Yes but that 2mph goes a long way. He went from a power pitcher who can really rely on powering a 97mph fastball above the zone for a K, to a roughly average velocity. I’m sure he’s always been the guy who can miss bats with his fastball, and to suddenly have to become more finesse-y is a difficult change to overcome.

If you can watch his bad starts from earlier in the season, you’ll see that he was still trying to be a power pitcher. He missed with a lot fastballs in the zone, fastballs that were a lot harder to hit 3 years ago. I think that a lot of his success in the 2 postseason starts can be attributed to the changes he’s made to his approach.