Jon Gray on pitching at Coors, “It’s almost backwards now”

DENVER — 24-year-old prized right-handed pitching prospect Jon Gray has started to hit his stride at the big league level. Early concerns were raised about the Colorado Rockies rookie and his ability to pitch at Coors Field but those have been answered. Self admittingly, however, Gray pitches differently at his home park than he does elsewhere.

Quickly looking at Gray’s splits, he has a 3-0 record at home and a 2-4 record on the road with a lower ERA on the road but a minutely higher WHIP when away. None of these statistics tell the full story. But it’s evident what the difference is for the young flame-thrower; Control. On the road, his stuff might be slightly nastier with a 10.1 K/9 rate…