Manoah just isn't able to put away hitters at the moment
In his first seven starts of 2023, Alek Manoah has been unable to give the Toronto Blue Jays the type of quality innings he produced last year.
While his K/9 isn't that much lower than what he produced in his excellent 2022 season , that doesn't tell the whole story. Manoah has been able to inflate his current strikeout total because he's facing more hitters per inning this year due to the walks he's allowing and the hits against him.There's a significant cost to striking out so many fewer hitters, as it opens the door to many of the negative outcomes Manoah is currently experiencing.
Finally, the slider is clearly the biggest problem for Manoah. In his first two seasons, that pitch accounted for 117 strikeouts — 38.1% of his total. In 2023, he has just six punchouts with that breaking ball.
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