An overview of the Milwaukee Brewers bullpen pitchers -- what do they throw? How often? How fast? Type of pitcher.
Trevor Hofman
"The Hoff" should be making his Brewers debut soon. He is a fastball (63%) and change (30%) pitcher, but has thrown a few more sliders (7%) in recent years. His fastball averages 86 mph and he is a flyball pitcher.
Seth McClung
"Big Red" is fastball (72%) and curve (20%) pitcher, that will mix a slider and rare change in. He is a neutral pitcher, but more heavily GB in the two previous seasons, whose heater averages 93 mph.
Todd Coffey
Coffey is a fastball (74%) and slider (19%) pitcher, but will mix in the occasional change (7%). He is an extreme groundball pitcher whose fastball averages 93 mph.
Mark DiFelice
DiFelice throws his cutter (80%) of the time, and mixes in a fastball (11%) and change (9%). He is an extreme flyball pitcher whose cutter averages 83 mph.
Jorge Julio
Jorge is a fastball (70%) and slider (24%) pitcher, who will throw a change (6%) on rare occasions. He is a groundball pitcher who averages 94 mph on his heater.
Carlos Villanueva
He is a rare 4 pitch reliever - fastball (35%), change (28%), slider (23%), and curve (14%). He is a neutral pitcher with a 89 mph fastball.
Mitch Stetter
The lefty is a slider (53%) and fastball (47%) pitcher. He is a flyball pitcher with a 85 mph fastball.
RJ Swindle
The left is a fastball (48%), slider (40%) pitcher, but will mix in a curve (8%) and change (4%). The information is taken from very limited data and should not be considered a solid basis for his repertoire.
David Riske
Riske is a fastball (83%!) pitcher that will mix in a change, and splitter. He is a flyball pitcher with a fastball averaging at 88 mph.
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Brewer Starting Pitchers
A look at what each Brewer pitcher throws with velocity (stats taken from Fangraphs.com)
Yovani Gallardo
Yo will throw a fastball (65%) and curve (28%) pitcher, and will mix in a change and slider. A neutral pitcher whose fastball average 91 mph.
Braden Looper
Looper is a fastball (65%), splitter (20%), and slider (15%). A ground ball pitcher that averages 89 mph on his FB.
Manny Parra
A fastball (58%), curve (17%), change (17%), and splitter (8%) pitcher. A ground ball pitcher who averages 92 mph on his FB.
Jeff Suppan
Sup throws a fastball (60%), change (14%), curve (12%), and slider (12%). A ground ball pitcher who averages 88 mph on his fastball.
Dave Bush
Bush throws a fastball (56%), and curve (20%), but will also mix in a cutter (11%), and change (9%), and the rare slider (4%). Bush is a ground ball pitcher who averages 89 mph on his FB.
Yovani Gallardo
Yo will throw a fastball (65%) and curve (28%) pitcher, and will mix in a change and slider. A neutral pitcher whose fastball average 91 mph.
Braden Looper
Looper is a fastball (65%), splitter (20%), and slider (15%). A ground ball pitcher that averages 89 mph on his FB.
Manny Parra
A fastball (58%), curve (17%), change (17%), and splitter (8%) pitcher. A ground ball pitcher who averages 92 mph on his FB.
Jeff Suppan
Sup throws a fastball (60%), change (14%), curve (12%), and slider (12%). A ground ball pitcher who averages 88 mph on his fastball.
Dave Bush
Bush throws a fastball (56%), and curve (20%), but will also mix in a cutter (11%), and change (9%), and the rare slider (4%). Bush is a ground ball pitcher who averages 89 mph on his FB.
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