Coors Field Advice Topic

sermonauthor
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Hi gang,

After playing it safe in several pitcher's parks I decided to try a team at Coors Field. Does anyone have any advice for the types of pitchers best suited for this extreme environment?

Thanks!
12/3/2009 4:23 PM
csherwood
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groundball pitchers and A+ defense.
12/3/2009 4:56 PM
MikeT23
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Control. No need for extra baserunners.
12/3/2009 6:54 PM
leppykahn
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Splits, GB/FB more important than control, IMO.
12/3/2009 7:12 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by MikeT23 on 12/03/2009Control.   No need for extra baserunners.

I disagree. Feel free to try a poor control guy every now and again - you're only giving up a walk where you were pretty likely to give up a hit (or an xbhit) so not a top priority for me.
12/3/2009 7:14 PM
nanu
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for offense - high contact guys can get you some good value mileage in a nice offensive park. dont skimp on pop though.
12/3/2009 7:14 PM
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Put free baserunners on before you give up the inevitable hit. Sounds like a good strategy to me.
12/3/2009 8:08 PM
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I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I haven't paid any attention to GB/FB splits on pitchers. What is their significance and what is an acceptable range for quality?
12/3/2009 10:22 PM
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Since the ball travels easier at coors a flyball pitcher is likelier to give up more home runs than a groundball pitcher
12/3/2009 10:30 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by nauds3000 on 12/03/2009Since the ball travels easier at coors a flyball pitcher is likelier to give up more home runs than a groundball pitcher

I assume this to be true no matter what venue the game is being played.
12/4/2009 9:46 AM
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You wouldnt want a guy with a low GB/FB unless he was dominant everywhere else. Even then, he'd struggle to pitch at 4.0 era.
12/4/2009 10:55 AM
sermonauthor
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So 80 would be a good number and 50 not so good?
12/4/2009 1:12 PM
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As with every rating, 50 = 50th percentile, or exactly average for ML.

> 50 will lead to more ground balls.
12/4/2009 1:25 PM
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Thanks. This is very helpful. What would extremes of 20 and 80 lead to?
12/4/2009 2:02 PM
iain
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80 > 50 ... more ground balls than average

20 < 50 ... fewer ground balls than average

That's not to say that a guy will 100 won't give up any fly balls (or HRs), it's just a rating that impacts where a batted ball is likely (or unlikely) to go.
12/4/2009 2:07 PM
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