How was today only the A’s 5th series win on the road all season? That’s hard for the Eyeball Scout to wrap his head around and in the Eyeball Scout, we’re talking about someone shose eyes are located right near his head. Some stray thoughts, which are preferable to stray bullets, following the series…
Sean Manaea
Sean Manaea’s slider has come and gone throughout the year, but from where the Eyeball Scout sits Manaea’s changeup is the more reliably effective of his two off speed offerings.
When Manaea sells the changeup with the same arm slot as his fastball, it reliably fools hitters and as a result gets them starting to swing late on the fastball.