Andrea Arcadipane uses her trained scouting eye to explain the keys for AL East breakouts like Triston Casas, Kyle Bradish and more.
There have been so many incredible breakouts and bounce-back stories in the AL East this season. In this month’s column, I’m going to highlight some of those players who showed improvements this season and what that might mean for their roles next year.Bradish finished 2022 with a 4.89 ERA in 23 games started. During spring training, the Orioles had many options to fill rotation spots, but it was not clear who among the group would be able to consistently produce.
With a more defined plan of attack against both hands, Bradish has positioned himself well to be a key member of the 2024 Orioles rotation.Canó was a much-needed breakout reliever for the Orioles this season, with a 2.00 ERA in 67 innings pitched. The biggest improvement came with his control. Canó consistently showed well below average control throughout his minor league career, with consistently high walk rates.
In addition to better movement, Canó has much better control of his new sinker. This season, Canó’s sinker in-zone is up 10% from 2022. This has certainly helped him get his walk rate down, as he’s been able to get ahead in the count way more frequently.had the primary role of closer for the Orioles but suffered a torn UCL and missed time. This has afforded Canó the opportunity to step up.
My concern with this approach was that we might see an increase in his strikeout rate, which is something Casas struggled with during his development. But the good news is that even though Casas is chasing 5% more, his strikeout rate has remained only 3% worse thanaverage at 25%. And that’s because Casas is still not expanding the zone despite swinging more.
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