What's wrong with Marmol?

[Schwarber Fan]

Why is he struggling?

[Dirt Dog Sparly]

Voted other. League catching up to his pitching pattern sitting on certain pitches.

[Sammy Sofa]

Voted other. League catching up to his pitching pattern sitting on certain pitches.

 

Agreed. He's been borderline with his pitches for a while, and he's been around long enough that teams know to lay off his offspeed picthes. His fastball has little to no movement, so he can't counter.

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Voted other. League catching up to his pitching pattern sitting on certain pitches.

 

But that doesn't account for the complete loss of control. For example, the game against the Rays.

[Balsa]

I fear the injury.

[Dirt Dog Sparly]

Voted other. League catching up to his pitching pattern sitting on certain pitches.

 

But that doesn't account for the complete loss of control. For example, the game against the Rays.

 

 

His control has never been outstanding to start with. His strike out slider starts in the zone then breaks before it gets to the plate alot of times. Advance scouts are there charting the counts and pitching patterns. They see this and pass it onto the hitters. The hitters know in these counts I will be getting the sweeping slider that isnt going to be a strike. Once they get ahead he comes with a fastball that tends to be a bit flat. You cant hit a flat fastball, you shouldnt be playing Major League Baseball as a position player.

 

Marmols bread and butter has been made outside the zone most of the year. Now that hitters know this they are making him come to them. At this stage Marmol is still a thrower, lets see if he can become a pitcher now.

[series65cubsfan]

Voted other. League catching up to his pitching pattern sitting on certain pitches.

 

But that doesn't account for the complete loss of control. For example, the game against the Rays.

 

 

His control has never been outstanding to start with. His strike out slider starts in the zone then breaks before it gets to the plate alot of times. Advance scouts are there charting the counts and pitching patterns. They see this and pass it onto the hitters. The hitters know in these counts I will be getting the sweeping slider that isnt going to be a strike. Once they get ahead he comes with a fastball that tends to be a bit flat. You cant hit a flat fastball, you shouldnt be playing Major League Baseball as a position player.

 

Marmols bread and butter has been made outside the zone most of the year. Now that hitters know this they are making him come to them. At this stage Marmol is still a thrower, lets see if he can become a pitcher now.