10 Top Side Play · [959] Colorado Rockies
Dave Cokin Mon May 2nd, 2016 10:10pm EDT
Expert Preview: Rockies-Padres Monday Night baseball!
Expert Analysis: Jonathan Gray has some horrendous base numbers through his first two starts. But dig a little deeper and it`s easy to see some encouraging numbers. The BB/K is terrific. What isn`t is Gray`s luck and if you saw the start against the Pirates, you know what I mean. There was some incredibly bad luck on soft contact, and that`s just random stuff that can`t be predicted. What can be is a correction coming on an amazing .519 BABIP. I would look for much better results for Gray tonight. The flip side is struggling James Shields. One of the comparatives I like to look at is month by month data from one year to the next, particularly when it comes to velocity, as I think that`s a more accurate indicator. Shields was notably down when looking at April 2015 next to April 2016. Not surprisingly, his K rate is the lowest it`s ever been, and his control also hasn`t been especially good. Shields looks like a pitcher in clear decline. The Padres are horrible offensively at home vs. righties and Colorado is arriving on a high after winning three straight at Arizona. I`ll take the small plus with the Rockies here.
Dave Cokin Mon May 2nd, 2016 10:10pm EDT
Expert Preview: Rockies-Padres Monday Night baseball!
Expert Analysis: Jonathan Gray has some horrendous base numbers through his first two starts. But dig a little deeper and it`s easy to see some encouraging numbers. The BB/K is terrific. What isn`t is Gray`s luck and if you saw the start against the Pirates, you know what I mean. There was some incredibly bad luck on soft contact, and that`s just random stuff that can`t be predicted. What can be is a correction coming on an amazing .519 BABIP. I would look for much better results for Gray tonight. The flip side is struggling James Shields. One of the comparatives I like to look at is month by month data from one year to the next, particularly when it comes to velocity, as I think that`s a more accurate indicator. Shields was notably down when looking at April 2015 next to April 2016. Not surprisingly, his K rate is the lowest it`s ever been, and his control also hasn`t been especially good. Shields looks like a pitcher in clear decline. The Padres are horrible offensively at home vs. righties and Colorado is arriving on a high after winning three straight at Arizona. I`ll take the small plus with the Rockies here.
