Yankees hitters vs. Baltimore Orioles’ starting rotation

Kevin Gausman

Next on the list is the “ace” of the staff. And I say the word ace very loosely, as Gausman has never won more than 11 games in a season. Now you may say that wins are not a good measure of a pitcher’s true ability.

While I do believe that to be mostly true, wins do mean something. Even with the worst run support, an ace of a staff should be able to win more than 11 games in a season.

Gausman, similar to Bundy, relies on his fastball a majority of the time, 64 percent of the time to be exact. A questionable decision, as his fastball results in hits over 30 percent of the time. That to go with a low strike percentage and high ball percentage of not just his fastball, but of all his pitches.

As for Gausman’s two other pitches — his splitter has extreme movement to it, so much so that over 11 percent of splitters thrown result in strikeouts. On top of that, the pitch initiates swings from batters over 50 percent of the time. His slider

On top of that, the pitch initiates swings from batters over 50 percent of the time. His slider, on the other hand, has almost no movement, sits in the low 80s and encounters a high batting average against.

Gausman is capable of impressive outings, as seen in some of his past performances, which should still add some worry to Yankees’ batters and fans alike. Not to mention, Gausman has had seasons which should be considered successful and as having a positive impact for his team.

As of thus far, the Orioles’ rotation is somewhat solid, but the next few starter spots are areas of uncertainty.