On Friday, Marmol pointed to O’Brien’s swing-and-miss results in Class AAA as the quality that made O’Brien their preferred option to fill a bullpen role in the majors, as Ryan Fernandez was sent to Class AAA amid his struggles. He flashed a sinker that averaged 97.7 mph, a slider that touched 91.4 mph and a curveball that kept opposing hitters to a .100 batting average and led to a swing-and-miss rate of 43.8%, per Statcast. “I think that’s part of it, but there’s not a real way around it because there’s going to be a time, it happens all year, where he’s going to be gasping for air because we’re using him a lot, right?” Marmol said.
Author: By Daniel Guerrero St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Published at: 2025-04-27 22:00:00
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