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From Scott Lucas:
Kumar Rocker retired 12 batters in order on just 47 pitches. Extended past the scheduled four innings because of the pitch count, Rocker walked Trey Mancini after an 0-2 start and was done. Yesterday, Statcast classified nearly all of his pitches as sinker or cutters. Today, the fastballs were re-classed as a mix of four-seamers and sinkers (which seems right) and a mix of cutters and sliders. In the latter case, I'd say many so-called cutters were just hard sliders, as his velocity was up about two ticks. (I can't say for sure, but my impression is Statcast treats a pitcher's first appearance in AAA as if he's a newcomer, even if he has experience in MLB.)
In terms of effectiveness, last night was a continuation of his his previous outing with Frisco in that he simply overwhelmed the competition. He could pitch for Texas next time out. In terms of pitch mix, he wasn't dealing like a typical starting pitcher. He threw three late changes to no effect, but the rest was essentially fastball-slider, so in that respect he arguably needs more work, plus perhaps an opportunity to extend to 70+ pitches.
Kumar Rocker retired 12 batters in order on just 47 pitches. Extended past the scheduled four innings because of the pitch count, Rocker walked Trey Mancini after an 0-2 start and was done. Yesterday, Statcast classified nearly all of his pitches as sinker or cutters. Today, the fastballs were re-classed as a mix of four-seamers and sinkers (which seems right) and a mix of cutters and sliders. In the latter case, I'd say many so-called cutters were just hard sliders, as his velocity was up about two ticks. (I can't say for sure, but my impression is Statcast treats a pitcher's first appearance in AAA as if he's a newcomer, even if he has experience in MLB.)
In terms of effectiveness, last night was a continuation of his his previous outing with Frisco in that he simply overwhelmed the competition. He could pitch for Texas next time out. In terms of pitch mix, he wasn't dealing like a typical starting pitcher. He threw three late changes to no effect, but the rest was essentially fastball-slider, so in that respect he arguably needs more work, plus perhaps an opportunity to extend to 70+ pitches.
