Dan Wheeler Is The King of Low Leverage

by Erik Hahmann on May 2, 2009 12:34 PM EDT

Dan Wheeler was very effective last night, with a fastball clocked an average speed of 87.40MPH. In his past couple of outings Wheeler's fastball has been a mile an hour or so faster than it was earlier in the season. It's still not where it used to be, or needs to be, but i'll take the improvement. Wheeler threw his FourSeam Fastball 10 times last night for a strike percentage of 90(!).

It was a low-leverage situation, so I guess we shouldn't be surpised that Wheeler had success. In 26 PA's of low-leverage situations this season Wheeler's slash line is .200/.231/.480. It's a small sample size, but that's a good line. In an even smaller sample size, Wheeler has a slash line of .500/.500/1.000 in 8 PA's of medium-leverage. For the time being, keeper Wheeler in low-leverage situations seems like the best thing for everyone.

The bullpen as a whole was great last night. J.P. Howell and Joe Nelson combined with Wheeler to allow only one hit and two walks while striking out five in 3.1 innings of work.

Here's Wheeler's strikezone plot from last night. Only one ball was put into play.

via brooksbaseball.dustinkikuchi.com

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i don't want to be negative nancy, but, it looks like he threw nearly everything over the middle of the plate...

by walkoffwalk on May 2, 2009 12:51 PM EDT reply actions

To be fair, that seemed like the only way to get a strike called last night.

by R.J. Anderson on May 2, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Totally OT

but I saw this last night in the Rangers/CHW GDT

WTF is that thing?

You can now go back to your regular programing, if your eyes have not been burned out by that thing….

by laxtonto on May 2, 2009 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs

OH DEAR GOD.

by R.J. Anderson on May 2, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions

What...the...fuck...

Swav or Die.

by SRQman on May 2, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Enjoy your posting time right now, because in about two hours you're gone.

by Erik Hahmann on May 2, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

We're 2-0 without him.

by R.J. Anderson on May 2, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions

that's like the magic blowing out philly without howard..

it won’t last for long… we need him

9=2 apparently

by mrichardkent on May 2, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Glad someone appreciates me .

Swav or Die.

by SRQman on May 2, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions

I will enjoy it.

Swav or Die.

by SRQman on May 2, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions

KILL IT WITH FIRE

Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.

by P Brady on May 2, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions

..cosmetic surgery much?

by Suttree on May 2, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Good ol' D-FW

Today, we are all Honkballers.

by RATW on May 2, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions

supposedly she is a huge CHW fan

one of the CHW fans said he saw her a couple times during ST….

by laxtonto on May 2, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Perhaps her hair and Bobby Jenks facething have a fling going on?

by R.J. Anderson on May 2, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions

And A.J. Douchebag's hair

Don’t forget that.

by Erik Hahmann on May 2, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions

FWIW

People call him Gay Jay

Swav or Die.

by SRQman on May 2, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Just came back from Chicago.

She could definitely be a Southsider. Or AJ Pierzynski’s sister. Or AJ Pierzynski.

Today, we are all Honkballers.

by RATW on May 2, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

WOW

by Lurch's Lobbyists on May 2, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Texas is funny

Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it's business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don't love what you're doing and you can't give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You'll be an old man before you know it.

-Al Lopez

by Sandy Kazmir on May 2, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions