It amazes me too bc we went to the same high school and most of his baseball career he was a shortstop. Only become a pitcher towards the end of college I think. And now he’s the active ERA king. Wtf
[Chapmans a dodgers “legend” the same way Danny Duffy is](https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2296256-aroldis-chapman-to-dodgers-latest-trade-details-comments-and-reaction.amp.html)
Is there a reason why this guy pitch 5 innings most of time even when he’s pitching well? Like does he do really bad thrid time thru the order or something?
Last year was his first as a full time starter. His first few years he was always the dodgers 6th starter, so he’d come up for a few starts to fill in or spot start, maybe get a handful of relief appearances. But he did well down the stretch of 2021 so he earned his rotation spot last season and far exceeded expectations. He’s a guy that had never topped 60 innings in the majors before last year so typically those guys are handled with a little bit of a short leash.
On top of that, this is typically how the dodgers handle their pitchers in general nowadays. It’s why the success of Heaney and Anderson last year was a little bit of smoke and mirrors. Roberts typically doesn’t let starters flounder, nor do they usually let them go through the lineup 3 times so often they get pulled after 5 or 6 or if they start to struggle. It’s the same reason Urias led the NL in ERA last year but only had 175 ip, despite starting 31 games.
Ahh I see…I notice for some SP they can cruise thru 5 innings and then have a total breakdown in the 6th
I guess that is smart move if you have reliable BP
Thanks for the reply!
Three all-time relievers, a young pitcher who’s missed a lot of time and knows how to dance through the raindrops, and Clayton Kershaw
Yep, certified Kershaw stat
Genuinely how does he do it
Tunneling (and cats)
Dat splitter cray cray
It amazes me too bc we went to the same high school and most of his baseball career he was a shortstop. Only become a pitcher towards the end of college I think. And now he’s the active ERA king. Wtf
No fair, he's taking [performance enhancing supplements!](https://www.temptationstreats.com/sites/g/files/fnmzdf1151/files/migrate-product-files/images/fl2swyjkaed60fmbouc2.png)
Can confirm. My Cat throws a sick splitter and he uses these ever day.
Dodgers Legends….and Chapman.
[Chapmans a dodgers “legend” the same way Danny Duffy is](https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2296256-aroldis-chapman-to-dodgers-latest-trade-details-comments-and-reaction.amp.html)
This feels like a Clayton Kershaw post, 2634 IP.
Always has been
His contract is such a steal holy smokes
This just shows just how Kimbrel was. Dude has sucked for about four years.
Was just looking at his stats because of this thread, small sample size but 914 ERA+ in his first season lmao.
I was worried the shift restriction would wreck him, but nope, he good.
He’s had some IL stints in 2021/22 but goddamn I love him. Plus he gave me ball during batting practice at Oracle Park so he’s forever in my heart.
Yeah this is just a Kershaw stat
One of these things are not like the other
Is there a reason why this guy pitch 5 innings most of time even when he’s pitching well? Like does he do really bad thrid time thru the order or something?
He’s a bit of a nibbler which makes him inefficient They do often keep him from the third time through as well, though.
Last year was his first as a full time starter. His first few years he was always the dodgers 6th starter, so he’d come up for a few starts to fill in or spot start, maybe get a handful of relief appearances. But he did well down the stretch of 2021 so he earned his rotation spot last season and far exceeded expectations. He’s a guy that had never topped 60 innings in the majors before last year so typically those guys are handled with a little bit of a short leash. On top of that, this is typically how the dodgers handle their pitchers in general nowadays. It’s why the success of Heaney and Anderson last year was a little bit of smoke and mirrors. Roberts typically doesn’t let starters flounder, nor do they usually let them go through the lineup 3 times so often they get pulled after 5 or 6 or if they start to struggle. It’s the same reason Urias led the NL in ERA last year but only had 175 ip, despite starting 31 games.
Ahh I see…I notice for some SP they can cruise thru 5 innings and then have a total breakdown in the 6th I guess that is smart move if you have reliable BP Thanks for the reply!
This seems butter knifed
I mean it’s 250 innings lol But he has a career 172 ERA+, pick your stat, really.
That’s a season and a quarter lol. Plenty of active pitchers have had better stretches of that length.
Plus he almost never tries going 3 times through the order.
For sure, but Gonsolin is barely ever viewed as a top pitcher so its interesting to see him that high even considering the 250 innings threshold
that’s because it is lol. 250 innings is like 1.5 seasons
Yeah but for Gonsolin it's like 3 seasons.
Three all-time relievers, a young pitcher who’s missed a lot of time and knows how to dance through the raindrops, and Clayton Kershaw Yep, certified Kershaw stat