Will the aesthetics of slowness work in the graves of pitchers? Toronto Blue Jays Ryu Hyun-jin is on the real test.
Ryu Hyun-jin will start the 2023 major league game against the Colorado Rockies at 9:40 am on the 2nd (Korean time) at Coors Field, Colorado, USA.
Ryu Hyun-jin is cruising with three consecutive wins in the last three games. He has an average ERA of 2.25 with 3 wins and 1 loss in 5 games for the season, and an average ERA of 1.20 with 3 wins and no losses during the winning streak.
Ryu Hyun-jin returned in about 14 months after Tommy John surgery (elbow ligament splicing) in June 2022. Ryu Hyun-jin returned stably to the surprise of the Toronto coaching staff and colleagues as well as the local media.
But this climb is different. Colorado’s home stadium, Coors Field, is notorious for being the ‘Pitcher’s Graveyard’. This is because it is located on a high ground and the air pressure is low, so the batted ball spreads better than other stadiums.
In fact, Ryu Hyun-jin also became smaller when he went to Coors Field.
Ryu Hyun-jin has an average ERA of 4.85 with 5 wins and 7 losses in 15 matches against Colorado. At Coors Field, known as the graveyard of pitchers, he has a total of 6 games, 26⅔ innings, 26 runs (21 ERA), 1 win, 4 losses, and an average ERA of 7.09. At Coors Field, he had a batting average of 0.342, an on-base percentage of 0.408, and a slugging percentage of 0.667 with an OPS of 1.074.
The only stadium that exceeded 1.000 OPS against Ryu Hyun-jin was Coors Field and Comerica Park (Detroit Tigers home, 1.000).
Ryu Hyun-jin’s weapon against Coors Field is a slower fastball and more sophisticated control compared to the past. The average fastball velocity in the major leagues is 94 miles (about 151 km), and Ryu Hyun-jin’s average fastball speed is 88.3 miles (about 142 km). Major League hitters can hardly get their timing right because of a velocity that is about 10 km slower than average.
There is another positive factor for Ryu Hyun-jin. Colorado’s lineup has been very sluggish this season, and Colorado starter Chris Flexen is also struggling this season.
Colorado’s left-handed opponent’s OPS is only 0.668. 29th overall in the major leagues. Flexen has an average ERA of 6.94 with 1 win and 6 losses in 23 games this year.
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