It would be very easy to just copy and paste Winkler’s cutter entry into this space, because the results were very similar. Compared to his excellent 2018, Winkler cut his total number of fastballs from 307 to 107, but doubled his home runs to two. He had a respectable .238 BAA, but saw a big jump in his SLG allowed on the fastball, from .361 in 2018 to .571 in 2019. The movement on the pitch was almost identical to 2018, but the zone rate rose 3.7% with the SwStr% dropping 2.6%. With the results not translating from 2018, Winkler’s season ended abruptly with a demotion to Triple-A Gwinnett.
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Blurb written by Mark McElroy