Re: Has Mariano Rivera lost his stuff?
I think he just has control problems right now. His pitch sequences arent effective when all he does is throw cutters inside to lefties and away from righties. Its about time he uses his two-seamer more and even his four-seamer. I'm tired of seeing 95% cutters. Hitters aren't stupid. Scouting reports or no scouting reports, it doesn't take a genius to figure out wats coming. Hitters seem to be zoning in on one zone (up and in if ur left-handed) and when they dont see the ball in that zone, they dont swing. Right handers seem to be waiting for that cutter to cut down the middle so they can drive it. Rivera used to get people chasing some bad 4-seamers rising out of the strike zone but thats not effective if your not throwing strikes. I would love to see him come up with a new pitch like a changeup or a splitter but I dont kno how hard it is to come up with new pitches.
I think he just has control problems right now. His pitch sequences arent effective when all he does is throw cutters inside to lefties and away from righties. Its about time he uses his two-seamer more and even his four-seamer. I'm tired of seeing 95% cutters. Hitters aren't stupid. Scouting reports or no scouting reports, it doesn't take a genius to figure out wats coming. Hitters seem to be zoning in on one zone (up and in if ur left-handed) and when they dont see the ball in that zone, they dont swing. Right handers seem to be waiting for that cutter to cut down the middle so they can drive it. Rivera used to get people chasing some bad 4-seamers rising out of the strike zone but thats not effective if your not throwing strikes. I would love to see him come up with a new pitch like a changeup or a splitter but I dont kno how hard it is to come up with new pitches.
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