October 05, 2021 Morning Edition: Orioles News Roundup
This is your Orioles Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of October 05, 2021.
A Look at Orioles Pitchers’ Contact Metrics
Chris Ellis
His extremely high line drive rate (28%) this season is alarming, the average exit velocity of contact off him is 92.6 and the average launch angle is 23.0 degrees. Hitters hit 28% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 44% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 17% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 28.0% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 14.6% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 12.2% of the time.
Cole Sulser
Hitters hit 19% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Cole Sulser is 88.1 and the average launch angle is 14.9 degrees. Hitters hit 19% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 40% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 11% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 29.2% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 19.3% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 8.1% of the time.
John Means
Hitters hit 20% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off John Means is 87.9 and the average launch angle is 20.3 degrees. Hitters hit 20% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 47% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 17% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 30.5% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 20.4% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 10.1% of the time.
Tyler Wells
Hitters hit 22% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Tyler Wells is 90.0 and the average launch angle is 24.8 degrees. Hitters hit 22% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. His extremely high fly ball rate (57%) this season requires him to keep the ball in the ballpark. Out of all the contacted balls in play, 12% of hits are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 34.2% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 19.9% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 11.0% of the time.
Dillon Tate
Hitters hit 15% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Dillon Tate is 87.6 and the average launch angle is 0.9 degrees. Hitters hit 15% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 25% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 8% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 26.0% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 23.6% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 6.3% of the time.
Marcos Diplan
Hitters hit 12% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Marcos Diplan is 90.4 and the average launch angle is 15.7 degrees. Hitters hit 12% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 46% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 10% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 32.1% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 19.0% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 8.3% of the time.
Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…
“The Orioles are parting ways with hitting coach Don Long, reports Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com (Twitter link). Assistant hitting coach José Hernández will remain on staff but assume a different role moving forward. Kubatko adds that the rest of manager Brandon Hyde’s staff is expected to return next season, although there could be some form of…”
“It’s possible that no other Oriole was bounced between Norfolk and Baltimore more often this season than Ryan McKenna. But once Stewart was placed on the IL in September, and Santander was continually plagued by injuries, McKenna did receive fairly regular playing time. Despite playing fewer than 500 innings, McKenna was worth four outs above average, the second-best mark on the team behind Cedric Mullins, who is probably going to be under consideration for a Gold Glove this season. It’s easy to say that McKenna needs to do a better job of making consistent contact and cutting down on strikeouts.”
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