calsnowskier
Sarcastic F-wad
Extra reason why we need more SPs.Just some quick numbers on Bumgarner this year (entering today)
K% down from 25.1 to 21.3. 21.3 would be the lowest mark since 2010.
Fly ball percentage has jumped from 33% in 2011 and '12, to 35.2 in 2013, 35.8 in 2014 and this year it's 38.5%
Line drive percentage has gone up noticeably. 18 in 2013, 19.8 in 2014 to 22.1% this year
Hard contact rate has gone up.
'13: 26.4 percent
'14: 26.9 percent
'15: 31 percent
xFIP
2014: 2.99
2015: 3.67
Also amplify a the need for Beede to pan out, and hopefully At least 2 of Crick, Blach, Blackburn, Stratton, Mejia and Johnson.