tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37892113.post4176766484154984599..comments2024-01-26T11:14:40.053-06:00Comments on Over The Baggy: Infield Hits: Death by papercuts?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37892113.post-14433249329283277492011-09-30T06:15:13.011-05:002011-09-30T06:15:13.011-05:00His walks were the big issue. But his LD % was dow...His walks were the big issue. But his LD % was down, so I saw that as his stuff was still for the most part, good at inducing less solid contact.<br /><br />I think the Twins would be wise to let him pitch in the DWL and see if they got something before they decide whether to move him.<br /><br />MCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37892113.post-15204874536966393352011-09-28T11:44:35.309-05:002011-09-28T11:44:35.309-05:00MC --
Based on my perception of watching his star...MC --<br /><br />Based on my perception of watching his starts, I would have made that assumption too - that he was getting bilked by grounders that find seams. Surprisingly, checking the numbers, his GB BIP is not that out of line from the league average (24.2% vs 23.8% AL avg) and it is down some from 2010 too. <br /><br />Where Liriano is getting hurt is in the line drive department. Last year 68.5% of liners became hits. This season 78.6% of liners have become hits. Adding to that is his increased amount of walks allowed.Twins Fan c.1981https://www.blogger.com/profile/05029718081907720967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37892113.post-63799617024715109252011-09-27T18:49:56.311-05:002011-09-27T18:49:56.311-05:00Interesting... I've been thinking about this a...Interesting... I've been thinking about this a lot, especially in relation to Liriano and Pavano's groundball tendencies. In one of the earlier games against the Royals and another against the Tigers... it seemed all that Liriano did was get ground ball after ground ball that couldn't be converted to outs or were just finding holes. When Liriano has gotten into jams in the past, it seems it's often a result of poorly hit groundballs (not hit hard enough) that sometimes give him the most trouble. Those are difficult to convert to outs at times as well as get the Double Play turned on, so in effect, his inflated BABIP from last year may have much to do with weak grounders finding spots... Just something I've been mulling over myself.<br /><br />MCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com