Jim Palmer, the Orioles’ broadcaster, was visibly enthused about the 6’8 255-lb. righty’s better stuff and tremendous potential following his two scoreless innings in Tuesday’s 10-3 win over the Mets.
During this time, MASN reported the next day that Wells had earned his manager’s confidence after six scoreless innings with one hit and no walks this month. Brandon Hyde praised Wells after the game, saying, “He has starter stuff.”
For the time being, it is unclear what role Wells will play going forward with the squad.
With his fastball making up 58 percent of his total pitches, his changeup is just as important as his slider or curveball, and the changeup is just as important as the curveball (8 percent ).
His command of the fastball was shaky at the start of the season. He occasionally showed off a nice slider, but it was inconsistent.
In the few weeks since he began to turn his act around in mid-May, his changeup has made all the difference.
A lack of command over his secondary stuff led to him turning to his fastball and becoming predictable. Wells didn’t walk many batters early on (3 walks in April; 5 in May).
He is now able to use his changeup to finish off batters because he is able to locate his heater where he wants to. For some reason, this is his go-to putaway pitch (35% of the time). It has a 48.4% success rate in the field.
On Tuesday night, Wells used his changeup to its fullest potential, allowing the Orioles to win 6-4. The Mets’ Dominic Smith got struck out on three pitches in his first at-bat, which was perhaps his best.
Wells threw a 95-mph fastball high and away against the lefty for his first pitch. Seconds after the first, he aimed for the same place and was penalized for a foul.
Finally, for the third pitch, he used the changeup, and this is what happened.
How Tall is Tyler Wells?
Tyler Wells stands at a height of 2.03 m. He is one of the tallest on the Orioles roster