Saturday, March 17, 2012

Andrew Miller Might Take Bobby V.'s Advice

Andrew Miller is receptive to a strong suggestion by Bobby Valentine that he ditch his full wind-up and pitch exclusively out of the stretch. There is some evidence that Miller is slightly better statistically out of the stretch, but it's unclear if this tweak will fix his overall inability to pitch to his talent. It is refreshing that Valentine is not shy about publicly commenting on player performance.

He similarly broke down Carl Crawford's hitting session yesterday—liking some aspects, disliking others. Quite a different approach than Tito.