This is your Tigers Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of September 18, 2021.
A Look at Tigers Pitchers’ Pitch Effectiveness
Drew Hutchison
Drew Hutchison’s pitching repertoire includes:
- He features a Fastball that is considered below average.
- He features a Slider that is considered to be quite poor.
- He features a Changeup that is considered very good.
Spencer Turnbull
Spencer Turnbull’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 Curveball that is considered above average.
- He features a Changeup that is considered above average.
Michael Fulmer
Michael Fulmer’s pitching repertoire includes:
- He features a Fastball that is considered below average.
- He features a Slider that is considered above average.
- He features a Curveball that is considered above average.
- He features a Changeup that is considered below average.
Wily Peralta
Wily Peralta’s pitching repertoire includes:
- He features a Fastball that is considered below average.
- He features a Slider that is considered to be quite poor.
- He features a Splitter that is considered above average.
Kyle Funkhouser
Kyle Funkhouser’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 Changeup that is considered above average.
Gregory Soto
Gregory Soto’s pitching repertoire includes:
- He features a Fastball that is considered below average.
- He features a Slider that is considered above average.
Casey Mize
Casey Mize’s pitching repertoire includes:
- He features a Fastball that is considered below average.
- He features a Slider that is considered above average.
- He features a Curveball that is considered above average.
- He features a Splitter that is considered above average.
Jose Cisnero
Jose Cisnero’s pitching repertoire includes:
- He features a Fastball that is considered above average.
- He features a Slider that is considered below average.
- He features a Changeup that is considered below average.
Matthew Boyd
Matthew Boyd’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 below average.
- He features a Changeup that is considered above average.
Tyler Alexander
Tyler Alexander’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 Cutter that is considered above average.
- He features a Changeup that is considered below average.
Tarik Skubal
Tarik Skubal’s pitching repertoire includes:
- He features a Fastball that is considered below average.
- He features a Slider that is considered above average.
- He features a Curveball that is considered below average.
- He features a Changeup that is considered above average.
- He features a Splitter that is considered below average.
Alex Lange
Alex Lange’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 Curveball that is considered below average.
- He features a Changeup that is considered above average.
Ian Krol
Ian Krol’s pitching repertoire includes:
- He features a Fastball that is considered below average.
- He features a Cutter that is considered below average.
- He features a Curveball that is considered below average.
- He features a Changeup that is considered below average.
Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…
“Hinch said. “It was a combination of certainly some conservative approach with [Soto] getting smoked in the throwing hand, and also the pitches that were after that gave me a little bit of pause,” Hinch said. “I went trying to get a first-pitch ground ball,” Fulmer said. “I don’t second-guess anything that we did or didn’t do,” Fulmer said.”
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“Both metrics and eye tests generally showed that Castro had a miserable start to the season at shortstop, which is how he ended up moving to second base by the end of April. His 74 percent success rate at second for the season now matches estimates. Castro was plus-2 outs above average for the month, placing him in the top 10 at his position, and had a 73 percent success rate compared to the 68 percent estimate. Since July, however, at least two major metrics have diverged on how Castro has progressed on defense.”
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