Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 11, 2006
Jake and the Phat Pitch

What's wrong with Jake Peavy? He struck out 10 today in five innings, but allowed six runs as the Padres fell to the Marlins 7-3. With three walks allowed, the Marlins picked up eight hits on eleven balls in play against Jake. The Padres are very good this year at turning batted balls into outs; their .725 DER is the best mark in the NL. He's allowing a lot more hits than last season. In 2005, the opposition hit him at a .217 clip. This year, that's up to .257. It seems when Jake makes a mistake, the pitches are very hittable. Is he just making more mistakes this season?


Posted by David Pinto at 08:47 PM | Pitchers | TrackBack (0)
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I noticed I didn't see many change-ups...

Posted by: petere at June 12, 2006 01:32 AM

According to Rick at The Hardball Times, Peavy is a prime candidate for an injury. In the writeup, he talked about Jake's tendency to push for strikeouts, sometimes at the cost of his arm.

Posted by: Barron at June 12, 2006 04:10 PM
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