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%	Swing	Whiff	Zone	Chase	Ball	nsCall	GB Rate
Sinker	89.4	1025	.442	.609	.471	.093	.508	.357	.293	.446	.509
Fastball	89.3	149	.073	.077	.349	.212	.403	.258	.503	.227	.261
Cutter	86.1	337	.183	.154	.570	.177	.418	.413	.341	.207	.398
Curveball	74.9	285	.163	.125	.323	.283	.512	.266	.344	.492	.385
Changeup	82.5	186	.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.