Comments on: Checking In With Cain http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/checking-in-with-cain/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:32:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: marcello http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/checking-in-with-cain/#comment-39772 marcello Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:18:40 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/checking-in-with-cain/#comment-39772 Giants fans really hope Lincecain becomes Lincecainchez with the addition of Jonathan Sanchez. If Bumgarner and Alderson realize their potential, that name is going to be a bit unwieldy. I guess Lincecainchez Bumerson could work. Giants fans really hope Lincecain becomes Lincecainchez with the addition of Jonathan Sanchez. If Bumgarner and Alderson realize their potential, that name is going to be a bit unwieldy. I guess Lincecainchez Bumerson could work.

]]> By: obsessivegiantscompulsive http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/checking-in-with-cain/#comment-39768 obsessivegiantscompulsive Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:29:16 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/checking-in-with-cain/#comment-39768 FYI, I assume you meant 1.28 WHIP. I don't know about this season, maybe it's different, but when I checked his HR/FB in previous seasons, the low HR/FB figure comes from pitching in AT&T, and is much closer to the league average on the road. AT&T Park depresses HR totals, particularly for lefties, but also righties. His key to pitching is his ability to not give up many hits and striking out a fair number as well, which makes up for all the walks he gives up. The problem thus far, near that I can tell, is that despite stuff that pitchers drool over, he thinks it's like any other fastball and thus fall into the habit of trying to nibble at the corners, as he is advanced as a pitcher mentally, and once he's missed a few by trying to be perfect, he ends up walking guys unnecessarily. He needs to talk with Big Daddy Rueschel whose philosophy was "here's MY strike pitch, try and hit it." Sometimes they did, but most times they didn't. Cain just needs to trust his fastball and stuff more and he will find that more often than not, he's going to get hitters out. FYI, I assume you meant 1.28 WHIP.

I don’t know about this season, maybe it’s different, but when I checked his HR/FB in previous seasons, the low HR/FB figure comes from pitching in AT&T, and is much closer to the league average on the road. AT&T Park depresses HR totals, particularly for lefties, but also righties.

His key to pitching is his ability to not give up many hits and striking out a fair number as well, which makes up for all the walks he gives up. The problem thus far, near that I can tell, is that despite stuff that pitchers drool over, he thinks it’s like any other fastball and thus fall into the habit of trying to nibble at the corners, as he is advanced as a pitcher mentally, and once he’s missed a few by trying to be perfect, he ends up walking guys unnecessarily.

He needs to talk with Big Daddy Rueschel whose philosophy was “here’s MY strike pitch, try and hit it.” Sometimes they did, but most times they didn’t. Cain just needs to trust his fastball and stuff more and he will find that more often than not, he’s going to get hitters out.

]]> By: mymrbig http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/checking-in-with-cain/#comment-39767 mymrbig Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:19:39 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/checking-in-with-cain/#comment-39767 Not that it really matters, but people often forget that Cain is 3.5 months younger than Lincecum. Because he debuted earlier, a lot of people think he is older. In baseball terms, both are finishing up their age 24 seasons, which is truly remarkable given how successful they have been. Not that it really matters, but people often forget that Cain is 3.5 months younger than Lincecum. Because he debuted earlier, a lot of people think he is older. In baseball terms, both are finishing up their age 24 seasons, which is truly remarkable given how successful they have been.

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