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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Hey, Doug Fister

The Mariners haven't won since July 5th.  They stumbled into New York and now are owners of a sixteen game losing streak.  Tonight, they will turn to Doug Fister, who has pitched well but has not much to show for it - he has a 3.30 ERA, but only a 3-11 record.  His best skill is his ability to prevent free passes, as his 2 walks per 9 innings is one of the best rates in the league.  He's striking out a few more guys this year than last year, but that's not really his game.  Isolated metrics for his five pitches are below.




He's primarily a sinkerballer these days, reserving the four-seam cheese for only a few occurrences per game.  


mph#LHB%RHB%SwingWhiff ZoneChaseBallnsCallGB Rate
Sinker89.41025.442.609.471.093.508.357.293.446.509
Fastball89.3149.073.077.349.212.403.258.503.227.261
Cutter86.1337.183.154.570.177.418.413.341.207.398
Curveball74.9285.163.125.323.283.512.266.344.492.385
Changeup82.5186.143.036.557.233.405.436.341.232.479


1954

.467.152.479.358.327.385.455

Grounders come from the sinker, which is located higher in the zone than the typical sinker:




As for horizontal locations, the sinker, curve, and change are aimed gloveside, while the four-seamer and cutter go armside:



None of his pitches stand out as plus offerings, but his ability to get the ball over the plate consistently makes him at the very least a league average starter.


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