Revisiting Flaherty and examining the surge by Ragans
Aug 26 2023
Jack Flaherty revisited
Earlier in the season, we examined Jack Flaherty's use of more cutters and the potential for more swings and misses. Flaherty had two solid outings with 16 strikeouts across 11 innings, then a brutal seven-earned run outing with the Orioles. There has been a minor pitch mix adjustment with the new squad, including more cutters in July (3.4%) versus August (12.8%) in favor of a slight dip in four-seamers and sliders. The visual below shows the monthly pitch changes.
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Flaherty's underlying skills improved in August, evidenced by a season-high 17% K-BB% and 14.2% SwK, though it's a small sample. For context, Flaherty had a 10.7%...
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