Colorado Rockies: The keys to Kyle Freeland’s rejuvenating July
By Kevin Larson

All this leads to one of Freeland’s strengths when he’s rolling: Limiting the amount of hard hits and barrels that hitters are getting off of him. Since June 22, his Hard Hit % is just 29.6% and his Barrel % is just 3.1%. That Barrel % ranks 10th in the MLB in that timeframe (Marquez is 1st at 1.0%) and that Hard Hit % ranks 13th. All that is to say that Freeland’s change in his pitch mix has given him really, really good results.
In a dark, confounding season of Rockies baseball, Kyle Freeland’s recent resurgence has been a sight for sore eyes. There may not be much to root for with the Rockies in coming months, but Freeland’s continued success will be something I’m pulling for every outing.
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