PT TOMORROW: NL Central—Pitching on the rise in CIN
May 14 2019
A week ago, Bobby Nightengale posted an article on Cincinnati.com in which David Hernandez (RHP, CIN) and Anthony DeSclafani (RHP, CIN) discussed the team’s emphasis on throwing their fastballs up in the zone more frequently. The approach has worked for DeSclafani in the early going. In 2018, he threw 27% of his fastballs up in the zone, which resulted in a 5.9% whiff rate and a .344 ISO for opposing hitters. This season, that mark has risen to 45%, with opposing batters registering a more palatable .250 ISO (14.1% whiff rate). While he’s still surrendered three home runs off the pitch, there is clear improvement in the results, and that provides hope that he can pitch more consistently as the season progresses.
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