Domingo German might have a ground-ball problem

Usually when I think about a ground-ball problem, it’s with a hitter that is hitting too many groundballs. Pitchers can have issues with groundballs too, but in a different way. A ground-ball problem for a pitcher is not inducing enough, not being very democratic as Crash Davis would say. This is a problem that Domingo German might be having in 2018.

Let’s start with the facts. Domingo German has a groundball rate of 38.2%, which is 91st of 115 pitchers who have at least 70 innings pitched. That puts him just outside the lowest 1/5 of the bunch. Which is not inherently bad, as here’s as some of the pitchers with lower groundball rates include James Paxton, Max Scherzer, Gerrit Cole, and…