This is your White Sox Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of July 14, 2021.
A Look at White Sox Pitchers’ Vertical Movement on Pitches
Ryan Burr
He features a Four Seam Fastball that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it averages out to 8.1 inches of vertical movement.
He does not feature a changeup in his arsenal of pitches.
He does not feature a curveball or he does not throw it enough to qualify.
His heavy slider has considerably more drop and heft to it with its average vertical movement of -7.4 inches.
Michael Kopech
He features a Four Seam Fastball that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it averages out to 9.5 inches of vertical movement.
He features a changeup that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it is 4.4 inches.
He features a curveball that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it averages out to -4.5 inches.
He tends to get more relative sink and lower pitch placement on his slider than most pitchers as his vertical movement is -1.4 inches.
Lance Lynn
He tends to get more relative sink and lower pitch placement on his Four Seam Fastball than most pitchers as his vertical movement is 7.7 inches.
He tends to get more sink on his changeup than most pitchers as his vertical movement is 2.8 inches.
He features a curveball that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it averages out to -5.3 inches.
He does not feature a slider.
Carlos Rodon
He features a Four Seam Fastball that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it averages out to 9.2 inches of vertical movement.
He features a changeup that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it is 5.5 inches.
He features a curveball that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it averages out to -6.3 inches.
He tends to get more relative sink and lower pitch placement on his slider than most pitchers as his vertical movement is -1.7 inches.
Garrett Crochet
He features a Four Seam Fastball that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it averages out to 9.5 inches of vertical movement.
He features a changeup that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it is 6.7 inches.
He does not feature a curveball or he does not throw it enough to qualify.
He tends to get more relative sink and lower pitch placement on his slider than most pitchers as his vertical movement is -1.4 inches.
Liam Hendriks
He features a Four Seam Fastball that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it averages out to 9.8 inches of vertical movement.
He does not feature a changeup in his arsenal of pitches.
He tends to get more drop on his curveball (this is desired especially with the 12-to-6 curveball) than most pitchers as his vertical movement is -7.4 inches.
He features a slider that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it averages out to 0.8 inches of vertical movement.
Jose Ruiz
He features a Four Seam Fastball that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it averages out to 9.1 inches of vertical movement.
He features a changeup that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it is 3.9 inches.
He features a curveball that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it averages out to -5.0 inches.
He features a slider that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it averages out to 3.4 inches of vertical movement.
Aaron Bummer
He does not feature a Four Seam Fastball.
He does not feature a changeup in his arsenal of pitches.
He does not feature a curveball or he does not throw it enough to qualify.
He tends to get more relative sink and lower pitch placement on his slider than most pitchers as his vertical movement is -4.6 inches.
Dylan Cease
He features a Four Seam Fastball that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it averages out to 9.8 inches of vertical movement.
He features a changeup that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it is 7.5 inches.
He tends to get more drop on his curveball (this is desired especially with the 12-to-6 curveball) than most pitchers as his vertical movement is -12.4 inches.
He tends to get more relative sink and lower pitch placement on his slider than most pitchers as his vertical movement is -2.0 inches.
Lucas Giolito
He features a Four Seam Fastball that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it averages out to 10.0 inches of vertical movement.
He features a changeup that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it is 5.7 inches.
He tends to get more drop on his curveball (this is desired especially with the 12-to-6 curveball) than most pitchers as his vertical movement is -7.2 inches.
He features a slider that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it averages out to 2.0 inches of vertical movement.
Dallas Keuchel
He tends to get more relative sink and lower pitch placement on his Four Seam Fastball than most pitchers as his vertical movement is 7.8 inches.
He tends to get more sink on his changeup than most pitchers as his vertical movement is 1.4 inches.
He does not feature a curveball or he does not throw it enough to qualify.
He tends to get more relative sink and lower pitch placement on his slider than most pitchers as his vertical movement is -1.6 inches.
Codi Heuer
He tends to get more relative sink and lower pitch placement on his Four Seam Fastball than most pitchers as his vertical movement is 6.5 inches.
He features a changeup that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it is 3.8 inches.
He does not feature a curveball or he does not throw it enough to qualify.
He features a slider that is located and moves higher in the strike zone than most pitchers, it averages out to 1.7 inches of vertical movement.
Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…
“The Red Sox have 9 World Series wins to the White Sox mere 3 so hopefully, our Sox get further in the playoffs than they do. The Chicago White Sox finished the first half of their season 54-35, the best winning percentage in the AL at .607. A’s – Chris Bassitt made his first all-star team as the Jeff Samardjiza trade continues to kill the White Sox to this day. White Sox – The Astros swept the White Sox the last time they played each other, but Houston was at home and the Sox have played without much of their core lineup and the Astros haven’t proven they can win with their main guy’s missing.”
Above is the summary of: Chicago White Sox: Moved up in our All-Star break power rankings… tap or click to check out the full article.
“The Chicago White Sox selected some really good pitchers in the 2021 MLB Draft. Rounds three through ten saw the Sox take only pitchers to finish out day two. After the first two rounds of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft, the Chicago White Sox decided to pack the pitching mound and bullpen with draft picks. The Chicago White Sox have some question marks regarding the retention of their current pitching staff so stocking up on these guys will certainly help.”
Above is the summary of: Chicago White Sox: Select plenty of pitchers during 2021 draft… tap or click to check out the full article.
“White Sox starter Jack McDowell opened the game at Milwaukee by allowing a leadoff home run by Paul Molitor. Billy threw three innings, allowing only one hit. 1979 Outfielder Claudell Washington hit three home runs against the Tigers in the White Sox’s 12-4 win. He’s one of only three Sox players to ever do this — and the only pitcher to pull it off.”
Above is the summary of: Today in White Sox History: July 14… tap or click to check out the full article.
““When you think about who these two kids are and the left-handed potential of two bats who can grow up together, who can mix in and understand what it’s like to be White Sox, those are pieces of the puzzle [that are] hard to find,” Shirley said. 57 represent the highlight of the White Sox Draft. But choosing Adam Hackenberg also represented a theme for the White Sox on Day 3 of the Draft, in that they did a great job attacking Power 5 conferences. I look forward to meeting him and playing with him as the years go on.” • 3B Kath leads White Sox picks on Day 2 Hackenberg doesn’t have as high of a profile as Chicago’s first two picks.”
Above is the summary of: ‘Power 5’ White Sox draft Hackenberg in 18th… tap or click to check out the full article.
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