do pitchers that go from the NL to the AL seem to blow up alot and when they do the opposite they seem to have one of the best years of thier career? does anyone else see that?
2007-03-08 15:16:25 · 10 answers · asked by marcus r 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Yes, totally noticed that, and I think a lot of that is due to the fact that there's no pitcher to pitch to in the 9 spot. That changes lineups completely. In the AL you have some teams that have no weak spot in their lineups (Red Sox, Yankees).
2007-03-09 01:51:39 · answer #1 · answered by RichMac82 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its probably because of the DH in the AL. NL pitchers making the transition have an additional bat that they have to face. Vice Versa with the Al to NL pitchers. One less bat with the opposing pitcher. It also could be the strike zones. That's always been debated.
2007-03-09 08:20:26 · answer #2 · answered by Oz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I see that all the time. Look at Josh Beckett last year,after he went from Florida to Boston. He had a good win-loss record, but gave up 36 bombs and had an ERA of 5.00. He found it much harder to lineups that go nine deep, with no pitchers to bat and no 8 hitters to pitch around. He didn't lose anthing, but he was afraid to be aggressive. The DH makes a huge difference.
On the other side, Roger Clemens had an ERA of over 3.91 his last year in the A.L. He goes to the National League and it's 2.98, with 169 hits in 214 innings. You can see why some American League teams are wary of acquiring National League pitches, and why American League pitchers like Barry Zito go to the N.L.
2007-03-09 00:58:21 · answer #3 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
O of course they do the lineups are better in the AL because of the DH. They get to face pitchers in the NL and as most people know pitchers suck at hitting
2007-03-08 23:24:21 · answer #4 · answered by basbal_14 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The AL is a higher scoring environment, due to the DH. The difference is about a run every 5 games, so it's an extra 0.20 on a pitcher's ERA.
Some pitchers are more affected than others, but that's where the difference comes.
2007-03-08 23:23:25 · answer #5 · answered by patsen29 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What have you been watching I think it just depends on the pitcher to succeed doesn't matter what league but the two major pitchers that have gone over to the NL in far of trades were Mulder and Hudson not doing too well over in the NL.
2007-03-09 00:13:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
For awhile, it was due to having larger ballparks in the NL, but with the Vet, Atlanta, 3 Rivers, Riverfront and Busch gone, that no longer applies.
2007-03-08 23:27:58 · answer #7 · answered by Barry auh2o 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope Barry Zito does well in the NL. He did well for the A's so I wish him the best in the NL.
2007-03-08 23:28:52 · answer #8 · answered by Ahmalya 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Better hitters in the American league
2007-03-12 06:53:37 · answer #9 · answered by skisram 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really.. depends, Iguess. But for me, no. But
2007-03-08 23:19:16 · answer #10 · answered by Drow x Star 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋