Sean Marshall has done pretty well in his new job. While Scott Eyre gets ready to rehab, Marshall has replaced Carmen Pignatiello as the lone lefty reliever in the Cubs' bullpen.
Cubs.com noted a change in Sean's pitching
Facing a steady dose of left-handed bats has forced Marshall to utilize his slider more often.
Let's see.
Fangraphs doesn't split it by batter hand, but it shows nearly a doubling in sliders.
PITCHf/x shows it, too.
Sliders to LHH
2007 18 out of 56 (32.1%)
2008 14 out of 24 (58.3%)
Sliders to RHH (includes Switch Hitters)
2007 120 out of 584 (20.5%)
2008 3 out of 20 (15.0%)
More sliders to lefties, that's for sure.
The change-up he threw in years past seems to have been abandoned. Gameday has just one for this year, Fangraphs a few more. I have 0 - although I can see why Gameday did pick-out the one they did.
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