The Cubs saw Mitchell Boggs out of the bullpen last week, scored one run in two innings off the righty. The stuff they saw was different from how he's mixed his pitches in other games (mostly as a starter):
We'll see how much the curveball gets used coming out of the gates this afternoon, but we should expect him to throw a lot more four-seam fastballs than what we last saw.
Sean Marshall has a longer track record against the Cardinals roster.
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Sean Marshall vs. Cardinals
Pitch Mix
firstlaststand#CutterCurveFastballSliderSinkerChange
RickAnkielL1833.3%22.2%5.6%11.1%27.8%0.0%
ChrisDuncanL1936.8%47.4%0.0%5.3%10.5%0.0%
SkipSchumakerL1442.9%28.6%21.4%0.0%7.1%0.0%
JasonLaRueR250.0%0.0%50.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
AlbertPujolsR4434.1%25.0%11.4%13.6%6.8%9.1%
RyanLudwickR3033.3%40.0%6.7%6.7%3.3%10.0%
KhalilGreeneR1435.7%14.3%28.6%7.1%0.0%14.3%
YadierMolinaR3231.3%21.9%18.8%9.4%6.3%12.5%
BrianBardenR6100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
BrendanRyanR2433.3%37.5%8.3%16.7%4.2%0.0%
20336.5%28.6%11.8%9.4%7.4%6.4%
Plate discipline
Swing=swings/pitches
Whiff=misses/swings
Chase=swing rate on pitches out of zone
Watch=take rate on pitches in the zone
firstlaststand#SwingWhiffChaseWatch
RickAnkielL180.5560.2000.3330.333
ChrisDuncanL190.4740.2220.3080.167
SkipSchumakerL140.7860.3640.6670.125
JasonLaRueR20.5000.0000.0000.000
AlbertPujolsR440.3180.0710.1600.474
RyanLudwickR300.5330.1250.1820.263
KhalilGreeneR140.5000.4290.6000.556
YadierMolinaR320.3440.1820.1180.400
BrianBardenR60.3330.0000.0000.500
BrendanRyanR240.5000.1670.2860.412
2030.4580.1940.2470.364
Rough and indirect measures of contact quality and effectiveness:
nkSLG = total bases divided by balls in play (includes home runs) (league average ~.51)
TBP = total bases per pitch (league average is ~.10)
firstlaststand#nkSLGTBP
RickAnkielL180.5000.167
ChrisDuncanL192.5000.263
SkipSchumakerL140.0000.000
JasonLaRueR20.0000.000
AlbertPujolsR440.1250.023
RyanLudwickR300.5560.167
KhalilGreeneR140.0000.000
YadierMolinaR320.2860.063
BrianBardenR61.0000.333
BrendanRyanR241.2000.250
2030.5460.118
Original Story:
http://www.cubsfx.com/2009/04/boggs-v...
We'll see how much the curveball gets used coming out of the gates this afternoon, but we should expect him to throw a lot more four-seam fastballs than what we last saw.
Sean Marshall has a longer track record against the Cardinals roster.
Click to sort.
Sean Marshall vs. Cardinals
Pitch Mix
firstlaststand#CutterCurveFastballSliderSinkerChange
RickAnkielL1833.3%22.2%5.6%11.1%27.8%0.0%
ChrisDuncanL1936.8%47.4%0.0%5.3%10.5%0.0%
SkipSchumakerL1442.9%28.6%21.4%0.0%7.1%0.0%
JasonLaRueR250.0%0.0%50.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
AlbertPujolsR4434.1%25.0%11.4%13.6%6.8%9.1%
RyanLudwickR3033.3%40.0%6.7%6.7%3.3%10.0%
KhalilGreeneR1435.7%14.3%28.6%7.1%0.0%14.3%
YadierMolinaR3231.3%21.9%18.8%9.4%6.3%12.5%
BrianBardenR6100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
BrendanRyanR2433.3%37.5%8.3%16.7%4.2%0.0%
20336.5%28.6%11.8%9.4%7.4%6.4%
Plate discipline
Swing=swings/pitches
Whiff=misses/swings
Chase=swing rate on pitches out of zone
Watch=take rate on pitches in the zone
firstlaststand#SwingWhiffChaseWatch
RickAnkielL180.5560.2000.3330.333
ChrisDuncanL190.4740.2220.3080.167
SkipSchumakerL140.7860.3640.6670.125
JasonLaRueR20.5000.0000.0000.000
AlbertPujolsR440.3180.0710.1600.474
RyanLudwickR300.5330.1250.1820.263
KhalilGreeneR140.5000.4290.6000.556
YadierMolinaR320.3440.1820.1180.400
BrianBardenR60.3330.0000.0000.500
BrendanRyanR240.5000.1670.2860.412
2030.4580.1940.2470.364
Rough and indirect measures of contact quality and effectiveness:
nkSLG = total bases divided by balls in play (includes home runs) (league average ~.51)
TBP = total bases per pitch (league average is ~.10)
firstlaststand#nkSLGTBP
RickAnkielL180.5000.167
ChrisDuncanL192.5000.263
SkipSchumakerL140.0000.000
JasonLaRueR20.0000.000
AlbertPujolsR440.1250.023
RyanLudwickR300.5560.167
KhalilGreeneR140.0000.000
YadierMolinaR320.2860.063
BrianBardenR61.0000.333
BrendanRyanR241.2000.250
2030.5460.118
Original Story:
http://www.cubsfx.com/2009/04/boggs-v...
