May 09, 2008
Cabrera's improvement
Daniel Cabrera this year so far:
| SPLITS | G | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | W | L | P/GS | WHIP | BAA | ERA |
| Season | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 53.1 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 24 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 89.1 | 1.20 | .206 | 3.54 |
Daniel Cabrera the past two years:
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO |
| 2006 | BAL | 9 | 10 | 4.74 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 148.0 | 130 | 82 | 78 | 11 | 104 | 157 |
| 2007 | BAL | 9 | 18 | 5.55 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204.1 | 207 | 133 | 126 | 25 | 108 | 166 |
In 2006 and 2007 he had WHIP's in excess of 1.5 both years. This year he's down to a respectable 1.2. His strikeout rate is down a little this year and he doesn't have a great K/BB ratio. He has a very low batting average allowed and that's what's seemingly makes the difference this year.
Given that currently the Orioles have the most efficient defense, perhaps the difference with Cabrera over past years is that the team is doing a much better job of preventing batted balls from becoming hits.
I had intended to credit Rick Kranitz and observe that he was able to make Cabrera effective where the great Leo Mazzone couldn't. But maybe it's the Orioles defense that deserves the lion's share of the credit.
Of course if he continues to pitch like last night (6 strikeouts, no walks, three hits) then it will be a sign that the improvement is more than just good fielding.
Posted by SoccerDad at May 9, 2008 03:07 AM | TrackBack
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