Almost half of the four-seam fastballs the Reds have thrown this season have had a spin rate of 2,500 rpm or higher. They're throwing easily the most high-spin four-seamers of any team (they're at 2,500-plus rpm 49.2% of the time, and the Rangers are second at 34.7%). And th...
Below are the exit velocity, distance, pitch velocity and spin rate leaders among the prospects at the Draft Combine, based on all recorded data. Top 200 Prospects List rankings are in parentheses where applicable. Jun 22, 2023 · 5:20 2023 MLB Draft Combine takeaways Highest maximum exit ve...
38.7% strikeout rate and 6.1% walk rate, but that form wasn’t on display in Atlanta this year. The Braves were discouraged enough — and possess enough pitching depth — to turn down a net
He’s better against off-speed and spin (.263). Starting Pitcher: Ranger Suarez, Phillies, 28 In 16 starts Suarez is 10–2 with a league-leading 2.27 ERA and a strikeout to walk rate of 4.71:1. If the Philly ace is able to get those numbers back to an ERA below 2.00 and a 5:...
(4.10 SIERA), a 25.1% strikeout rate and a 6.6% walk rate. Home runs have long been an issue though, as is often the case with relatively undersized right-handers. The 6’0″ Hernandez sits in the low 90s with a four-seamer that doesn’t offer premium spin, leaving his primary ...
The foreign-substance situation is quite the mystery, too.MLB last week announced plansto randomly test balls for foreign substances, and to use Statcast to look for anomalies in spin-rate data that may tip off which pitchers are using sticky stuff for a competitive advan...
Pitching staffs spun the ball more because average spin is harder to hit than extreme velocity. Hitters took full-tilt swings because the occasional home run, even at the cost of more strikeouts, carried a better risk-reward ratio than playing for a rally. Highly advanced defensive positioning...
—MLB Statcast data will be reviewed by the commissioner’s office to analyze spin rate changes among pitchers suspected of using foreign substances, comparing game data with career norms. “As a reminder, all club personnel are prohibited from assisting players in the use of foreign subst...
A .307/.356/.525 line and precipitous dip in strikeout rate in 2022 will mean Bellinger has a plethora of options he didn't have last offseason, but his financial ceiling might suffer because the expected numbers don't portend well and teams rely heavily on them...
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