Обсуждение участника:14 73 strikeouts per 9 innings The fearsome SSG Anderson
Anderson, who was criticized for his high strikeout rate, upgraded against Samsung Maximize the effect of fastballs by competing with various pitches
Anderson fights back
Professional baseball SSG Landers selected right-handed fastball pitcher Drew Anderson (30) as a replacement foreign player last April.
Anderson was evaluated as unsuitable as a starter because he only played as a bullpen pitcher in the American Professional Baseball minor league this year, but SSG chose him after much consideration. 메이저사이트
The biggest reason SSG recruited Anderson was his strikeout ability.
Anderson recorded 59 strikeouts in 70 innings for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japanese Professional Baseball League in 2022, and 39 strikeouts in 45 innings in 2023.
The average number of strikeouts per 9 innings recorded during the two years of living in Japan reached 7.67.
He recorded similar records in Minor League Triple A this year. He struck out 16 batters in 14 innings.
SSG, which uses a hitter-friendly home stadium, expected Anderson, who has a good strikeout ability, to perform well.
Anderson, who wore the SSG uniform last month, is showing off his scary strikeout ability as expected.
He had 26 strikeouts in 16 innings in 4 games, from his KBO League debut against the KIA Tigers on the 10th of last month to the LG Twins on the 30th of last month.
More than half of the 48 outs were strikeouts.
However, despite his overwhelming strikeout ability, Anderson did not receive high praise.
This is because as many strikeouts as there were, there were a lot of hits.
He struck out 9 in 4 innings against the Hanwha Eagles on the 24th of last month, but gave up 8 hits, including 2 home runs, and allowed 6 runs, becoming the losing pitcher.
Some even said that he was a ‘half-baked pitcher who was only good at striking out.’
However, Anderson completely dispelled the concerns around him in the home game against the Samsung Lions held at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 5th.
He pitched well, striking out 10 batters in 6 innings, allowing 4 hits, 2 walks, and 2 runs (1 earned run), leading the team to a 7-3 victory and earning his 2nd win (1 loss) of the season.
This season's ERA fell from 5.06 to 4.09. His strikeout record per 9 innings this season increased to a whopping 14.73. 슬롯사이트
On this day, Anderson was unstoppable. Even after 70 pitches, he overpowered the Samsung batters with a powerful fastball of 150 km/h.
In the top of the 5th inning, when the team was down 1-2, Byung-hun Lee was hit with a fastball at 152 km/h, Ji-chan Kim struck out with a swing at a fastball at 151 km/h, and David MacKinnon struck out looking at a fastball at 152 km/h.
It was also a 151 km/h fastball that caught the last batter, Ryu Ji-hyuk, in the 6th inning with a fly ball from left field.
He looked different from the previous game.
In addition to his main weapon, fastballs (52), Anderson used a variety of breaking balls, including sliders (18), change-ups (16), and curves (9).
Although his breaking ball control was not perfect, it was enough to increase the power of his fastball while competing with opposing batters.
It was different from the game against Hanwha, where he ended up being the losing pitcher by allowing 6 runs despite recording 9 strikeouts.
Anderson was criticized for playing only two pitches, a fastball and a slider, during the match against Hanwha.
Anderson, who met with reporters after the Samsung game, said, "Following catcher Lee Ji-young's lead was effective," and added, "In today's game, I threw a variety of pitches than before, and I think I got good results from this."
He continued, “In the second half of the game, I increased the proportion of breaking balls,” and added, “Increasing the number of breaking balls actually increased the effect of fast fastballs.” 토토사이트 순위