Jack Dreyer
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He's looked great in the pros! I remember when his dad came in for Nolan Ryan years ago. Congrats to Jack!
Jack, a Johnson, IA native, just turned 26 years old.
I am a fanatical LA Dodgers fan (since 1980) and consume as much Dodgers content as I can. I hadn’t heard of Jack Dreyer prior to the Dodgers protecting him as their Rule 5 pick. Then I heard he played at Iowa and got even more excited. He’s getting a lot of buzz (that’s saying a lot for a team with 4 MVPs on their roster) from
Dodgers media and fans alike. He’s being called the Dodgers “Bullpen Secret Weapon”. His Induced Vertical Break (nerd baseball stat) is apparently among the best in baseball, hence generating a lot of swing and miss. He had 11 strikeouts in 7 innings pitched this Spring. If he can keep throwing like he has been he’s going to stick around on this roster awhile.
Dodgers media and fans alike. He’s being called the Dodgers “Bullpen Secret Weapon”. His Induced Vertical Break (nerd baseball stat) is apparently among the best in baseball, hence generating a lot of swing and miss. He had 11 strikeouts in 7 innings pitched this Spring. If he can keep throwing like he has been he’s going to stick around on this roster awhile.
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Earned his first major league win this evening as the Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani walked off the Braves to go 8-0 breaking the 1933 Yankees record for best start to a season by the defending champs. Dryer looks great!
Dodgers fans have nicknamed him Maytag and Jack “the Washer” Dryer. Apparently he’s also a Rubik’s cube expert. Pretty funny kid.
how cool is that score card? 6 up, 6 down. Just wish it listed the # of pitches thrown.
Knew him well in IC. There’s not a better guy around, happy for his success
I have never heard of "induced vertical break."
How in the world did he not lead Iowa to an @EvilMonkeyInTheCloset NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!??
Apparently it makes his fastball difficult to pick up as the spin rate makes it rise. The hitters identify the fastball out of the pitchers hand, but it breaks late vertically up in the zone inducing a high volume of swing and miss. Alex Vesia also of the Dodgers had the best IVB in the league last year and Dryer’s is similar to his. Very fun team to watch (especially if you’re a Dodger fan).I have never heard of "induced vertical break."
How in the world did he not lead Iowa to an @EvilMonkeyInTheCloset NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!??
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Dreyer today 2 1/3 scoreless innings vs Phillies. 4 Ks 2 BB 0 hits. He’s really making an impression.
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