October 25, 2021 Morning Edition: Red Sox News Roundup
This is your Red Sox Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of October 25, 2021.
A Look at Red Sox Pitchers Last Week
Chris Sale
Chris Sale has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 7.71 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 27.00 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has been a strong strikeout pitcher this week, but when hitters make contact, they are getting hits at a 1.0 rate and this is too high. Hitters are hitting .364 against him this past week.Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 27.8% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 53.8% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…
“Oliver Marmol to be hired as new Cardinals manager The St. As far as a Red Sox impact here, there’s admittedly not a whole lot. The team has called a press conference for Monday morning where they are expected to announce the hiring of Oliver Marmol. Louis Cardinals surprised a lot of people earlier this month with their abrupt decision to fire manager Mike Shildt, even after he led them on a second-half surge that ultimately pushed them into the postseason.”
“(Adam London; NESN) David Schoenfield has three questions for the Red Sox as they head into the offseason. (Alexandra Francisco; NESN) As far as his future with the team, Schwarber is “all ears” about returning to the Red Sox. (David Schoenfield; ESPN) The Red Sox might have fallen just short of the World Series in 2021, but the future is very bright. (Conor Roche; Boston.com) Kyle Schwarber, traded while on the injured list but later performing a big role, observed first hand the true grit of the 2021 Boston Red Sox.”
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