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However, Rea has struggled more against lefties this season, primarily because he doesn’t throw the sweeper or slider to them, or really the sinker either. That means Rea gets ahead with the four-seam fastball and then works in a curveball, splitter, and cutter that don’t tunnel well or play off one another well. That’s part of the reason he has just a 20% strikeout rate and 47% ICR against lefties. There is far less deception here.
All of this is to say that what Rea is doing is not overly impressive, but it does make sense that he’s succeeding against righties. If his four-seamer continues to have the added velocity and movement, he can get ahead in the count and confuse hitters with six potential secondary offerings. However, since he relies so much on deception, I would avoid him against good teams or teams loaded with left-handed hitters.
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