a fastball with a high Spin Rate appears to have a rising effect on the hitter, and it crosses the plate a few inches higher than a fastball of equal Velocity with a lower Spin Rate. Conversely
I used K/ 9 to denote that a guy walking into the league and striking out batters at such a rate is pretty solid, and Birdsong would immediately be a top 2 pitcher in that team. Again, I agree, such a trade wouldn't happen, mostly because I don't see the Giants giving up Birds...
Statcast is tracking and quantifying much of the action on the field. That applies to pitching (velocity, spin rate and spin direction, pitch movement), hitting (exit velocity, launch angle, batted ball distance), running (sprint speed, base-to-base times) and fielding (arm strength, catch ...
Clase dialed it up to 99 mph on his cutter during the blown save appearance, but his velocity was still off last season's standard. His spin rates have been a little off as well. This is something to watch.-- Doolittle 11. St. Louis Cardinals Record:2-4 Preseason ranking:...
While every player aims to start the season on the right foot, those coming off disappointing campaigns face an extra layer of urgency early on. The high-profile names below have been able to turn the page in a hurry, offering hope that last year’s underwhelming results were merely a blip...
His slider got a 50 percent whiff rate in his final season at MTSU, but he’s continued to tinker with the pitch to get it to work in concert with numero uno. “In college, I was all over the place,” Swan said. “I was trying to throw something up there to spin something. The...
MLB 2020 66,506 59,030 14,439 2,823 241 2,304 6,092 15,586 .245 .322 .418 .320 .375 263,584 43,972 3,353 7.6 37.6 88.4 12.7 .244 .415 .323 .380 Plate Discipline Team Season Pitches Zone % ZoneSwing % ZoneContact % Chase % ChaseContact % Edge % 1st PitchSwing % Swing ...
I’ve always thought Brown should be a better hitter than his track record, but he has yet to conquer his troubles against spin. Upgrade: The Athletics are going to run it back in left field, for the time being. Andújar is 30 and since his breakout rookie season has an OPS+ of 81...
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:...
Last season: You probably have to be as big of a baseball history nerd as I am to get a kick out of Hayes and Traynor being listed together, as both built reputations on strong glove work at the hot corner for the Pirates. (Some modern defensive metrics don't rate Traynor's defense...