Coco came back the very next day
As we wait for word on if closer Francisco Cordero will return to Cincinnati Reds, I thought I would share some information about what he did in 2011 for the Reds. A lot of people say that he is starting to decline but I think he still has a few more good years left in the tank. Everyone thinks the Reds are the top guys right now and that he should sign the one year deal (not sure if there is an option on this contract offer) that would bring him back. I think the Sean Marshall and Mat Latos trades might have a big impact on if he re-signs with the Reds.
Out of his 37 saves in 2011 he only gave up one home run, which was against Colorado Rockies on Thursday, August 11, 2011, at Great American Ball Park. Seth Smith hit it off of Cordero in the 9th inning with 0 on and 0 out to deep RF.
Another thing about his 37 saves that caught my interest was that he only came into one game where he had inherited runners. (2) That game was on Sunday, May 15, 2011, at Great American Ball Park against St. Louis Cardinals. The two inherited runners both came in to score that game.
Francisco Cordero 2011
Pitches:
4-seam Fastball
Slider
Change-up
Curveball
Fastball
Francisco Cordero threw his 4-seam fastball 394 times in 2011. (36.5%) The velocity got up to 93 MPH and 61.4% were strikes. 38.8% were swung on (5.1% whiff) 18% foul and 15.7% in play.
He also threw his 86.1 MPH slider just as much. (382 times, 35.4%) 62.3% were strikes, 47.1% swung on with 14.7% whiffs. 11.5% fouled off while 20.9% were in play.
239 times Cordero threw his 86.4 MPH change-up. (22.2%) 58.6% were strikes with 46.4% were swung on. (13.4% whiff) 10.9% foul and 22.2% in play.
He threw his curveball 53 times (4.9%) which was clocked at 78.7 MPH. 73.6% strike, 9.4% whiff, 15.1% foul and 18.9% in play.
He also threw a 93.1 MPH fastball which saw the strike zone 40% of the time with 20.% swung on and 20% in play.
Cordero’s at-bat results were great in 2011. 25.18% groundout, 16.06% flyout, 15.33% strikeout, 11.68% single, 8.03% walk and 2.19% home run.
You can find all of this information at Pitch f/x. Where you can even check out the break down for every game he pitched in 2011.
Who hit off of Francisco Cordero in 2011
AB H BA OBP SLG OPS Neil Walker 2 2 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 Nyjer Morgan 3 2 .667 .667 1.333 2.000 Mark Kotsay 4 2 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Yuniesky Betancourt 5 2 .400 .400 .400 .800 Casey McGehee 2 2 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 James Loney 4 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 Jeff Baker 2 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 Carlos Pena 4 1 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 Willie Harris 2 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 Jon Jay 2 1 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 Blake DeWitt 4 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 Carlos Gomez 3 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 Ross Gload 1 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Wilson Valdez 1 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Matthew Joyce 1 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Gerardo Parra 2 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Shelley Duncan 1 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Josh Wilson 1 1 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 Eliezer Alfonzo 1 1 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 Jordan Schafer 1 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 David Freese 2 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Darwin Barney 3 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 Tony Campana 2 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Ryan Doumit 1 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Alfonso Soriano 3 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 Orlando Hudson 1 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Pablo Sandoval 1 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Alex Gonzalez 1 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Matt Holliday 4 1 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 Nick Punto 2 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 Ian Desmond 1 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Danny Espinosa 1 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Logan Schafer 1 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Kosuke Fukudome 2 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 Stephen Drew 2 1 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 Aubrey Huff 2 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Yadier Molina 4 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 Osvaldo Martinez 1 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Clint Barmes 2 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 Orlando Cabrera 1 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Greg Dobbs 2 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 Seth Smith 1 1 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 Ryan Howard 1 1 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 Gaby Sanchez 2 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
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Generated 1/4/2012.