Though it was reported that an agreement was reached a week ago, the Yankees have officially signed Carlos Rodón to a six-year, $162 million contract. The 30-year-old southpaw has revitalized his career the past two seasons after struggling with his control and injuries since his debut in 2015. He has morphed into one of the best pitchers in baseball, but will a move to Yankee Stadium impact his performance? Let’s consult the park factors.
As of right now, these four are penciled to be the sixth man (or at least in contention for that sixth spot) in their team’s respective rotations. Given that it’s mid-December, these situations are all subject to change so one or more of them could break camp with a rotation spot in hand. Even if they don’t, they could be the first man up when someone goes down. And I’m not trying to be pessimistic, it’s always “when”, not “if” as teams simply don’t use the same five starters for an entire season.
The 24-year-old had a brilliant breakthrough season with a 2.55 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and 21% K-BB rate in 106 innings at Triple-A along with a nice cup of coffee in the major (0.89 ERA in 20 IP). He has premium heat (96.7 mph fastball) and two solid breaking balls that has helped him consistently miss bats throughout his minor league ascent, netting a 31% K rate in 230 innings. He does have a 12% BB rate, too, so there is some control sketchiness to iron out, though he was down to 10% in AAA/MLB this year. Brown also has fantastic groundball rates throughout his career, including a 54% at Triple-A and then a bananas 68% mark in his MLB sample.
Yesterday, the Cubs officially signed Jameson Taillon to a four-year, $68 million contract, after agreeing to such a deal earlier in the month. In the never-ending debate over which style of pizza is better, Taillon will now have the chance to become an expert in Chicago’s signature deep dish version, after spending two years noshing on New York’s thin crust pizza. We all know which style he’ll deem superior, right? RIGHT? So how might the switch in home park affect his results? Let’s consult the park factors and find out.
As we hit the beginning of draft season, it is important to monitor where players are being drafted on a regular basis. Throughout draft season, I will be doing that work for you with regular updates on the Average Draft Position on NFBC up until Opening Day.You can read all the Market Reports here.
On Friday, the Giants signed left-hander Sean Manaea to a two-year, $25 million contract. Luckily for Manaea, he didn’t have to travel too far to find his new home, as he’ll remain in California. Incredibly, he has now played for three teams, all of which call California home. Coming off a mightily disappointing season that saw him post a career worst 4.96 ERA, will the park switch help fuel a rebound in 2023? Let’s consult the park factors to find out.
I wish 24-year-old lefty wasn’t on the 40-Win A’s. There is quite a bit to like about him but the other stats will almost certainly come with a low Win total.
He has a 94-mph four-seamer that he throws over half the time. It misses a decent number of bats (10% SwStr%) and generates a ton of popups (27% GB%). His slider (16% SwStr%) and change (14% SwStr%) also generate a decent number of swings-and-misses. In a short sample (46 pitches) his curve struggled (4% SwStr%). The comps on the pitch aren’t much better. Read the rest of this entry »
On Monday, it was reported that the Blue Jays signed Chris Bassitt to a three-year, $36 million contract. After spending one season with the Mets after the majority of his career with the Athletics, let’s consult the park factors to find out how the park switch might affect his performance.
Last Friday, the Rangers signed Andrew Heaney to a two-year, $25 million contract. The oft-injured southpaw has called Los Angeles his home for the majority of his career, so how will the park switch affect his performance? Let’s consult the park factors.
Just three days after Jacob deGrom signed with the Rangers, it was reported that the Mets agreed to a two-year, $86.66 million contract with Justin Verlander. That’s a lot of money for a 40 and 41 year old pitcher! Ignoring his age and the possibility of performance decline, let’s consult the park factors to determine how the move from Minute Maid Park to Citi Field might affect his results.
