Back in May, I tried to get to the bottom of why Raisel Iglesias was off to a rough start. The gist: his sinker was terrible, he lost some velocity, and he wasn’t locating his slider.
Since then, his sinker hasn’t improved, but his velocity returned to normal and he’s cleaned up his slider command. The numbers haven’t gotten better. His ERA stands at 4.55. The 11 losses stand out, even if they’re not the best way to evaluate a pitcher, especially a reliever. Thanks to a career-best strikeout rate (31.3%) and his lowest walk rate since 2016 (8.