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Sam F.

8:51

Is Kershaw mostly unlucky or is he somewhat of a weak performer in the playoffs?

Ariel Cohen

8:51

Kershaw career ERA in the regular season is 2.43. Playoffs is 4.31.

Ariel Cohen

8:52

WHIP though ... 1.09 in postseason, 1.00 regular season.

FIP is a lot closer: 2.75 regular, 3.81 postseason.

Wood

8:53

How impressive has Pache looked? Safe to assume he starts in Atlanta to begin 2021?

Eric A Longenhagen

8:53

I think so. Think he's looked great. Just getting the bat to the ball right now, it's not sexy but it's been working. I bet he hits 18 bombs a year once he's seen this pitching for longer.

Dodger Fan

8:53

ERA isn't everything. Game 1 of the 2018 WS is a great example. David Freese dropped a pretty easy foul ball pop up and that cost him 2 runs I believe.

Ariel Cohen

8:53

xFIP a lot closer. 2.98 regular, 3.42 postseason.

8:54

He has been better in the regular season, any way that you slice it. The disparity is problably less than people think.

Winning a world series, and pitching well in the fall classic would also change people's perception.

David Laurila

8:54

FWIW: Gonsolin learned his split-change from Joel Peralta. Dodgers front office guy Brandon Gomes suggested he talk to Peralta about the pitch.

kevinthecomic

8:55

Kershaw's playoff performance woes are due to the manager leaving him on too damn long -- most damage to his results occur in inning 6 +

Ariel Cohen

8:55

Kershaw tends to have a high average innings pitched per start for the regular season.

Chamaco

8:56

Braves OF next year...Pache, Acuña, and...?

Eric A Longenhagen

8:56

Robbie Grossman/Austin Riley

Ariel Cohen

8:56

Kershaw has averaged 6.6 innings per regular season start roughly. 6.3 in the postseason.

Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes

8:56

So what do we think of this no off-day structure? I like how things are more condensed and the expanded rosters combine well with it, but can see why some would prefer the starter-heavy aesthetics.

Ariel Cohen

8:56

I enjoy seeing more of a traditional starting pitcher usage in the playoffs.

8:57

This format greatly helps the Rays ...

(helped)

Eric A Longenhagen

8:58

I'm for whatever includes fewer pitching changes. I think you can do a 27-man roster for which 25 are active each game, or something like that, and afford the teams more pitchers, effectively, but not at the expense of us watching all of them parade for four hours.

That's why I really dig the way pitchers were deployed this year. I like seeing longer chunks of more dudes rather than LOOGY inclusion

Ariel Cohen

8:59

Which caused more pitching changes - bigger roster or fewer off-days?

Guest

8:59

Re: Brandon Gomes and Joel Peralta, the mid 10s Rays could play a hand in beating the 20 Rays in the World Series

Eric A Longenhagen

8:59

I'm not saying we had too many this postseason, I just want it to be what's in mind when they decide the structure

bosoxforlife

8:59

Put me in the camp that much prefers this no days off format.

Ariel Cohen

9:00

I'm surprised though the playoffs started on Mondays, and had fewer weekends included. I think that was a small mistake by MLB, given that we haven't had any post-season COVID hiccups.

Dodger Fan

9:00

These are all just personal aesthetic preferences.

Eric A Longenhagen

9:00

correct

Ariel Cohen

9:00

*playoff series

9:01

I would think MLB should have done whatever to maximize weekend games ...

Eric A Longenhagen

9:01

Hittable-1-1 changeup from Anderson, Pollock needs to hit that

Ariel Cohen

9:02

Joc Pederson up ... 92.9 avg exit velocity this season. Very similar statcast metrics to teammate Seager.

Eric A Longenhagen

9:02

My stream is way behind chat's

Ariel Cohen

9:03

Similar launch angle - 12.3 to Seager's 11.9

Dodger Fan

9:03

The Rays also have great starters though.

Ariel Cohen

9:03

The Rays were the class of the AL this season!

Mad Joe-Don

9:04

Although, how do we get earlier start times?

Dan

9:04

joc has much worse bat-to-ball skills though right? lots of swing and miss in his game?

Ariel Cohen

9:04

Contact rate not close. Pederson 24.6% K%, to Seager's 15.9% this season.

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