Read: Analyzing Mike Pelfrey
Over at Metsgeek, Jeff Mathews analyzes Mike Pelfrey‘s performance this season using a variety of statistics, including the very impressive use of Pitch-F/X data.
Based on the data Mathews believes Pelfrey should try pitching backwards, writing:
“Right now, Pelfrey is throwing a first-pitch fastball more than 80% of the time. Instead, maybe he should try to get ahead of the hitters with a get-me-over slider, and then finish the ‘em off with that moving fastball. I mean, why not? Whatever he’s doing now isn’t working, so why not try something different?”
…i’ve followed pelfrey’s career since he was drafted by the Mets and i’m still unsure why he abandoned his curve ball that he used successfully in college and his early stint in the Mets minor league system…
…that being said, i feel the same way about pelfrey as I do with Oliver Perez, i have no idea what to expect from start-to-start…
..it is interesting to note, pelfrey is 2-0 with a 1.50 era with Brian Schneider behind the plate, as opposed to 0-2 with a 8.34 era without schneider…so, with schneider back i’ll be curious to see how he pitches in his next start…
