Since July 6th, his fourth start of the year, Cole has pitched to the tune of a 3.46 ERA and a 3.17 FIP in 39 innings with 49 strikeouts.
Cole is throwing a cutter far more in 2024 than he ever has, at 19 percent of the time this year, while batters are hitting extremely well against it, batting .371 and slugging .686.
Success this year may lie with another pitch—the knuckle-curve. He’s throwing it 17.1 percent of the time, with batters hitting only .200 against it.
Despite his tendency to give up hard contact, he still strikes batters out at a high rate, showing he can get out of trouble with his fastball.
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