The Brewer's #1 prospect this year has been pretty terrible despite a live arm.
4.99 K/9, 3.62 BB/9, 52.9% ground ball rate, 5.58 ERA, 4.59 FIP.
Despite a good groundball rate, and strong stuff (average fastball velocity is 94.5 mph (third highest among all starting pitchers this year), Peralta has struggled. He can't strike anyone out. He has been prone to the big inning, and doesn't appear to have the mental fortitude to recover after working himself into a tight spot.
What would you guys do with him? Send him down to AAA to figure it out and hopefully improve his confidence? Or keep him in Milwaukee to continue plodding away. It should be noted that the Brewer's season is over, so winning is not the objective. Peralta's long term development as a pitcher should be the focus here.
I know it is taboo to post about your own team. But I thought this would be an interesting case study on young pitching development.
4.99 K/9, 3.62 BB/9, 52.9% ground ball rate, 5.58 ERA, 4.59 FIP.
Despite a good groundball rate, and strong stuff (average fastball velocity is 94.5 mph (third highest among all starting pitchers this year), Peralta has struggled. He can't strike anyone out. He has been prone to the big inning, and doesn't appear to have the mental fortitude to recover after working himself into a tight spot.
What would you guys do with him? Send him down to AAA to figure it out and hopefully improve his confidence? Or keep him in Milwaukee to continue plodding away. It should be noted that the Brewer's season is over, so winning is not the objective. Peralta's long term development as a pitcher should be the focus here.
I know it is taboo to post about your own team. But I thought this would be an interesting case study on young pitching development.
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