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Another Step on the Road to RecoveryOliver Perez tonight managed to push his K/9 up 8.56, that's enough to put him in the top ten in the NL. I mention this because it seems to be the tell-tale stat of Perez's season last year. Personally, when I think of pitcher effectiveness I think of WHIPs (Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched) I consider it the OPS of a pitcher.His K's don't mean squat unless he can start going more then six innings, especially when given an early lead. The walks are a problem only in that it's making him throw more pitches. In his last two games Perez's WHIPs are at 1.35, which is alright. If he can trade some of those walks for hits, he'd pitch longer and probably lower that number. When he starts averaging a 1.2 or better over a three or four game span I'll officially declare Perez back. I think a lot of it is still in Perez's head. It was obvious that Perez went on a stretch of trying to strike out Reds, walks be damned. In his last game he didn't give up a hit until the 4th inning and after that he started trying to be a little less perfect and threw more strikes. Once he stops trying to be a dominant pitcher, he may actually become one. And if he is going to throw that hard-biting slider for strike three Cota needs to start catching it. Watching him throw to first to complete the strikeout is getting old fast. posted by Rory at 11:02 PM | |
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