The article discusses Spencer Schwellenbach’s impressive performance as a young starting pitcher for the Braves. At 25, he has seen success with an admirable K/BB ratio and notable strikeout performances, establishing himself as a top-30 starter. Schwellenbach, however, needs to address certain aspects of his game, particularly against left-handed hitters. Comparatively, rookie Chad Patrick has had similar success metrics but has struggled with performance during the third time facing batters. Overall, the article highlights Schwellenbach’s promising talent in the league.
On the season, the 25-year-old right-hander has an 80/84/76 line (ERA-/FIP-/xFIP-). Sometimes, he has huge, rack-up strikeout starts - he's had double-digit strikeouts thrice already this season, including back-to-back games to conclude May with an 11/0 K/BB ratio in each.
He's only had a couple of hiccups this season in 13 tries, and as a result, he's essentially a top-30 starter in MLB. Pretty cool. Even cooler: he's clearly got some stuff to work out (lefties, especially when they've already seen him in the same game), and if he's able to do so, then boy, the league is going to have a problem on their hands.
Opposite Schwellenbach will be another young right-hander that's had a similar level of success. Chad Patrick is a 26-year-old rookie who currently has 1.8 fWAR to Schwellenbach's 1.5, but if you look at his line, it's 71/81/106, so basically, he's not pitching better than Schwellenbach.
Another difference: Patrick has really struggled the third time through, and correspondingly, his exposure to that split has been relatively limited, compared to Schwellenbach.
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