**All Data From Brooks Baseball and includes the effect of gravity to make it more discernible.
Starters:
Ricky Romero - Lefty, 6'0", 200lbs, 27 Years Old, Debut: 2009, Active.W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
15 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 225 | 7.12 | 3.2 | 1.04 | 0.242 | 79.20% | 54.70% | 13.20% | 2.92 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 1606 | 48.00% | 3.84 | -17.39 | 92.72 | 2.83 | 6.04 | 152 | 1485 |
Sinker (SI) | 738 | 22.00% | 9.95 | -22.62 | 92.31 | 2.85 | 6.06 | 116 | 1662 |
Slider (SL) | 52 | 2.00% | -1.67 | -33.51 | 85.31 | 2.53 | 6.22 | 335 | 171 |
Curveball (CU) | 300 | 9.00% | -6.24 | -53.43 | 77.79 | 2.47 | 6.33 | 340 | 1714 |
Changeup (CH) | 629 | 19.00% | 9.33 | -33.98 | 85.7 | 2.6 | 6.25 | 82 | 1307 |
In terms of surface statistics, Romero was the Blue Jays' Best Pitcher in 2011. Romero relied heavily on his low-90's fastball (and sinker) to record outs. Although Romero's heat generally sat in the low-90s, he managed to garner six and seven percent whiff rates on his four-seamer and sinker, respectively. Toss in a solid amount of Called Strikes and Foul Balls on his two-fastballs, and you've got an effective primary offering. Both pitches exhibited heavy sink and set up his devastating change-up. Speaking of Romero's change, it's in the upper echelon of Major League change-ups and places Romero in the company of Cole Hamels, Felix Hernandez, James Shields, Jeremy Hellickson, Jered Weaver, Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum.
Brandon Morrow - Righty, 6'3", 200lbs, 27 Years Old, Debut: 2007, Active.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
11 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 179.1 | 10.19 | 3.46 | 1.05 | 0.299 | 65.50% | 36.00% | 10.40% | 4.72 | 3.64 | 3.53 | 3.4 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 1743 | 58.00% | -5.69 | -11.86 | 94.57 | -2.66 | 5.96 | 206 | 2104 |
Sinker (SI) | 170 | 6.00% | -10.93 | -15.82 | 92.5 | -2.88 | 5.8 | 228 | 2180 |
Cutter (FC) | 97 | 3.00% | 1.95 | -20.75 | 90.09 | -2.14 | 6.15 | 174 | 1054 |
Slider (SL) | 712 | 24.00% | 4.51 | -29.12 | 88.17 | -2.51 | 6.03 | 106 | 449 |
Curveball (CU) | 155 | 5.00% | 4.77 | -41.77 | 82.03 | -2.38 | 6.13 | 29 | 961 |
Changeup (CH) | 119 | 4.00% | -10.5 | -25.09 | 86.69 | -2.77 | 5.87 | 245 | 1627 |
Morrow trailed on Alexi Ogando, Justin Verlander, Davie Price, Michael Pineda, Edwin Jackson and Derek Holland in terms of average fastball velocity and his swinging strike rates reflect that. Yet, hitters continue to have average success against the pitch. For the second straight year, Morrow's posted an ERA a full run higher than his FIP or xFIP would indicate. After the heat, Morrow relies on his quality slider probably a bit too much for my liking (24%). Almost everyone believes that this is the year for Morrow which should come as no surprise given his improvement in walks-per-nine while maintaining his ridiculously high 10 K/9 rate.
Brett Cecil - Lefty, 6'1", 250lbs, 25 Years Old, Debut: 2009, Active.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
4 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 123.2 | 6.33 | 3.06 | 1.6 | 0.267 | 73.30% | 38.20% | 13.30% | 4.73 | 5.1 | 4.47 | 0.4 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 689 | 37.00% | 5.45 | -15.43 | 89.34 | 0.69 | 6.78 | 157 | 1953 |
Sinker (SI) | 289 | 15.00% | 10.49 | -21.28 | 88.4 | 0.74 | 6.75 | 129 | 1806 |
Cutter (FC) | 33 | 2.00% | 4.47 | -27.55 | 84.14 | 0.44 | 6.73 | 137 | 914 |
Slider (SL) | 375 | 20.00% | 1.51 | -29.33 | 83.35 | 0.83 | 6.75 | 153 | 577 |
Curveball (CU) | 111 | 6.00% | 1.54 | -42.14 | 78.46 | 0.79 | 6.84 | 26 | 521 |
Changeup (CH) | 376 | 20.00% | 10.77 | -28.65 | 80.77 | 0.82 | 6.85 | 124 | 1577 |
Cecil saw his velocity take a dip of about a mph across the board in 2011. His pair of fastballs aren't exactly anything to write home about but his off-speed offerings are quite effective. While he rarely uses his curveball, it gets great depth and compliments his slider and change well. It's going to be tough for Cecil to put it all together in 2012, but it's definitely possible. All of his pitches show great movement and he gets fairly decent swing-and-miss rates with everything other than his pedestrian fastball.
Henderson Alvarez - Righty, 6'1", 210lbs, 21 Years Old, Debut: 2011, Active.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 63.2 | 5.65 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 0.281 | 77.20% | 53.50% | 15.10% | 3.53 | 3.97 | 3.38 | 1 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 273 | 28.00% | -7 | -16.95 | 94.37 | -2.19 | 6.18 | 222 | 1628 |
Sinker (SI) | 433 | 44.00% | -11.06 | -21.24 | 93.81 | -2.39 | 6.05 | 248 | 1773 |
Cutter (FC) | 19 | 2.00% | 2.39 | -25.73 | 88.39 | -2.24 | 6.17 | 165 | 582 |
Slider (SL) | 83 | 8.00% | 7.05 | -33.06 | 83.37 | -2.23 | 6.23 | 96 | 732 |
Changeup (CH) | 174 | 18.00% | -7.39 | -29.8 | 86.06 | -2.61 | 5.92 | 261 | 1060 |
Henderson Alvarez was a
little bit of a rookie phenom despite his below-average strike-out
rate. Alvarez succeeded despite his 5.65 K/9 thanks to a spectacular
1.13 BB/9 and a 93mph sinking fastball. Still just 21-years old,
there's plenty of time for Alvarez to polish his secondary pitches.
His change-up has a solid velocity differential and a great amount of
sink and fade but his slider has yet to show up as a swing and miss
pitch despite terrific movement on both planes. Heading forward, Alvarez's best pitch will continue to be his terrific change, but he's still a quality breaking pitch away from big-league success.
Dustin McGowan - Righty, 6'3", 230lbs, 30 Years Old, Debut: 2005, Active.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 8.57 | 5.57 | 1.71 | 0.276 | 66.90% | 50.00% | 19.00% | 6.43 | 5.6 | 4.38 | -0.1 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 136 | 36.00% | -5.8 | -12.51 | 93.93 | -2.62 | 5.93 | 208 | 2051 |
Sinker (SI) | 109 | 29.00% | -11.75 | -16.85 | 93.14 | -2.6 | 5.97 | 233 | 2154 |
Slider (SL) | 80 | 21.00% | 4.83 | -28.45 | 87.26 | -2.63 | 5.93 | 124 | 544 |
Curveball (CU) | 19 | 5.00% | 8.98 | -41.13 | 80.66 | -2.36 | 6.04 | 59 | 1062 |
Changeup (CH) | 32 | 9.00% | -11.45 | -24.03 | 87.06 | -2.62 | 5.95 | 244 | 1778 |
At this point, I don't
even know how to approach McGowan. He's regained some of the
velocity, averaging about 94mph on the heater, and still possesses a
solid two-seam sinking fastball but most of his pitches are average at best. Without a 95-96mph fastball, it's going to be difficult to predict McGowan's future.
Kyle Drabek - Righty, 6'1", 230lbs, 24 Years Old, Debut: 2010, Active.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
4 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 78.2 | 5.83 | 6.29 | 1.14 | 0.31 | 69.00% | 44.70% | 12.70% | 6.06 | 5.52 | 5.13 | -0.2 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 543 | 37.00% | -3.82 | -12.23 | 94.31 | -1.95 | 6.36 | 199 | 2010 |
Sinker (SI) | 387 | 26.00% | -10.41 | -16.35 | 93.96 | -2.05 | 6.29 | 228 | 2033 |
Cutter (FC) | 265 | 18.00% | 1.52 | -20.37 | 91.38 | -2.06 | 6.23 | 176 | 1009 |
Slider (SL) | 27 | 2.00% | 1.71 | -28.92 | 85.15 | -1.9 | 6.37 | 167 | 424 |
Curveball (CU) | 124 | 8.00% | 4.8 | -40.81 | 82.11 | -1.74 | 6.43 | 36 | 808 |
Changeup (CH) | 119 | 8.00% | -11.81 | -25.34 | 86.88 | -2.29 | 6.14 | 247 | 1736 |
As far as pure stuff goes,
Drabek still looks great. With a fastball that he can sink, cut, and
let rip, it's hard to give up on him. Drabek's off-speed offerings
still possess terrific, game-changing, swing-and-miss qualities, but he's always had issues translating stuff into results. Drabek's K/9 numbers continued their free-fall in 2011, while he posted a career-high 6.9 BB/9. Once the jewel of the Roy Halladay trade, Drabek has fallen behind both D'Arnaud and Gose (Michael Taylor->Brett Wallace).
With stuff like Drabek's, if he ever figures out how to locate his pitches, he'll become the ace that we all expected.
Relievers:
Sergio Santos - Righty, 6'3", 240lbs, 28 Years Old, Debut: 2010, Active.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
4 | 5 | 30 | 63 | 0 | 63.1 | 13.07 | 4.12 | 0.85 | 0.269 | 74.30% | 43.00% | 11.30% | 3.55 | 2.87 | 2.69 | 1.6 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 584 | 59.00% | -3.52 | -12.51 | 96 | -2.8 | 5.83 | 201 | 1844 |
Sinker (SI) | 1 | 0.00% | -10.92 | -16.27 | 94.37 | -3.01 | 5.68 | 231 | 2235 |
Slider (SL) | 317 | 32.00% | 7.39 | -34.63 | 85.77 | -2.84 | 5.84 | 69 | 801 |
Changeup (CH) | 90 | 9.00% | -10.92 | -23.86 | 88.06 | -2.95 | 5.59 | 245 | 1707 |
With a blazing fastball and an absolutely disgusting slider, it's hard not to like the Blue Jays' acquisition of Santos. His 13K-per-9 rate is amongst the best in the game, but Jays fans will certainly experience their fair share of nail biters in the 9th thanks to his 4+ BB/9. Santos is basically unhittable and should provide the Blue Jays with a shutdown closer at a reasonable price.
Darren Oliver - Lefty, 6'2", 200lbs, 41 Years Old, Debut: 1993, Active.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
5 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 51 | 7.76 | 1.94 | 0.53 | 0.282 | 76.60% | 37.90% | 6.00% | 2.29 | 2.77 | 3.24 | 1.3 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 485 | 51.00% | 2.63 | -18.15 | 88.97 | 1.48 | 5.98 | 162 | 1480 |
Sinker (SI) | 169 | 18.00% | 12.61 | -18.51 | 89.86 | 1.48 | 6.05 | 129 | 2242 |
Curveball (CU) | 285 | 30.00% | -7.13 | -38.93 | 77.69 | 1.53 | 6.06 | 277 | 712 |
Changeup (CH) | 13 | 1.00% | 14.29 | -27.72 | 83.71 | 1.5 | 6.05 | 112 | 1969 |
So, he's 41-years old. Oliver mixes his pitches well and he's not just a lefty-specialist. While he excels against lefties, he still posts very reasonable numbers against righties. All of his pitches get great sink and he'll continue to post solid GB-rates. However, dwindling ground-ball rates and rising line-drive rates may suggest that the end is near for Oliver despite his fourth consecutive season with an ERA under 3.00
Jason Frasor - Righty, 5'9", 180lbs, 34 Years Old, Debut: 2004, Active.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
3 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 60 | 8.55 | 3.9 | 1.05 | 0.304 | 80.30% | 37.00% | 10.00% | 3.6 | 4.09 | 4.04 | 0.3 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 768 | 71.00% | -4.48 | -13.01 | 93.81 | -1.97 | 5.92 | 202 | 1921 |
Slider (SL) | 131 | 12.00% | 5.54 | -32.85 | 84.95 | -2.22 | 5.75 | 84 | 561 |
Splitter (FS) | 181 | 17.00% | -8.48 | -30.27 | 87.19 | -2 | 5.86 | 269 | 1168 |
Frasor became a different pitcher when he started throwing his split-fingered fastball back in 2009. The pitch has devastating sink and fade and should continue to help him strike-out around a batter per inning.
Francisco Cordero - Righty, 6'3", 245lbs, 36 Years Old, Debut: 1999, Active.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
5 | 3 | 37 | 68 | 0 | 69.2 | 5.43 | 2.84 | 0.78 | 0.214 | 82.30% | 50.00% | 8.70% | 2.45 | 4.02 | 4.14 | 0.1 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 442 | 41.00% | -7.68 | -12.57 | 93.57 | -0.64 | 6.48 | 210 | 2160 |
Cutter (FC) | 323 | 30.00% | 3.89 | -24.34 | 87.77 | -0.79 | 6.41 | 151 | 883 |
Curveball (CU) | 108 | 10.00% | 5.37 | -41.77 | 79.62 | -0.87 | 6.49 | 45 | 847 |
Changeup (CH) | 205 | 19.00% | -10.08 | -22.97 | 86.33 | -1.16 | 6.17 | 233 | 1645 |
It's fairly clear that Cordero isn't the pitcher that he once was. He's not striking out 12-per-9 (2007) or 10-per-9 (2008), and not even 7-per-9 (2010). Cordero is striking out about five and a half per 9, which isn't exactly good news for the future of the former closer. Surprisingly though in 2011, Cordero posted a 2.45 ERA, so what gives? Well, a lot of luck (.214 BABIP - 82% strand rate) and a few intriguing changes (sub-3 BB/9, 50% GB Rate)
Cordero's FIP and xFIP were in the fours, and realistically, he probably won't come close to repeating an ERA south of 3.00. But the drastic change in his batted ball profile is something worth noting. Cordero posted career lows in Line-Drive Rate, and Fly Ball Rate to go along with a career high ground-ball rate which should play well in Rogers Centre.
It seems as though Cordero has been able to adjust to his fastball losing about 3mph over the past few years. After routinely throwing the heat sixty-plus percent of the time, Cordero saw his fastball usage plummet to 37%. The difference was made up by his surprisingly effective change-up and the addition of a curveball.
Casey Janssen - Righty, 6'3", 225lbs, 30 Years Old, Debut: 2006, Active.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
6 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 55.2 | 8.57 | 2.26 | 0.32 | 0.296 | 81.40% | 47.30% | 4.30% | 2.26 | 2.45 | 3.04 | 1.3 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 252 | 29.00% | -0.9 | -14.08 | 92.78 | -1.25 | 5.35 | 187 | 1678 |
Sinker (SI) | 104 | 12.00% | -6.65 | -19.95 | 92.63 | -1.27 | 5.29 | 227 | 1299 |
Cutter (FC) | 345 | 40.00% | 2.78 | -21.05 | 91.32 | -1.29 | 5.33 | 162 | 912 |
Slider (SL) | 36 | 4.00% | 6.1 | -31.84 | 86.2 | -1.25 | 5.44 | 85 | 672 |
Curveball (CU) | 121 | 14.00% | 15.42 | -47.99 | 76.9 | -1.2 | 5.65 | 63 | 1885 |
Changeup (CH) | 6 | 1 | -6.26 | -23.89 | 84.66 | -1.19 | 5.57 | 220 | 1247 |
It seems as though plenty of Blue Jays pitchers flash three different fastballs. Janssen threw his four-seamer, sinker and cutter almost 80% of the time and had relative success. According to Pitchf/x values, all three of Janssen's fastballs played positively and only his slider was a negative pitch. He garnered a solid amount of whiffs with both breaking pitches and should continue to be a solid righty option out of the pen. A repeat of his 2011 2.26 ERA might be pushing it, but with a great GB to FB ratio and good stuff, a low-3.00s ERA should be in store.
Jesse Litsch - Righty, 6'1", 235lbs, 27 Years Old, Debut: 2007, Active.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 75 | 7.92 | 3.36 | 1.2 | 0.281 | 69.80% | 44.20% | 14.90% | 4.44 | 4.24 | 3.63 | 0.7 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 381 | 30.00% | -1.76 | -16.76 | 89.76 | -1.85 | 6.07 | 192 | 1572 |
Sinker (SI) | 333 | 27.00% | -9.35 | -19.69 | 89.8 | -1.86 | 6.04 | 229 | 1758 |
Cutter (FC) | 18 | 1.00% | 3.36 | -16.8 | 89.54 | -1.85 | 6.05 | 169 | 1616 |
Slider (SL) | 360 | 29.00% | 3.1 | -32.85 | 83.97 | -2.2 | 5.81 | 94 | 266 |
Curveball (CU) | 56 | 4.00% | 7.97 | -49.88 | 77.55 | -2 | 6.01 | 35 | 1446 |
Changeup (CH) | 108 | 9.00% | -5.52 | -32.46 | 82.56 | -2.18 | 5.93 | 258 | 778 |
Litsch certainly doesn't overpower batters, but he does a decent job confusing them. The horizontal spread between his sinker and cutter that both come in at 90ish mph is over a foot. All of his pitches play about average, with his fastball and cutter leading the pack.
Carlos Villanueva - Righty, 6'2", 235lbs, 28 Years Old, Debut: 2006, Active.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
6 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 107 | 5.72 | 2.69 | 0.93 | 0.271 | 72.80% | 35.60% | 7.50% | 4.04 | 4.1 | 4.48 | 1.1 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 645 | 38.00% | -2.95 | -12.63 | 89.71 | -1.26 | 6.73 | 192 | 2139 |
Sinker (SI) | 145 | 8.00% | -8.49 | -16.14 | 89.13 | -1.7 | 6.46 | 215 | 2027 |
Slider (SL) | 342 | 20.00% | 5.02 | -34.03 | 82.62 | -1.57 | 6.52 | 96 | 508 |
Curveball (CU) | 227 | 13.00% | 10.03 | -51.27 | 73.6 | -1.46 | 6.6 | 52 | 1305 |
Changeup (CH) | 353 | 21.00% | -5.31 | -25.22 | 81.93 | -1.63 | 6.48 | 213 | 1289 |
Villanueva's K/9 sank in 2011 to a career low 5.72 batters-per-9. Shockingly, the downturn came a year after he posted a career high 11.45 K/9 in his final year in Milwaukee. While some of it can be attributed to workload and role, his offspeed offerings were much more hittable. Villanueva saw his O-Contact jump to 72% after posting consecutive 44.2% seasons. Villanueva also followed up a career high 12.8% Swinging Strike rate in 2010 with a career low 7.5% rate in Toronto. While in Milwaukee, Villanueva posted a wSL/c and wCU/c of 1.21 and 1.92, respectively. In Toronto, the pitches lost vertical movement in favour of horizontal movement and returned to earth with a 0.62 wSL/c and a 0.44 wCU/c. With a return to a permanent bullpen role, I wouldn't be surprised to Villanueva regain his 2010 form.
Luis Perez - Lefty, 6'0", 210lbs, 27 Years Old, Debut: 2011, Active.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
3 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 65 | 7.48 | 3.74 | 1.25 | 0.327 | 70.70% | 60.30% | 18.40% | 5.12 | 4.64 | 3.79 | 0 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Sinker (SI) | 778 | 73.00% | 14.32 | -21.95 | 93.34 | 1.39 | 5.8 | 110 | 2168 |
Slider (SL) | 202 | 19.00% | 0.04 | -36.36 | 82.87 | 1.26 | 5.91 | 17 | 305 |
Changeup (CH) | 86 | 8.00% | 8.54 | -26.3 | 83.41 | 1.26 | 6.02 | 129 | 1414 |
Perez's line was pretty ugly, but a lot of that can be attributed to his 18.4% HR/FB rate and there's no way in hell that he doesn't regress. His fastball was atrocious despite quality movement and a good bit of zip.
Chad Beck - Righty, 6'4", 255lbs, 27 Years Old, Debut: 2011, 40-Man.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.1 | 11.57 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 100.00% | 40.00% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.45 | 1.53 | 0.1 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM | |
Fourseam (FA) | 29 | 78.00% | -3.8 | -11.23 | 95.75 | -2.13 | 6.13 | 199 | 2030 | |
Slider (SL) | 5 | 14.00% | 4.9 | -24.4 | 87.27 | -2.25 | 6.14 | 148 | 941 | |
Changeup (CH) | 3 | 8.00% | -8.02 | -23.64 | 88.6 | -2.18 | 5.95 | 235 | 1436 |
We didn't see a lot of Beck, but a 96mph fastball ain't all that shabby. His fastball runs pretty straight on both planes, but he should be able to get away with it. He gets good depth on both his slider and change and should end up being a useful piece of the pn.
Joel Carreno - Righty, 6'2", 220lbs, 25 Years Old, Debut: 2011, 40-Man.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 15.2 | 8.04 | 2.3 | 0.57 | 0.25 | 95.60% | 53.70% | 7.10% | 1.15 | 2.83 | 3.13 | 0.2 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 28 | 13.00% | -4.63 | -15.18 | 92.01 | -2.48 | 5.95 | 205 | 1758 |
Sinker (SI) | 64 | 29.00% | -11.16 | -20.69 | 92.33 | -2.42 | 5.82 | 243 | 1823 |
Curveball (CU) | 117 | 53.00% | 8.84 | -37.77 | 80.96 | -2.42 | 6.03 | 75 | 965 |
Changeup (CH) | 12 | 5.00% | -12.66 | -24.57 | 86.15 | -2.45 | 5.69 | 246 | 1868 |
Carreno throws his curveball more than 50% of the time which is quite strange. He shows good control with it and follows it up with a quality fastball and sinker combination. While his change-up certainly has potential in terms of movement, he's still not quite comfortable with it.
Danny Farquhar - Righty, 5'9", 180lbs, 25 Years Old, Debut: 2011, 40-Man.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | 0.5 | 33.30% | 25.00% | 0.00% | 13.5 | 5.03 | 6.28 | 0 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 10 | 15.00% | -14.49 | -16.64 | 92.12 | -1.73 | 5.17 | 237 | 2393 |
Sinker (SI) | 35 | 54.00% | -15.39 | -27.89 | 91.38 | -3.38 | 3.4 | 275 | 2280 |
Cutter (FC) | 3 | 5.00% | -2.48 | -21.73 | 89.72 | -1.74 | 5.11 | 209 | 1009 |
Slider (SL) | 12 | 18.00% | 3.84 | -31.77 | 83.06 | -3 | 3.59 | 111 | 345 |
Curveball (CU) | 2 | 3.00% | 1.91 | -42.06 | 79.77 | -1.84 | 5.11 | 11 | 700 |
Changeup (CH) | 3 | 5.00% | -13.74 | -26.93 | 84.15 | -2.31 | 4.51 | 250 | 1948 |
Basically a sinker / slider pitcher, Farquhar desperately needs to work on his change-up or cutter. His sinker and slider get quality movement, but he's still just barely topping 90 with the pitches.
Trystan Magnuson - Righty, 6'7", 220lbs, 26 Years Old, Debut: 2011, 40-Man.
W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14.2 | 6.75 | 3.07 | 1.84 | 0.261 | 57.00% | 32.70% | 12.00% | 6.14 | 5.21 | 4.69 | -0.1 |
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 146 | 46.00% | -6.11 | -13.4 | 93.57 | -0.96 | 6.61 | 207 | 1954 |
Sinker (SI) | 32 | 10.00% | -13.15 | -15.41 | 92.7 | -1.11 | 6.42 | 231 | 2370 |
Cutter (FC) | 35 | 11.00% | -0.06 | -20.23 | 88.77 | -0.88 | 6.77 | 184 | 1225 |
Slider (SL) | 91 | 29.00% | 3.24 | -25.98 | 87.5 | -0.87 | 6.72 | 150 | 675 |
Changeup (CH) | 11 | 3.00% | -11.3 | -24.31 | 84.74 | -0.99 | 6.59 | 237 | 1708 |
Toronto reacquired Magnuson and Farquhar from Oakland after dealing them for Rajai Davis after the 2010 season. Magnuson has a pretty straight fastball that clocks around 94mph and a plethora secondary pitches. He's effective with the slider and gets a quality amount of whiffs.
Evan Crawford - Lefty, 6'2", 190lbs, 25 Years Old, Debut: None, 40-Man.
Pitch | Count | Frequency | H. Mvt | V. Mvt | Mph | H. Rel | V. Rel | Spin Θ | RPM |
Fourseam (FA) | 41 | 60.00% | 7.15 | -15.07 | 91.7 | 2.2 | 6.15 | 147 | 2015 |
Slider (SL) | 17 | 25.00% | 0.81 | -34.49 | 84.18 | 2.13 | 6.15 | 54 | 304 |
Curveball (CU) | 10 | 15.00% | -5.85 | -52.08 | 76.12 | 2.21 | 6.25 | 338 | 1445 |
Crawford's data isn't from MLB but rather Fall Ball in Arizona. He's a quality lefty and should provide Toronto with a left-handed safety net for the pen. He doesn't overwhelm batters but shows a solid fastball with two pretty good breaking pitches.
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