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Good call. Should be called "the STROKEmen" though.
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John Sickels: Blue Jays top-20 prospects
Benhameen replied to Angrioter's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Yeah, I didn't really take a good look at his minor league walk rate. It's ugly. I just remember reading that it wasn't good and thought major league factors could improve it. Just another (potentially stupid) question. Couldn't two pitchers have the same WHIP yet one could be much more effective? For example, one pitcher could give up on average a home run and walk an inning, giving him a WHIP of 2. Another pitcher could average a single and a walk per inning, giving him a WHIP of 2 as well. So an extreme ground ball pitcher who may be great at limiting runs may be viewed as comparable to an extreme fly ball who's more likely to give up runs. Wouldn't a better stat be something like "total bases given up per inning"? It would seem to do a better job of evaluating the effectiveness of a pitcher. Is there a reason why they stick with WHIP? -
John Sickels: Blue Jays top-20 prospects
Benhameen replied to Angrioter's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Long time reader, first time poster. Just came to comment about Sanchez. What I saw of him, I was very impressed. His movement on a 98/99 Mph fastball is insane. I get that he has a higher walk rate in the minors than would be appealing but is there any chance that it has to do with his movement? There's an obvious difference in umpire ability in the majors and minors. I think that MLB quality umpires will have a higher skill level in picking up the movement and recognizing it's in the strike zone. Plus, Russell Martin's framing will also help him out. I don't think I've ever seen as much movement on an upper 90's fastball as Sanchez. He also seems to be able to control it much better than Drabek. You can't compare the two. I think he's going to do much better in this environment than people on here would suggest.