[Hogg]On the left are all of Freddy Peralta’s balls in two-strike counts during his 29-inning scoreless streak. On the right is his entire pitch chart from today. Non-competitive misses when ahead in counts continue to be his nemesis.

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  1. I have said this for years. Freddy is in his own head when he is ahead in the count. Instead of attacking his 0-2 and 1-2 pitches are not even CLOSE. He is a great pitcher, but he could be the best in baseball if he just continued his attacking mindset. He consistently leads the league or is second in the league in pitches per inning year after year. At this point I don’t think he will ever change

  3. I’m convinced that Freddy is good **because** of his high-pitch-count approach. Not in spite of it — because of it. I can’t explain how it works. My best guess is that his “me v. you” mind game — where he’s trying to get into the batter’s head while keeping them from guessing his own plan — only works when the stakes are high.

    But what I do know is that he has been near-elite his whole career. He can throw in the zone when he has to — you can’t have the success he has had if you don’t actually know where the ball is going. You just can’t. I also know he’s a flyball pitcher who — when the batter guesses correctly — can give up dingers.

    Mostly I just can’t get on board with the idea that fans and sports “journalists” know better than Freddy, Contreras, Hook and the rest who make the plans and do the work. If they thought the Brewers win more by reigning in Freddy’s wildness, I believe they could do that, I really do. But Freddy is Freddy, and I love it for what it is.

  5. iirc he missed 2 borderline strike calls on breaking pitches to the outside edge. He needs to abandon the strategy in-game if the ump has established a tightwad zone early on.

  6. Greg Maddux would not be happy. But, I will say that if it keeps his HR numbers down, I’m not gonna sit here and be all that mad about it.

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