Mr. B, Thx for this dive. Do you think there will be any concentrated effort to get Salvie to be more disciplined? In other words, will they encourage him to "raid the zone" as a hitter and lay off the low, outside offerings? Or will they just let him rip?
Last year, Lyles had at least 3 more IP than runs allowed in 17 out of 32 starts. He didn't go 6 innings in all of them, but he was right at a 50% QS percentage last year, if you change the criteria a bit. In 11 of 32 starts, he had at least 5 more IP than runs allowed. I think if Lyles repeats last season, we will like him as a guy who keeps us in games and occasionally pitches a gem.
Mr. B, Thx for this dive. Do you think there will be any concentrated effort to get Salvie to be more disciplined? In other words, will they encourage him to "raid the zone" as a hitter and lay off the low, outside offerings? Or will they just let him rip?
I'm with you on Witt. I mean, I have no issues with anything you stated in the article, but especially your take on BWJ's projections.
Last year, Lyles had at least 3 more IP than runs allowed in 17 out of 32 starts. He didn't go 6 innings in all of them, but he was right at a 50% QS percentage last year, if you change the criteria a bit. In 11 of 32 starts, he had at least 5 more IP than runs allowed. I think if Lyles repeats last season, we will like him as a guy who keeps us in games and occasionally pitches a gem.