The Story Behind Craig Kimbrel's Sudden and Bizarre Decline
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
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I believe that a lot of you will be interested in today's video. Last season, after Craig Kimbrel signed his 3 year deal with the Chicago Cubs, he did a complete 180 in terms of production. He went from one of the best relievers in the league to one of the worst. In this video, I attempt to explain why he experienced this sudden decline. I hope you enjoy the video!
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He should use his large ass contract and pay the medical bills for all the heart attacks he gave Red Sox fans in 2018
cadenr06 Hahaha. That is so true!
Great Point !!
As a cubs fan it’s really weird to look back and see that he could actually throw strikes
Same!
CombineEdits ya he is so bad now
As a Cubs fan, this man makes me sad. Very sad
Same he sucks now
He needs a change in environment! The cubs pitching and bullpen staff arent allowing him to be himself and its the reason why their bullpen is bad and it will show towards the end of the season or postseason
who’s here when he’s back to the best closer in baseball now
I commented when this video came out he was going to be Darvish 2.0. He was trash but slowly would get into top notch mode.
Noone, hader is the best closer in baseball
@JOHN TOMAC hendriks only throws an inning, it isn't rare to see Hader pitch the final 2 innings and he gives up WAY fewer home runs
*Chapman*
@@brocksasser7450 chapman isn't even on the same level as hendriks and hader anymore
I remember watching him in Atlanta and it was almost always a lock when they showed that bullpen door open and Welcome to the Jungle started playing. It’s so sad to see what he’s turned into over the last couple seasons.
Yea...😭
He gave up his best years in Atlanta... sad.
At least in Boston he had a sorta return to form. Got a RING.
I never imagined that after Smoltz, ATL was gonna find another elite closer ever. Man, Kimbrel was awesome.
Best of all time made me laugh, Mariano Rivera thinks that's cute..
@@jesposito4266 as far as I know, nobody said he was the best of all time. Of course Mo is the greatest closer ever
This was an amazing video! I love the way you broke down everything statistically and methodically, was a really fun watch. I know it's been mentioned by others, but Wade Davis was darn near uninhabitable on KC and now, well, I'm not sure he's major league quality. I'd love to hear about why he's had such a hard time lately. Is it just Coors, age, or something else? Nonetheless great video!
Weird seeing you here, but nice.
No fucking way yo its Jrose! Your vids are legit bro!
For whatever reason they wanted him to develop a change up. The change up helped him develop a bad habit to drop his arm angle that carried over into his curve ball delivery. That threw the curve ball off the plate significantly and much more inconsistent of a pitch. Get behind in the count when you can't locate your second pitch and they can hone on the fastball. Fastballs are easy to hit 2-1, 3-1. Not so much at 0-2.
He's back to elite form lol
I’ve always believed that the biggest factor is: in his prime only him and Chapman were the two main arms lighting up the radar gun. Now pretty much almost every pitcher is throwing 96+ with movement
Agreed. Pitchers are a lot bigger and stronger now compared to last decade.
Very few relievers use low velo fastballs n they usually aren’t successful….look at his opposite in Liam hendriks … his velo increased to 98-100 with a wicked slider at about 90 mph wen in top form…he reinvented himself into an all star closer. Kimbrell is still good but hendriks is another animal
2021: One of the best relief pitchers in baseball, again
been terrible for the Wsox
I commented 9 months ago that like Darvish, Kimbrel would return to proper form after 2 years. I was right you were wrong.
Tommy Hottovy is incredible
Darvish is having the worst season of his career
Darvish was literally only good with sticky stuff
Only in the first half he is terrible again.
Well now your wrong.
he back, with vengeance
Craig Kimbrel: Padre Legend
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@rocknrallsoul94rockero4 ??? What's so funny
@@glusur76 He only played in SD for a season
@@rocknrallsoul94rockero4 true lol
Do you want him back?
"Everyone is bound to regress at some point" - Mariano Rivera would like to have a word with you
first 26 appearances of 2021 he has a 0.69 ERA 0.69 WHIP 16 Saves through 26.0 innings
I’m glad he’s “awful” now. Go Cubs
he’ll be in the hall of fame
for the braves
What a terrible hall, who wants their picture in the same hall with Hank Aaron
Jose Flores lol
Jose Flores what’s that supposed to mean?
@@izzyk15 The comment seems like the Atlanta Braves hall of fame is a joke, my response was sarcasm as who would want to be in the same hall of fame with one of the greatest baseball players in history.
So when are you gonna do the updated version of this video??
There’s a reason Sox fans nicknamed him Kardiac Kimbrel. He gave us a heart attack every time he took the mound.
Bensaw11 hahahahah lol
That's how I feel as a Yankees fan, everytime Chapman comes out of the pen, knowing he's about to walk the bases full in a 2-run game, then end it with 3 strikeouts lol.
Edit: Or give up a walkoff home run on a 102 mph curveball.
Brian Garcia You never know what you’re going to get with Chapman haha
Someone needs to send this to Ross on Twitter or something
I dont know cases where coaches or players listen to their fanbase about how to improve their performance or style of play, well lets see if he considers this.
Bryan Gonzalez Thats because they fan base 99% of the time is completely wrong. Not only is the fan base obviously not as experienced as a manager or coach but also don’t work with the player 1 on 1. You can’t just say oh change this when you’ve never even asked the dude his thoughts. And as mentioned previously managers and coaches do this for a living I’m pretty sure they’re gonna be better at finding what’s wrong with someone than a bunch of casual fans of the game.
@@SnipeyGaming exactly. Simply saying Kimbrel needs to add movement to his fastball and this will fix him is a lot easier said than done.
Craig Kimbrel when he saw this
And I took that personally...
This video hasn’t aged quite so well
This hasn’t aged well…kimbrel is now wearing a diff color pair of sox…the White Sox…and kimbrel is back to dominate
I remember watching this guy pitch for the Sox and seeing the warning signs. Underwhelming fastball control and hanging curves. This was only a matter of time
Yup, saw the writing on the wall with him. That's why I wasn't upset when they didn't re sign him. He's been trying to fool hitters with the breaking ball out of the zone, and they just wont bite.
Sabian Vorachev Well in the games I watched I literally remember thinking to myself “that’s a curveball right down the middle if he keeps doing that he’s gonna give up a nuke.” It seemed like the batters were fooled by it a lot because of the speed difference
Backyard Football League Cardiac Craig
As a yankee fan I could even see him declining. I believe he didn’t technically blow any saves in it, but he was bad in that 2018 postseason
Eimob _ Yes, he was good enough to just hold on and earn six saves but bad enough that he walked the bases loaded pretty much every time he pitched and allowed a run every other time he pitched. The fashion in which he earned the saves gave Red Sox fans heart attacks but the fact that he earned the saves gave his opponents’ fans heart attacks. Just not a fun time all around.
That’s O.K., we had him(Craig Kimbrel) long enough in Boston to bring us A World Series Ring. At times he was A Time Bomb, but there were moments when HE WAS CLUTCH WHEN IT MATTERED MOST!
You should beat Foolish Baseball to the idea of a Rockies super bullpen failure (Shaw, McGee, Davis)
Dillon Mundy I tried connected Davis’ and Kimbrel’s declines in the same video, but I couldn’t really find anything. Still I definitely want to look more into what Rockies have been doing with their spending.
SportStorm I love the team to death, but free agent signing just hasn't been their strong suit. I'm glad Murphy is having a better year so far this year, but not signing DJ Lemahieu back really hurt
Hello I’m from the future in 2021 and this did not age well
this popped up into my recommended and i was shocked when i saw you only had 1k subs. Keep up the good work brotha
loserxd thanks man
Same
He only had 1k 2 weeks ago and now he’s at 5k? This guys growing fast
This video didn’t age well…but it’s still super interesting!
This video aged like shit
I've watched every inning of every cubs game this year cause thats what miserable fans do. It's so much to do with his location of both pitches. His last couple appearances he's used the curve to set up the fastball a lot and he's gotten more swings and misses on it. I hope its a sign of good things to come for him
Love you storm but this didn't age well lol
As a cubs fan this guy is scary
Thanks so much for the heart. I do not get these often
He is scary, but not for the other teams anymore. I hope he finds his form again
@@famguy218 I do still think that he will get better
Morgen Baird I really hope so. I thought if he just fixed his mechanics he’d be ok. This vid makes me think otherwise. I just thought that long layoff after the 2018 season put him in a bad spot along with the long layoff because of covid
@@famguy218 I was thinking it would be good for him this season to have a full one but he still this season did not get one.
David Ross watching this video: WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN!!
he’s good again
He was on pace to become the second best closer in league history (by saves) during his age 30 season. Wack.
As an Astros fan even though I still hold a grudge, I'm just so surprised how he went from Legend to one of the worst, I always knew he was amazing but now he's just a former shell of himself
I personally think his problem is that he got to greedy for money, and signed to late into the season. If he had gone for less and started at a normal time I believe that he would have been all right, but he was out of the league for too long, and was so greedy for money that he caused his own downfall.
This video aged well...
What a comeback.
My God, now we might need a resurgence analysis. He. Is. Absolutely. DEALING.
But then in 2021, Kimbrel returned to what he was earlier in the early 2010s, posting an ERA, (so far, as of June 14 2021) of 0.68 with the Cubs.
He was SO good this year for the Cubs, I don't know what happened after he got traded though
5:04 chris paddack is my second cousin :)
Well look at him now
Let's see how the rest of 2021 finish may need to add comeback year.
I was upset but I understood why the Braves got rid of Kimbrel (beginning of a rebuild, what use is a closer?). But man his performances after made me feel like the Bravos dodged a bullet.
well this is weird
As relevant as ever now. I’d also like to include Aroldis Chapman, who physically cannot pitch anymore. Both him and Kimbrel have had the highest peaks as closers for years.
Kimbrel’s decline has been steep, but Chapman’s has been even worse. And I don’t know if he can find it again.
This content is fantastic! I'm shocked you don't have more views. Hopefully the algorithm will bless you
You need to remake this video on how he re invented himself and it's now better than ever!
Great video! You should do Chris Davis next.
Did anyone else see the royals fans cheer when their player struck out at 7:30 ?
just goes to show... if your fast ball is flat it will find some bat.
The Braves knew exactly what was up. I was bummed when he left, boy that didn’t last long ..
I remember seeing him start to lose it when he was down here in Atlanta. Didn't surprise me when Alex let him go. Didn't know any of those numbers, but it makes perfect sense.
WHAT DECLINE SAID 2021
I didn’t know he sucked this bad now I remember him on the Sox 98-99 on the gun
Cubs shouldn't not have let him wear 46 it should be retired for Lee Smith
This didn’t age well
As a brewer fan kimbrel is my favorite cubs player, helped us win a lot of games in 2019 lol
how about now?
Kimbrel is definitely a HOF pitcher
Relievers have a really high standard, but he’s back on the right track.
I’ve just started watching your videos and was wondering if you could make a video on Jason Kendall. Personally I believe he is one of the most underrated catchers in the game and wanted to know your thoughts on his career
Agreed
Just by watching the braves clips, he had such a high spin rate on the 4seam riser
Nice video
Stashuu thanks!
SportStorm np you’re really underrated
I see Kimbrel and Heyward on the Braves in this video. Both these guys get to Chicago and are garbage.
billyv321 heyward isn’t garbage but he’s so overpaid
And now he’s one of the best closers again, a 2023 all star, and has perfect number of saves for the Phillies this season.
And he caused the Phillies to lose the lead in the game 4 which made the Phillies lose the series 😆
Wondering if you could do a video on the 2020 Braves and the epic meltdown in the LCS.
Found this video And it felt like finding a gold mine. Great stuff man
Great hustle Mr. Storm
How’s that decline going?
And now he's untouchable...
And now Kimbrel is an allstar…
Now he is having a great season lmao
and.....he's elite again
Baseball!
Hopefully Ross and Cubs pitching coach and learn from your video and use that to fix Kimbrel's past struggles, hope that will make him the guy to go back to his young days with the Braves.
And he’s back to elite this year
Your channel is honestly excellent and im amazed you only have 5k subs. You are bound to have more man
Now he is a all star again😂
People start comparing him to Mariano and then he sucks
Mariano Rivera and Craig Kimbrel are 2 completely different types of closers.
This didn’t age well
This didn't age well
How about the fact that this guy held out for more money. I guess when you know you are cooked you gotta get paid. Great video, but I think his arm was just cooked. Short pitchers have very little margin for error.
Last five games after making this video he hasn't given up an earned run and has three saves in 5 appearances! things are looking better! He's must have watched your vid haha
The Sox got a little lucky with their bullpen in 2018. Their offense and rotation was enough.
As a cub fan, I've liked what I've seen from him lately. Yes the start of 2020 was a disaster and 2019 wasn't great, but he's been lights out for the past month and his velocity is back up to 98. I don't think he will be what he was on the Braves but I think if he can continue to do what he's doing now he can at least be what he was on San Diego. Which is all we need.
I liked him, sucks he fell off the map
And now he’s back
May 2024 and Kimbrel Has lost his closer job. I was just glad to see him hit 425 saves, 53 wins and 1217 strikeouts. Who knows where his future is heading???
I do know he has all the accolades and stats to be in the HOF. If he was to hit 1300 strikeouts, then he no doubt would be in. Wishful thinking, but he would be the only reliever with 400 saves and 1300 k 's.
Wild Thing! You make my heart sing!
Who else thinks it was the beard
This age well
he's throwing batting practice fastballs. no movement. Theo fucked up with this contract. bad.
I mean I’m not gonna act like Craig Kimbrel didn’t piss me off all the time while he was in Atlanta.
As a cubs fan these stinks so many rp are so much better and we overpaid he by a lot
He's only making $16 million this year. No big deal.
I think it’s 11 could be wrong what really gets me is how hader gets paid around 5 mil I think same with this could be wrong
Your completely wrong... he needs to cut that disgusting beard. That would fix things.
Honestly though some thing that could have contributed to this is the late signing I mean name be a relief pitcher that has any success when being signed right before the season. And no I am not saying he would would be back at form if he signed early but he gotten thrown into the fire lost his mojo which is huge for a reliever and sped up his decline.
I would like to give this video some constructive criticism.
Don't forego including Innings Pitched for the Win/Loss record. If you have to pick between the two, go with IP.
I love what you're doing with your channel. I just found you randomly, but I've dropped a sub already. Keep up the good work, man!
Closers seem to either do extremely well long term (Mariano, Trevor) or flame out (Neftali Feliz was the 2010 AL ROY but in 2011 was a shell of himself; Nelson Cruz gets blamed for the Rangers Game 6 collapse but how is a scrub infielder hitting the ball all the way to the fence except the pitcher is throwing what amounts to batting practice?)
Faulty mechanics? Maybe it's a lot more psychological than everyone realizes. Look at some of the flame thrower closers over the years. Mark Wohlers. Fastball reached 100 back in mid 90s after 98 season he got lit up in Series against NNY. 99 he was sent down to minor leagues. Later CIN. pick him up and he couldn't get anyone out. An anxiety disorder was cause. Brad Lidge unhittable until Fat Albert dented that baseball in Houston during playoffs. Eric Gagne unhittable and over night couldn't get anyone out. The best closers where guys that didn't even throw that hard. Hoffman and the change up. Mariano's cutter 92 mph average. All the greats who learned to pitch when the velocity left were successful. Eckersley, Familia. Benoit, guys who where smart enough to recognize that the harder you throw the farther the goes. Big league hitters will figure you out. And when they do that when you have to adjust. Or your out.
What if Rossy saw this video, showed Kimbrel & he cleaned it up. His last couple outings looked good, he finally recorded a save looking like the Kimbrel of old yesterday (8/19/20). The broadcast mentioned he is adding a change up to his repertoire
Looks like he’s starting to come around now
Preller signed Kimbrel, Norris, Upton... to show MLB they were serious about winning. Up until 2015 ownership was making money and not putting it back into the team. The signings where to get consideration for allstar game. Petco had be opened since 2004 and a number of other parks that opened after Petco had already hosted allstar games. The Padres went as far as renaming the store af Petco after the commissioner Bud Selig.
It worked 2016 allstar game hosted by San Diego Padres