In a matter of three days, Jacob Webb went from being rejected by a team with a small chance of making the playoffs to being accepted by one with the best record in the American League. The lone te…
In a matter of three days, Jacob Webb went from being rejected by a team with a small chance of making the playoffs to being accepted by one with the best record in the American League.
“Sometimes things just kind of click for you,” Hyde said. “Webby’s been incredible since he’s been here.” After using the pitch 46.1% of the time with the Atlanta Braves in 2021 — his most recent big league season — Webb was promoted to Triple-A this May and was throwing the pitch around 40% of the time. But as the season progressed, his changeup, which moves more horizontally than vertically compared with the average one, was performing worse, causing the Angels to downshift his usage of the pitch.
“They really were adamant wanting me to throw it,” Webb said on his first meetings with Baltimore’s coaching staff. “I was pleased to hear that. It kind of sucks — not saying the Angels took my changeup away or anything — that we shied away from it a little bit instead of maybe working on it a little bit more and using it still even if it’s not at its best.”
Looking at Webb’s body of work as a big leaguer, though, his recent success might not be that surprising. In 117 career innings since 2019, he is 10-5 with a 2.69 ERA and a 1.256 WHIP — more than respectable numbers for a relief pitcher. He ranks in the top 25% in several key metrics, including strikeout rate, whiff percentage, expected batting average and slugging percentage.
“Just them telling you what they like about you, that definitely gives you a ton of confidence,” Voth said.
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