Tag: Kevin Ginkel
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Monkey Bytes | March 21
Perhaps foreshadowing his decision, Bud Black summoned Victor Vodnik at the bottom of the ninth against Texas with a three-run lead. Vodnik retired the side and recorded one strikeout, throwing 14 pitches (12 strikes – 85.7 Strike%) with three whiffs (21.4 SwStr%). He has a 1.14 WHIP with eight strikeouts versus one walk (24.2 K-BB%)…
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Monkey Bytes | March 20
Leading off with the only game that counted during the Tokyo Series, the Dodgers flexed its bullpen depth by not using any reliever in both wins. Alex Vesia converted his first save, working around a two-double by Kyle Tucker and a walk with a game-ending groundout. Vesia threw 23 pitches (14 strikes – 60.9 Strike%)…
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Monkey Bytes | March 17
Mason Miller allowed a hit and recorded two strikeouts in his sixth appearance this spring. By my count, he threw 15 pitches (11 strikes – 73.3 Strike%) and generated five whiffs (33.3 SwStr%). He has a 0.67 WHIP with eight strikeouts against one walk (31.9 K-BB%) through six innings. Per the broadcast, he was hitting…
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Monkey Bytes | March 15
Logging his fourth spring outing, Félix Bautista fired a clean fifth while recording two strikeouts. Per Roch Kubatko on “X.” Bautista reached 98 miles per hour and induced one groundout in this outing. He has a 1.50 WHIP with seven strikeouts against one walk (33.3 K-BB%), and a 14.1 swinging strike percentage. As his command…
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Monkey Bytes | March 12
Colorado’s closer competition has been centered around Seth Halvorsen versus Victor Vodnik in columns by MLB.com and the Denver Post. However, this ignores the team’s saves leader from last year, Tyler Kinley. Spring outings may not be the deciding factor, but all three appeared in Tuesday’s contest versus Cincinnati. With just over two weeks until…