Herget, who has a 0.59 ERA in 22 games since closer Raisel Iglesias was traded, throws his fastball about 90 mph but his slider and curveball have given hitters trouble, especially right-handers.
ANAHEIM — Jimmy Herget has stepped to the front of the committee that the Angels’ bullpen became after Raisel Iglesias was traded.
Herget does not have the luxury of a 100 mph fastball or a wipeout breaking ball to get hitters to swing and miss. He throws a two-seam fastball around 90 mph, but about 70% of his pitches are sliders or curveballs. His whiff rate is just about average, but he’s still kept hitters off balance enough to get 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.Herget slings the ball from a release point that is between sidearm and over-the-top, which makes him best suited to getting out right-handed hitters.
He still has another year before he’s even arbitration eligible, so he could be a low-cost part of the Angels’ bullpen for a few years.
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