Rotation, Bullpen, or St. Paul: Analytically Breaking Down Zebby Matthews’s Arsenal

[twinstalker]

By all means bullpen.  He only has 3-4 plus pitches, so he's pretty much destined for the bullpen.  I mean all the other pitchers must have a lot more than that, right?

[Linus]

11 hours ago, stringer bell said:

Lack of walks doesn't equal command. Zebby got behind too many hitters and paid the price over and over. That 98 mph heater is a lot better pitch on 0-2 than it is on 3-1.

I think Matthews is one of the 12 best arms and should start the season with the Twins. I also don't think the team should give up on him as a starter just yet. The data says that the pitches are being hit much better than the quality of the stuff and I submit that it is lack of command leading to this conclusion. 

Agreed

[bean5302]

Matthews has the stuff to be a #2, maybe even an ace, just not a Cy Young candidate right now.

From Stuff+ This is Joe Ryan, Pablo Lopez, Sonny Gray and Zebby Matthews.

Which pitcher do you think has the best stuff? 

Matthews is the top line.
Lopez is #2
Ryan is #3
Gray's 2023 is #4