{"id":15820,"date":"2024-12-07T06:39:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T06:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15820"},"modified":"2024-12-07T06:39:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T06:39:54","slug":"breaking-braves-rookie-phenom-spencer-schwellenbach-recently-shared-on-mlb-network-radio-his-motivation-for-not-walking-batters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15820","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Braves rookie phenom Spencer Schwellenbach recently shared on MLB Network Radio his motivation for not walking batters."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3781,h_2126\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/17\/01je9kmkhsjpsk25tavg.jpg\" alt=\"Wild Card Series - Atlanta Braves v San Diego Padres - Game 2\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">Spencer Schwellenbach had an incredible rookie season with the Atlanta Braves. He quickly became a favorite amongst Braves fans as he pitched with incredible tenacity in 2024.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">Schwelly looked like a seasoned veteran out on the mound at times. Nothing seemed to fluster him and handled himself well in stressful situations. His debut season couldn&#8217;t have gone much better as he tossed 123.2 innings for Atlanta with a 3.35 ERA, a 3.29 FIP, and 127 strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">Arguably most impressive of his traits in 2024 was the fact that he didn&#8217;t walk a lot of batters. You would expect a pitching prospect who hasn&#8217;t had a lot of professional experience to struggle against big league hitters. Instead, Spencer issued only 23 walks which was good enough for a ridiculous 1.7 BB\/9 rate. This means he only walked batters 4.6% of the time last season.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\">Braves rookie phenom Spencer Schwellenbach shares his hilarious motivation for not walking batters<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">The former Nebraska standout recently spoke on MLB Network Radio about why he takes pride in a low walk rate. His reasoning is equally wholesome and hilarious.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I can hear his voice every time I walk someone, like &#39;Come on, Spencer.&#39;&quot; <\/p>\n<p>With only 23 free passes in 123 IP last season, Spencer Schwellenbach has a little extra motivation.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Braves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Braves<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BravesCountry?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BravesCountry<\/a><br \/>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fGPbvbjGlC\">https:\/\/t.co\/fGPbvbjGlC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hvaJR53Mzo\">pic.twitter.com\/hvaJR53Mzo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNetworkRadio\/status\/1864377228240581002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">He was asked about his only intentional walk during the season was to Red Sox star Rafael Devers. This occurred during Schwellenbach&#8217;s second and probably worst MLB start in Boston. Devers took him deep and Atlanta decided to not allow an opportunity for a second homer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">Spencer followed his response saying as a kid, he put a lot of emphasis on throwing strikes. He added that his dad absolutely hated it when he walked batters and that he could hear his voice every time he walked someone.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">Schwellenbach stated, &#8220;I can hear his voice every time I walk someone, like &#8216;Come on, Spencer.'&#8221; You can definitely tell that he does by the way he approaches batters. It&#8217;s a bulldog mentality and he doesn&#8217;t fear anyone between the lines.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\">It will be interesting to see how Spencer performs over a full MLB season and hopefully avoids the dreaded sophomore slump. For now, he&#8217;s solidified himself as a solid middle-of-the-rotation arm. All eyes will be on the talented youngster in 2025.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlanta Braves rookie phenom Spencer Schwellenbach recently spoke on MLB radio and touched on his motivation to not walk batters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":15821,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Braves rookie phenom Spencer Schwellenbach recently shared on MLB Network Radio his motivation for not walking batters. - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15820\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Braves rookie phenom Spencer Schwellenbach recently shared on MLB Network Radio his motivation for not walking batters. - 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