A few more thoughts about Tyler Chatwood, relief pitcher

Tyler Chatwood has been two very different pitchers this spring. As a starter, he’s been essentially the same guy he was in 2018: bouts of wildness and being hit hard when he did get pitches into the zone. As a reliever, he’s been virtually untouched. The results, as I posted in the recap to Saturday’s game:

Chatwood the starter: two games, 3\u2153 innings, four hits, four walks, one hit batter, two strikeouts, six runs (four earned), one HR, 10.80 ERA

Chatwood the reliever: three games, 7\u2154 innings, six hits, no walks, five strikeouts, no runs, 0.00 ERA

Small sample size caveats apply, of course.

One thing that’s been mentioned when discussing Chatwood’s very good relief outings this…