Interesting Arms Emerge from Long Night in the Desert

Plus Week Six Stats Review

I’m going to flip things around today and talk about last night’s ACL game first, and get to the Stats Review in a bit. After all, I flew all the way across the country to see this game and bring a bit of it to you fine folks. Just a bit though, because this nearly four-hour long affair was a great reminder of why it’s called “rookie ball.” It was a game that featured routine fly balls that landed near no one, pop ups that landed near everyone, ole’d grounders galore, nearly 20 walks, and a painful stretch for one young Cleveland pitcher who uncorked eight wild pitches (and honestly, I think the official scorekeeper might have missed a few), five of which brought home runners from 3b. It was Tin Cup levels of uncomfortable to watch!

But let’s get to a few observations I made, and a little bit of video that you can hopefully all see!