We’re now two starts into Jose Quintana’s Cardinals tenure and it appears there’s already an arsenal adjustment in the works. You all should know by now that I love arsenal adjustments.
I find it fascinating when a pitcher tweaks his pitches in an effort to improve. And I find it especially fascinating that Quintana may be changing his arsenal.
Tere’s two reasons why. The first is that he’s a successful pitcher. He had a 3.24 FIP and 2.1 fWAR with the Pirates. You all know how the old saying goes: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.