What is wrong with Marco Estrada?

[G-Snarls]

1. Nothing. This is just normal variance

 

2. Injured worse than we thought

 

3. Suffering from rust due to extended time between starts

 

Discuss

[Plat]

He's regressing back to his normal self.

[PhillyBlueJay]

He picked up an STI on his cock sitting next to EE causing him to tip his pitches. Can't you see how much he is sweating in pain...

[Abomination]

I feel like teams are really starting to sit on his change. That doesn't mean they'll consistently hit it mind you.

[gruber92]

He's regressing back to his normal self.

 

After taking two years off? Makes sense.

[vilifyingforce]

1.5 Long season, back issues can linger, & some bad luck.

[Jimcanuck]

1 ...

[Krylian]

Happ is next

[L54]

Ship is sinking for Marco. Rest of the team to soon follow.

[Krylian]

Trade Estrada while you can still get something for him. Quick.

[HERPDERP]

If it's

 

1.) Meh

 

2.) Doubt it, or else we'd be seeing him react to the stiff back like earlier in the year

 

3.) Lets hope not. He needs to suck it up and realize that you will have to pitch in the playoffs on short/long rest anyways.

[thatoneguy]

Ship is sinking for Marco. Rest of the team to soon follow.

 

Well a return to form for the offence would be nice.

[saskjayfan]

beisbol isn't that easy i guess

[RealAccountant]

6 man rotation

 

He is too rested

 

Throwing too hard.

 

Shatkjns

[JFD]

all of the above

[Daniel Labude]

1. Nothing. This is just normal variance

 

2. Injured worse than we thought

 

3. Suffering from rust due to extended time between starts

 

Discuss

 

4. Teams have begun to figure out how to hit him. Look for the changeup and react to the slow fastball. Great approaches by other teams have been the biggest probe recently. Estrada must adjust soon hopefully.

[TheGrandslamMan]

His results are simply normalizing and aligning with his FIP

[saskjayfan]

His results are simply normalizing and aligning with his FIP

 

 

August Fagerstrom of fangraphs disagrees. Marco is outside the norm.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/marco-estrada-isnt-just-a-one-year-fluke/

[BTS]

August Fagerstrom of fangraphs disagrees. Marco is outside the norm.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/marco-estrada-isnt-just-a-one-year-fluke/

 

No. He's probably going to beat his FIP, but he's not going to beat it by two runs or whatever he was beating it by earlier. He's good, but not 3.0 ERA good.

[saskjayfan]

No. He's probably going to beat his FIP, but he's not going to beat it by two runs or whatever he was beating it by earlier. He's good, but not 3.0 ERA good.

 

he just has to be steady now that the stro show is getting back to where he should be.

[BTS]

he just has to be steady now that the stro show is getting back to where he should be.

 

Every reason to believe he'll settle in as a reliable ~3.5 ERA guy, which is absolutely fine. As long as his back stays healthy.

[burlingtonbandit]

His velo seems a little down more 87 MPH than his usual 89-90. Command has been off too.

[Krylian]

To be serious for a second, the 'Can Russell Martin live up to his Contract' thread is a good example for this. Russell started like s*** and now he's on fire. Players can get into a rut... Hitters and pitchers. This could very easily just be a bit of a rut that he's in... Possibly a little tired... Some nagging injuries... Mechanics could be just a bit off... Or just some rotten luck. A combination of all of those things is more likely than he's becoming the Estrada from 2014 and prior.

 

I think he'll be just fine.

[G-Snarls]

MLB Network analysts commented on two things this morning

 

1. Estrada's end of delivery isn't as crisp as it was in the first half of the season. Not finishing it as well. Sore back can obviously cause this tentativeness they thought.

 

2. Angels hitters were actively looking for slower pitches down in the zone and finding them

[baseballsss]

6 man rotation and back injury.

 

I've heard many pitchers say before that pitching is a routine. that extra day off screws with their routine. Not to mention baseball players are the most superstitious people on earth..

[Brownie19]

I'd like to thank Zaun for the s*** storm of people now blaming the 6 man rotation on his struggles. He's sports out massive assumptions and convinces like half the fans that it's true. Edited August 25, 2016 by Brownie19

[KingKat]

I'd like to thank Zain for the s*** storm of people now blaming the 6 man rotation on his struggles. He's sports out massive assumptions and convinces like half the fans that it's true.

 

Zaun's pretty bad too.

[baseballsss]

I'd like to thank Zain for the s*** storm of people now blaming the 6 man rotation on his struggles. He's sports out massive assumptions and convinces like half the fans that it's true.

 

Haven't had to listen to Zaun in two years with MLB tv. What'd he say?

[Brownie19]

Haven't had to listen to Zaun in two years with MLB tv. What'd he say?

 

The same s*** you did

[Spanky99]

I believe his back isn't a 100%.