Friday, May 19, 2006
CHANGE UP FROM SCHILLING
Injury Guru, Will Carroll, believes that Curt Schilling is trying to work through “…what looks like some base instability, causing him to shorten his stride and leave pitches up higher than he normally does.” Baseball Prospectus Notebook then states that...
Interestingly enough, his G/F ratio seems to mirror his 2005 season more than his pseudo-healthy 2004, which may very well be an alarming piece of evidence that things are not looking well. His career G/F rate is 1.16, so 0.78 is well below his established level.
That may indicate that Schilling’s homer prone last few starts may not be a just a few bad pitches at the wrong time. Is Schilling changing his pitching style, by not throwing the splitter, to decrease the pressure on his lower half and the famous ankle? It seems like he is featuring a cutter/slider and change more often than his vintage 2004 season when he was a fastball – splitter guy. Schilling's split gets ground balls and swings and misses; the other off-speed pitches just seem to be getting hit hard.
Has Schilling gotten off on Pedro's "Wonderland" T-stop? Only time will tell.
Injury Guru, Will Carroll, believes that Curt Schilling is trying to work through “…what looks like some base instability, causing him to shorten his stride and leave pitches up higher than he normally does.” Baseball Prospectus Notebook then states that...
Interestingly enough, his G/F ratio seems to mirror his 2005 season more than his pseudo-healthy 2004, which may very well be an alarming piece of evidence that things are not looking well. His career G/F rate is 1.16, so 0.78 is well below his established level.
That may indicate that Schilling’s homer prone last few starts may not be a just a few bad pitches at the wrong time. Is Schilling changing his pitching style, by not throwing the splitter, to decrease the pressure on his lower half and the famous ankle? It seems like he is featuring a cutter/slider and change more often than his vintage 2004 season when he was a fastball – splitter guy. Schilling's split gets ground balls and swings and misses; the other off-speed pitches just seem to be getting hit hard.
Has Schilling gotten off on Pedro's "Wonderland" T-stop? Only time will tell.
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