On Tuesday night, Arodys Vizcaino did not have his best outing of his career. Shortly after, social media was swarming with calls for his release by questionable “fans.”
The 2016 Atlanta Braves have certainly not given us a whole lot to root for. I get it. We all get it. And the term “rebuilding year” might be getting old for many fans. But really, it is a rebuilding year.
Rebuilding is a real thing sometimes in baseball after a farm system is depleted by an irresponsible general manager. But, if you’re paying attention to the Atlanta Braves farm system, it seems to be working very well.
There are legitimate things for Braves fans to be upset about this year. But Arody Vizcaino is not one of them.
Sure, Vizzy gave up three runs Tuesday night against the first place Cleveland Indians. But, out of 12 save opportunities, he’s saved 10. I’ll take it.
2.16 ERA, striking out more than a batter an inning, A third of the runs he's allowed have been unearned https://t.co/VS0EWpUYlE
— Lets do it again 🏆 (@TheBravesDavid) June 29, 2016
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So how good has Vizzy been in 2016?
- He owns a 2.16 ERA, striking out more than a batter an inning
- A third of the runs He has allowed have been unearned
- His park adjusted ERA is 90% better than league average
- Guys are batting .219 off of him
- Of his 27 hits allowed, only 4 have been extra base hits
- He’s inherited 11 runners in 2016
- 3 of the 11 have scored
- That’s 27% (#math)
- 31.5% of his plate appearances have ended in a strikeout
- MLB average is 19.9%
- 2.7% of his plate appearances have ended in an extra base hit.
- MLB average is 7.5%
- 55% of his plate appearances allow a ball in play
- MLB average is 68%
- His groundball/flyball ratio is 1.31
- MLB average is 0.83
- 14% of his flyballs are hit to the infield
- 64% of his pitches are for strikes.
- 22.9% of said strikes get put in play
- 26% of said strikes are whiffed on
So, in short, Arodys Vizaino has been really good in 2016. He’s having a better season with a worse team than Craig Kimbrel.
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Atlanta Braves fan @Shutup_Joey contributed to this column.
- MLB average is 0.83
- 3 of the 11 have scored