Phillies have a worrisome Andrew Painter fastball problem
This is not a good look for the young Phillies righty.
Phillies have a worrisome Andrew Painter fastball problem originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Philadelphia Phillies have had a bit of a rough season so far, and while the Don Mattingly era has gone much better than how it began with Rob Thomson, there is still plenty to be worried about.
For Philadelphia, there are a few areas of concern still with the team, one of which is Alec Bohm's struggles at the plate, but the most recent is Andrew Painter's latest blowup start against the Athletics . As Todd Zolecki of MLB. com highlighted, Painter isn't simply getting unlucky; there is a real problem, and it has to do with his fastball.
Phillies have an Andrew Painter fastball problem "Painter's fastballs average a combined 96. 2 mph, which is almost 2 mph faster than the league average (94. 3 mph)," Zolecki writes.
"But they have generated only 15 whiffs out of 160 swings, including just three of 23 on Thursday. The 9. 4% whiff rate ranks 118th out of 124 pitchers (minimum 100 swings).