Inside the Rise of MacKenzie Gore and the Mysterious Potential of Gunnar Hoglund: What You Need to Know Now
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What we have right now is a pitcher who fixed his worst pitch against lefties, which was his biggest weakness. He also added a new pitch to prop up his strikeout rate against righties. There are still some overall command and consistency issues here, which could lead to some tough starts ahead against good opponents, but this version of MacKenzie Gore seems like a safer bet than the one we got last year.
Gunnar Hoglund – Athletics (Who is he?)
We had an intriguing rookie debut over the weekend when Gunnar Hoglund took the mound for the Athletics against the Marlins. The 25-year-old posted a 2.43 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, and 30:7 K:BB ratio in 29.2 innings at Triple-A this season. He has a five-pitch arsenal that features a four-seam fastball, sinker, and changeup as its foundation, and a slider and sweeper pairing that he mixes in as a fourth offering to lefties and righties, respectively.
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