In Appreciation of the Littell Guy

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty ImagesWe here at DRaysBay love a good analytical breakdown. We can’t get enough of comparing expected stats to actual results, for instance.

And a seam shifted wake discussion? Oh boy, get the fainting couch because I’m getting the vapors.

However, this is not one of those articles. Nope, I wanted to write entirely about gut feeling and aesthetics. I simply love watching Zack Littell pitch. I might go so far to say, I look forward to watching Zack Littell start more than any other Rays starter.

Littell doesn’t have the filthiest stuff, doesn’t miss the most bats, isn’t the flashiest or more likely to get a ton of PitchingNinja highlights. Taj’s elite level…