Rick Peterson's Kazmir

by FreeZorilla on Jul 8, 2009 11:22 AM EDT

Scott Kazmir has looked pretty sharp since returning from his DL stint/reunion with Rick Peterson. How sharp? Let's compare his #'s from 2006-2009 (both pre and post RIck Peterson).

	Strike %	GB/FB	Pits/PA	Pit/Inn	K%	BB%	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
2006	63.6%	1.07	4.0	16.8	26.7%	8.5%	3.1	10.1	3.2
2007	63.5%	1.04	4.1	17.5	26.9%	10.0%	2.7	10.4	3.9
2008	63.3%	0.63	4.3	18.0	25.9%	10.9%	2.4	9.8	4.1
pre RP 2009	60.2%	0.94	3.9	19.3	15.6%	12.9%	1.2	6.9	5.7
post RP 2009	65.3%	0.83	4.5	19.0	26.2%	4.8%	5.5	9.9	1.8

Yes, it is a small sample size of 2 games. The strike%, K% and BB stats are extremely encouraging. If he can maintain the trend fewer walks his pitches per batter and inning should improve. Even if they don't, I'll take 5 innings of this Kaz every 5 days. Thank you Mr. Peterson for whatever if is you did.

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10 K/9 and 2 BB/9? Yeah, I like that.

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by Sky Kalkman on Jul 8, 2009 11:24 AM EDT reply actions

NOT ENOUGH WINS

by Suttree on Jul 8, 2009 11:28 AM EDT reply actions

This is also post-DL Kazmir...

Does Rick Peterson deserve the praise or does Kazmir?

by tallyray on Jul 8, 2009 11:38 AM EDT reply actions

Considering the amount of effort that went into reconstructing Kaz's mechanics

I’m pretty sure Rick Peterson, Dr. Andrews, and everyone else involved in the process deserve a lot of credit.

Kaz’s individual tweaks certainly weren’t getting the job done.

by Suttree on Jul 8, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Xavier Hernandez

Come ON Pat the Bust, Navi can not have more homers than you

by 4QB on Jul 8, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions

Maybe he just got out of his own damn way

and stopped blaming external factors (crowd for example). Maybe Kaz was more open to suggestions after crapping the bed early this year.

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by Buc Wild on Jul 8, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions

This was the first time he had an extended amount of time to evaluate...

by tallyray on Jul 8, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Well this makes my heart glow.

Tools Whore

by Tyler on Jul 8, 2009 11:42 AM EDT reply actions

RP please.

by walkoffwalk on Jul 8, 2009 11:42 AM EDT reply actions

IT HAS TO BE ALL THE EXTRA COTTON CANDY

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by Buc Wild on Jul 8, 2009 11:44 AM EDT reply actions

Dockoftherays.com

by Jason Collette on Jul 8, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions

I really wish I could see more of that moment.

I can't wait until we trade him for a reliever.

by kericr on Jul 8, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions

He got some digits out of it, too.

by Suttree on Jul 8, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Wait... what?

I had the MASN broadcast, so I missed this.

by rglass44 on Jul 8, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Wonder if Kaz blamed his bad bedroom performance

On the crowd

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by Buc Wild on Jul 8, 2009 5:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Pts/IP still a concern

And why the foul balls?

by Raymondo on Jul 8, 2009 11:59 AM EDT reply actions

Because for most pitchers those would be BIP

I can’t find the data, but from what I remember in another thread, Price’s high foul ball% had him sandwiched between a couple of guys you think of as aces.

SOSH AUCTION to K ALS

by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 8, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions

i remember the post

it said basically that Price wasn’t wild on every hitter, but on those he was he was very wild, or something like that

by Raymondo on Jul 8, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions

I just remember him being between Oswalt and another real good pitcher.

It makes sense, a foul ball is usually a defensive swing, where the batter isn’t fooled, but there’s nothing he can do with the pitch. It sucks that they run the count up, but most foul balls are pitchers pitches.

SOSH AUCTION to K ALS

by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 8, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions

yea Shawn Camps 4.68 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and .313 BAA were sparkling compared to his 7.20 ERA and 2.03 WHIP in 2007. Fucking moron. You really dont know dick about baseball. Not only is Camp’s .313 BAA fucking horrendous and Sonnanstine-esque, but the dewd allowed almost every inherited runner to score that year. God Id love to sit and watch a game with you and hear your thoughts from phsycallly observing the game, because I find your complete lack of baseball knowledge startling for how cocky you are, and “advanced” you think your baseball knowledge is.

btw, Andy SOnnanstine fucking sucks. You really nailed that Jackson v Sonny debate the past 2 years. Fucking douche bag moron. The funniest part is that you still dont think you are wrong. You sttill think Sonny was far and away the better pitcher last year, even though Jackson had the lower ERA the entire season until September 5. And you wont amdit you were wrong, instead claiming you were right with no explanation for why you look so stupid now other than “certain obscure stats when isolated and looked at by themself suggested he was better”. Still cant admit you were wrong. Fucking moron

DRaysBay home to reasoned argument? Yea I guess as much as MSNBC is

by R.J. Anderson on Jul 8, 2009 12:24 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs