SWEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!
And can Arizona please NOT suck today (and tomorrow)?
Cole's 2014 pitch usage
Fourseam | Sinker | Slider | Curve | Change | |||
LHH | |||||||
All Counts | 63% | 2% | 9% | 17% | 8% | ||
First Pitch | 73% | 3% | 3% | 16% | 6% | ||
Batter Ahead | 74% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | ||
Even | 68% | 3% | 8% | 16% | 6% | ||
Pitcher Ahead | 46% | 1% | 15% | 27% | 10% | ||
Two Strikes | 53% | 2% | 14% | 25% | 5% | ||
RHH | |||||||
All Counts | 67% | 2% | 14% | 14% | 2% | ||
First Pitch | 71% | 3% | 11% | 14% | 1% | ||
Batter Ahead | 75% | 4% | 12% | 7% | 1% | ||
Even | 66% | 2% | 14% | 16% | 1% | ||
Pitcher Ahead | 61% | 2% | 18% | 17% | 3% | ||
Two Strikes | 60% | 1% | 15% | 22% | 2% |
Cole's pitch velocity ranges from about 97 with the fastball to 85 with the slider. This the first time any of the Braves have seen Cole.