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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1782262" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-the-change-that-made-jose-quintana-worthy-of-trade-to-the-cardinals/article_0d0ce820-67d1-5d45-8e81-e1865089ef9c.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/Benjamin%20Hochman" target="_blank">Benjamin Hochman</a></p><p>Entering this season, a decade since his debut, Jose Quintana had thrown his changeup around 9% of the time.</p><p>But in this season, Quintana has thrown his changeup almost a quarter of the time — a 23.5% usage.</p><p>His changeup change-up led to a change in production and, soon, in scenery.</p><p>Pitching for Pittsburgh, he became quintessential Quintana, the guy whose success once took him to an All-Star Game. His ERA in 2022 is 3.50, the first time it has been in the “threes” since 2016, when he finished with a 3.20 ERA and made the Midsummer Classic.</p><p>And so, his success catapulted him into a playoff race. Quintana was traded to the Cardinals. On Tuesday, there was a weird sight in the red-clad clubhouse — a black-and-gold Pirates bag, in which Quintana surely used to bring his cherished changeup.</p><p></p><p>“I agree, I think the changeup has put me in better position to get quick outs,” the lefty starter said. “And in different situations, get weak contact. It’s a pitch I never used a lot in the past. So I think what I tried to change has helped me a lot. The best part is when I keep the changeup in the zone. That’s when I am most successful.”</p><p>But this success doesn’t come with the changeup in a vacuum. Quintana has thrived by playing off of it, making his four-seamer and curveball more effective, even though he’s throwing them less often than in previous seasons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1782262, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-the-change-that-made-jose-quintana-worthy-of-trade-to-the-cardinals/article_0d0ce820-67d1-5d45-8e81-e1865089ef9c.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/Benjamin%20Hochman']Benjamin Hochman[/URL] Entering this season, a decade since his debut, Jose Quintana had thrown his changeup around 9% of the time. But in this season, Quintana has thrown his changeup almost a quarter of the time — a 23.5% usage. His changeup change-up led to a change in production and, soon, in scenery. Pitching for Pittsburgh, he became quintessential Quintana, the guy whose success once took him to an All-Star Game. His ERA in 2022 is 3.50, the first time it has been in the “threes” since 2016, when he finished with a 3.20 ERA and made the Midsummer Classic. And so, his success catapulted him into a playoff race. Quintana was traded to the Cardinals. On Tuesday, there was a weird sight in the red-clad clubhouse — a black-and-gold Pirates bag, in which Quintana surely used to bring his cherished changeup. “I agree, I think the changeup has put me in better position to get quick outs,” the lefty starter said. “And in different situations, get weak contact. It’s a pitch I never used a lot in the past. So I think what I tried to change has helped me a lot. The best part is when I keep the changeup in the zone. That’s when I am most successful.” But this success doesn’t come with the changeup in a vacuum. Quintana has thrived by playing off of it, making his four-seamer and curveball more effective, even though he’s throwing them less often than in previous seasons. [/QUOTE]
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