 1 blown saves.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 10.13 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has found a way to attract poor quality contact as evidenced by the 0.0 BABIP of hitters against him. Hitters are hitting .111 against him this past week.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 68.8% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Thomas Hatch
Thomas Hatch has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 7.36 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 9.82 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has yielded a 0.462 BABIP this week. Hitters are hitting .389 against him this past week. Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 30.2% 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.
Steven Matz
Steven Matz has a record of 0-1 this past week and a 10.80 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 5.40 strikeouts per 9 innings. When hitters make contact, they are getting hits at a 0.529 rate and this is too high. Hitters are .474 against Steven Matz, 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 27.8% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 71.4% 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…
“The Jose Berrios trade may have grabbed most of the headline’s on Friday, but the Blue Jays quietly made another solid upgrade by acquiring Joakim Soria in the final hour before the deadline. More from Jays Journal Blue Jays: Fantastic debut for starter Jose Berrios in Toronto Blue Jays: What’s it going to cost to extend Robbie Ray? Blue Jays: Changes to the top prospect list after the trade deadline Blue Jays: The extra benefits of Jose Berrios vs. If not for a rough outing against the Cubs on July 17th where he allowed three earned runs over just one inning, Soria would be another Blue Jays reliever with an ERA under 4.00. other front-line options Blue Jays sign two more players from the 2021 MLB Draft One of the other benefits to having Soria around is his experience in multiple roles, including as a closer.”
“Berríos got to bed on time last night after finally reaching Toronto, but he woke up early and had nerves about his first start for the Blue Jays. They came away from the Deadline a significantly more talented team and returned home to Toronto for the first time in nearly two years during this series, so it’s difficult to imagine a better weekend, and Berríos was a central part of that. Waiting for Berríos when he got to Rogers Centre on Saturday around 8 p.m. “I’ve never been in this position in my career, but every day, there’s a first time for everything and we have to handle working around it.”
“Guerrero, receiving his first day off since the 2019 season, is always in the middle of some mischief in the dugout, especially when the Blue Jays are rolling like they were in Sunday’s 5-1 win over the Royals. He’s always having fun. “These guys like to have fun,” Berríos said. That’s the most important thing for a team, when a team wants to have a lot of good days and future.”
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