Look at Ray Ray Run

I feel like some here have not watched how hendriks has dominated the past few years. His fastball is what makes him great. In his career his slider and curve are negative value pitches. Last year they were slightly positive and his fastball is elite. His fastball is what makes him great.

Lol he just came into a game with 1st and 2nd 1 out that turned into 2nd and 3rd 1 out and k'ed two

Ron is literally trolling pal. This is his shtick

WhY dOeSnT GrAnDaL cAlL the slider

Hendriks is a fastball guy..he likes to throw fastballs down your throat. I know sox talk is obsessed with pretending grandal holds pitchers hostage with what they throw but they don't. Hendriks is a vet. If he wants the slider he throws it.

Lets all thanks jack. My guy Jack. Says yoan can't hit off speed. Proceeds to double the hit total and go yak ball on a curve ball.

I read today its the one knee stance this year. This is a new squat for him. Its to preserve his knee but it is clearly not working for him right now. Hes uncomfortable with it.

Its about getting up and down, not the pitch count.

Thats what he was paid for.

I'm convinced the one knee stance behind home has made grandal full blown special. I get why they're doing it, but wtf

He has been asked to do things he is not great at far too often

I dont get why we keep asking codi to go two. He has not done it well. Hendriks should go two here imo

Vaughn heating up. Getting his timing finally. Yermin doesn't have a weakness

Think that's a pitch classification issue with pitch tracker. Could be wrong though

But why don't they? Ss throw max velocity often to first.

I hear you but sinkers are a unique animal at that velocity. Britton never threw a secondary in his heyday. Bummer sinker is similar.

And not athletes or real baseball players, this I already know lol. Except greinke. He's a real baseball player.

It has destroyed his command

Because in his two most dominant seasons he basically never threw it. He was 94-95% sinkers since it's a completely dominant pitch. 2017-18 he threw the slider 18% of the time and he wasn't nearly as good. His ratio this year is similar to 2018 instead of 2019-20 when he was dominant.

Why can't pitchers throw to first base. This has puzzled me my entire life. I remember being told in college that we practice on a mound and the ground is flat lol. Like what? Everyone plays catch on flat ground everyday guy

Sinker isn't really a whiff pitch

Still convinced that dumb slider has messed him up a bit. Looked better tonight I thought

Correct

3 ground balls from bummer there. Good to see but they found holes. Tough break

If he can't get more command consistently with that change yeah, but I think that change still has room to improve and that peak change is filthy.