Since 2016, There Have Been 171 Instances of Phillies Starting Pitchers Throwing a "Velasquez"

Since 2016, There Have Been 171 Instances of Phillies Starting Pitchers Throwing a "Velasquez"

If you follow Coggin Toboggan on social media, he created a statistic that he calls the “Velasquez.” It’s a pitching metric named after Vinny Velo himself, who famously would look like prime Roger Clemens in April before backsliding in May. It felt like he would always throw a ton of pitches while getting dinged and failing to make it past the 5th inning. Therefore, the “Velasquez” stat is based on three parameters. In a single start, you must: …