At 71.9% usage, Wilson’s fastball was slashed to a .320/.370/.540 line. Wilson averaged 94.8 mph on his fastball and dialed it up as high as 97.5 mph. Despite the velocity, hitters only whiffed 8.9% of the time, but Wilson grabbed 13 of his 16 strikeouts with the pitch. He threw it in the zone 53.2% of the time and allowed an 81.9% Z-Contact rate, with batters happy to take the pitch, swinging on the pitch in the zone only 65.9%. Unfortunately for Wilson, hitters were also content to take the pitch when it was outside of the zone, with the fastball drawing less than a 25% chase rate.
GIF made by Andy Patton.
Blurb written by Mark McElroy