Garrett Whitlock has revived his performance as a relief pitcher, especially following his previous struggles and injuries. He ranks highly in strikeout rate and excels against both left-handers and right-handers. His fastball, which he uses nearly 50% of the time, is pivotal to his success, achieving a career-best swinging strike rate. His slider is now his primary offspeed pitch, displaying remarkable results with strong chase and ground ball rates. However, his changeup needs improvement, particularly against right-handed hitters, where its effectiveness has diminished.
Among pitchers with 40 or more innings pitched, Whitlock ranks 17th in strikeout rate, showing his ability to dominate both lefties and righties.
Whitlock's resurgence is largely due to his fastball, which he throws almost 50% of the time, boasting a career-high swinging strike rate of 14.5%.
His slider has become dominant, with a low zone rate of 36.4% and a chase rate of 44.6%, leading to a high ground ball rate and low hard hit rate.
While Whitlock's changeup has been effective against lefties, it struggles against righties, with a concerning hit rate over .300 indicating potential sequencing issues.
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