Comments on: Edwin Jackson’s New Slider http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/edwin-jacksons-new-slider/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:26:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Trenchtown http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/edwin-jacksons-new-slider/#comment-75623 Trenchtown Tue, 12 May 2009 23:34:47 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4824#comment-75623 His swinging strike percentage is 10.8% up from 7.7% last year which is a pretty significant jump His swinging strike percentage is 10.8% up from 7.7% last year which is a pretty significant jump

]]> By: Joe http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/edwin-jacksons-new-slider/#comment-75597 Joe Tue, 12 May 2009 19:25:23 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4824#comment-75597 Trenchtown- I agree that his IFFB% could be an issue. Has he really taken a step forward, or are his numbers masked by a IFFB% twice his career rate? Also, pitching as a starter with essentially two pitches seems like a recipe for short outings and limited success, unless his WHIFF rates are incredible-anyone have this data? Anyone have anything to add? Trenchtown-

I agree that his IFFB% could be an issue. Has he really taken a step forward, or are his numbers masked by a IFFB% twice his career rate?

Also, pitching as a starter with essentially two pitches seems like a recipe for short outings and limited success, unless his WHIFF rates are incredible-anyone have this data?

Anyone have anything to add?

]]> By: Art http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/edwin-jacksons-new-slider/#comment-75575 Art Tue, 12 May 2009 16:16:06 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4824#comment-75575 It's his control, silly. Almost all his pitches have seemingly either been at the knees or they have been fastballs above the waist. I didn't watch him in Tampa but I'm guessing that wasn't the case. It’s his control, silly. Almost all his pitches have seemingly either been at the knees or they have been fastballs above the waist. I didn’t watch him in Tampa but I’m guessing that wasn’t the case.

]]> By: Trenchtown http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/edwin-jacksons-new-slider/#comment-75571 Trenchtown Tue, 12 May 2009 15:50:11 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4824#comment-75571 Yeah his FB% is up but so is his Infield fly % so I don't know if that is the thing to look at and be that worried about. The thing I see as a possible problem is the dive in LD% and whether that is sustainable. But you definitely have to be encouraged by the bump in swing strike %. It is definitely hard to fail with that kind of fastball speed Yeah his FB% is up but so is his Infield fly % so I don’t know if that is the thing to look at and be that worried about. The thing I see as a possible problem is the dive in LD% and whether that is sustainable. But you definitely have to be encouraged by the bump in swing strike %. It is definitely hard to fail with that kind of fastball speed

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