This is your Rangers Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of September 24, 2021.
A Look at Rangers Pitchers’ Velocity Metrics
Joe Barlow
He throws an above-average Fastball in velocity and he throws it on average 94.5 miles per hour. We are not able to compare his Four Seam Fastball to his Changeup because he does not feature both pitches in his repertoire. His Four Seam Fastball has an above average velocity difference from his Curveball, which is helpful in the art of pitching. He features a slider that generates above-average velocity on average, which is 85.9 miles per hour.
Brett Martin
His Fastball is below average in terms of velocity and he throws it on average 93.4 miles per hour. We are not able to compare his Four Seam Fastball to his Changeup because he does not feature both pitches in his repertoire. His Four Seam Fastball has a below average velocity difference from his Curveball, which is not very good as hitters looking for a Fastball could find a way to still make good timed contact with his Curveball given the lack of velocity difference. It is only a 11.0 MPH difference. He features a slider that generates above-average velocity on average, which is 87.8 miles per hour.
Jharel Cotton
His Fastball is below average in terms of velocity and he throws it on average 93.2 miles per hour. The difference between his average Four Seam Fastball and Changeup is 13.0, which is over 10 MPH and that is highly desired as the changeup is a more sudden change in velocity. His Four Seam Fastball has an above average velocity difference from his Curveball, which is helpful in the art of pitching. He throws a softer slider than the average pitcher, his slider velocity is only 82.4 miles per hour.
John King
His Fastball is below average in terms of velocity and he throws it on average 92.3 miles per hour. The difference between his average Four Seam Fastball and Changeup is 13.9, which is over 10 MPH and that is highly desired as the changeup is a more sudden change in velocity. We are not able to compare his Four Seam Fastball to his Curveball because he does not feature both pitches in his repertoire. He throws a softer slider than the average pitcher, his slider velocity is only 79.6 miles per hour.
Josh Sborz
He throws an above-average Fastball in velocity and he throws it on average 96.7 miles per hour. We are not able to compare his Four Seam Fastball to his Changeup because he does not feature both pitches in his repertoire. His Four Seam Fastball has a below average velocity difference from his Curveball, which is not very good as hitters looking for a Fastball could find a way to still make good timed contact with his Curveball given the lack of velocity difference. It is only a 13.5 MPH difference. He features a slider that generates above-average velocity on average, which is 88.0 miles per hour.
Drew Anderson
His Fastball is below average in terms of velocity and he throws it on average 92.3 miles per hour. The lack of a meaningful change in velocities is a problem if Drew Anderson wants to continue using a Changeup in his arsenal. The difference between his Fastball and Changeup is 6.0. His Four Seam Fastball has an above average velocity difference from his Curveball, which is helpful in the art of pitching. He throws a softer slider than the average pitcher, his slider velocity is only 83.3 miles per hour.
Spencer Patton
His Fastball is below average in terms of velocity and he throws it on average 93.4 miles per hour. The lack of a meaningful change in velocities is a problem if Spencer Patton wants to continue using a Changeup in his arsenal. The difference between his Fastball and Changeup is 7.7. We are not able to compare his Four Seam Fastball to his Curveball because he does not feature both pitches in his repertoire. He throws a softer slider than the average pitcher, his slider velocity is only 83.8 miles per hour.
Dane Dunning
His Fastball is below average in terms of velocity and he throws it on average 90.4 miles per hour. The lack of a meaningful change in velocities is a problem if Dane Dunning wants to continue using a Changeup in his arsenal. The difference between his Fastball and Changeup is 5.9. His Four Seam Fastball has a below average velocity difference from his Curveball, which is not very good as hitters looking for a Fastball could find a way to still make good timed contact with his Curveball given the lack of velocity difference. It is only a 12.1 MPH difference. He throws a softer slider than the average pitcher, his slider velocity is only 79.8 miles per hour.
Taylor Hearn
He throws an above-average Fastball in velocity and he throws it on average 94.8 miles per hour. The lack of a meaningful change in velocities is a problem if Taylor Hearn wants to continue using a Changeup in his arsenal. The difference between his Fastball and Changeup is 8.0. We are not able to compare his Four Seam Fastball to his Curveball because he does not feature both pitches in his repertoire. He throws a softer slider than the average pitcher, his slider velocity is only 84.2 miles per hour.
Dennis Santana
He throws an above-average Fastball in velocity and he throws it on average 95.4 miles per hour. The lack of a meaningful change in velocities is a problem if Dennis Santana wants to continue using a Changeup in his arsenal. The difference between his Fastball and Changeup is 7.8. We are not able to compare his Four Seam Fastball to his Curveball because he does not feature both pitches in his repertoire. He throws a softer slider than the average pitcher, his slider velocity is only 83.8 miles per hour.
A.J. Alexy
His Fastball is below average in terms of velocity and he throws it on average 93.3 miles per hour. The lack of a meaningful change in velocities is a problem if A.J. Alexy wants to continue using a Changeup in his arsenal. The difference between his Fastball and Changeup is 7.5. His Four Seam Fastball has an above average velocity difference from his Curveball, which is helpful in the art of pitching. He throws a softer slider than the average pitcher, his slider velocity is only 81.0 miles per hour.
Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…
“Yerry Rodriguez threw 1.1 scoreless innings, striking out two while allowing a walk and a hit. Matt Bush, continuing to rehab with Round Rock, threw 0.2 scoreless innings, allowing a walk and a hit. Josh Jung had two walks and a three run homer in the bottom of the eighth to cut the Express deficit to 6-4. Sam Huff, making his debut as a pinch hitter with one out in the bottom of the ninth in a 6-5 game, doubled to tie the game, helping set up a walk off E1 to end the game two batters later.”
“Not all bad news this morning, as the Rangers have called up Cole Winn, Sam Huff and Davis Wendzel to Triple-A Round Rock to finish off the season. Levi Weaver writes about the clubhouse culture shock that comes with losing 100 games in a season. That certainly was a baseball game last night. And MLB Pipeline has a crazy prospect stat for every team in baseball.”
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“… I think that it keeps them locked in on executing pitches, and I think Otto obviously did a good job of that today.” Despite the strong performance from Otto, the two runs he yielded proved to be too much of a deficit for the club to overcome. “I was a little bit frustrated, obviously, we should have done a lot better offensively than we did,” said Woodward. … So we should be good to go for, honestly, the rest of the season.” “Sometimes actually helps a pitcher when you’re just down one [run] because you know that you can’t really make mistakes,” said Woodward. During the series finale against the Yankees on Wednesday, Rangers manager Chris Woodward was forced to burn four arms in the bullpen.”
“Gonzalez’s Minor League numbers from Double-A and Triple-A make him one of 16 20-20 players in the Minors this season, and they helped push him to Chicago for 10 games as well. NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST We knew the 2018 second-rounder could hit for average and play the outfield well coming into 2021. Since 2006, Vientos is one of only 10 qualified players to post a Double-A OPS of .900 or above in his age-21 season or younger. NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST Braves: 39 pct.”
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