Dominikk85 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 (edited) I think a big issue has been command of the pitching. White Sox starters are 5th in the AL in stuff+ but only 12th in location+ (stat created by eno Sarris). White Sox pitchers also lead the majors in pitches thrown either in the heart of the zone or way outside the zone (statcast attack zones "heart" and "waste". Stuff is good, "just throw strikes and pitch to contact" doesn't work anymore, especially with the shift ban (see cardinals) but I think the sox starters push it a bit too far regarding bad command. Edited September 6, 2023 by Dominikk85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 I think there are a couple possibilities at work here. Talented pitchers but bad approach. Good approach but no talent. No talent and bad approach. I think I know what most folks here will pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Texsox said: I think there are a couple possibilities at work here. Talented pitchers but bad approach. Good approach but no talent. No talent and bad approach. I think I know what most folks here will pick. Combo of 1 and 3. Also stuff regression, especially Cease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baseball_gal_aly Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 41 minutes ago, almagest said: Combo of 1 and 3. Also stuff regression, especially Cease. Kopech too. He was 94-97 in 2022 and is 92-95 this year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 sticky stuff ban has destroyed our staff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 6 hours ago, Texsox said: I think there are a couple possibilities at work here. Talented pitchers but bad approach. Good approach but no talent. No talent and bad approach. I think I know what most folks here will pick. That’s a no-brainer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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