When Walker Buehler first got here up with the Dodgers, he dazzled with a deadly arsenal. The hard-throwing right-hander appeared to have the ability to strikeout hitters at will. Though he’s solely been a full-time starter since 2018, Buehler has already logged two seasons with a minimum of 200 strikeouts. After ending fourth in NL Cy Younger voting in 2021, the new ace of the Dodgers employees entered 2022 with lofty expectations.
Up to now, Buehtane has not met these expectations. His strikeout fee this season (19.1%) is the bottom of his Dodgers profession and opposing batters have been feasting on his fastball. Fairly merely, he simply hasn’t been the dominant power that followers have been anticipating.
Have these expectations led to followers and the remainder of the baseball world underrated the 2022 model of Walker Buehler?
By Saturday, Buehler’s 2.91 ERA ranks twenty first in all of baseball. His sub-3.00 ERA hasn’t simply been luck both. His 3.19 FIP ranks twenty second.
Regardless of admittedly not having his fastball dialed in, Buehler has nonetheless been productive as a starter. He has but to pitch fewer than 5 innings in any begin and is considered one of simply three pitchers to throw a whole recreation shutout this season.
Opposing batters are hitting .367 off of his heater and he’s nonetheless high 25 in ERA.
What number of pitchers on this league can produce a sub-3.00 ERA with out their major pitch working? The record might be fairly quick.
Even with out his fastball totally operational, he’s been capable of hold the ball within the yard. Buehler ranks tenth in residence runs allowed and owns the fifth-lowest barrel share (4.3%) in keeping with FanGraphs.
Regardless of an uneven begin to the season, Buehler nonetheless has all the expertise and skill to make a push for his first Cy Younger award this season.
This isn’t the Walker Buehler we’re used to seeing, however the most effective is but to come back in 2022 for Walker Buehler.
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