Archive for the ‘pitching mechanics’ Category
Monday, July 14th, 2008
Hi, my name is David Golebiewski. Kyle was gracious enough to let me contribute to this great site, and I'd like to introduce myself to you fine readers out there.
For the past two years, I have contributed to Most Valuable Network, first for the Pittsburgh Lumber Company (a Pirates-centric blog) ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Sean Gallagher - The Biggest Return Piece in the Rich Harden Deal
When I solicited your views for the Rich Harden trade, the responses were varied amongst both Cubs and A's fans. Make no bones about it - the A's dealt a high-risk but high-impact player in Rich Harden and received ...
Posted in pitch f/x, pitching mechanics, statistical analysis, trade analysis | 5 Comments »
Monday, July 7th, 2008
Some of you may have noticed that Jamie Burke, the third-string catcher, was brought in to relieve during last night's Seattle/Detroit game. He gave up a double, then threw a wild pitch, then gave up a sac fly to lose the game. However, the process was the best part:
Those aren't ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Brian Matusz was the fourth overall selection in the MLB Amateur Draft this year. He is an LHP out of the University of San Diego with the following arsenal:
Fastball: 88-91 mph (max 93-94) with good sink.
Slider: 80-81 mph - more like a cutter than a slider - uses it to ...
Posted in draftee report, pitching mechanics | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Not long ago, I flew to Indianapolis to learn how to throw the then-mythical gyroball from Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus. It was at the height of the Daisuke Matsuzaka posting bid wars, so any information on him or the mysterious pitches he threw was in pretty big demand. As ...
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Mariners' closer J.J. Putz is mentioned in Will Carroll's latest Under the Knife column (subscription required) at Baseball Prospectus. Since the article requires a paid subscription (which is worth every penny), I won't talk at length about what he says, but I did want to mention this part of what ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
Andrew Cashner, the former TCU closer, moved into that role after seeing mediocre results as a starter. After being converted to a reliever, he saw his fastball velocity spike from 90-92 to 96-98. The difference between 92 and 98 is insane - much, much more than a straight linear relationship ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
The 98 mph fastball. The knee-buckling curveball. The leap off the mound. The electric arm.
Based on readers' comments and repeated emails about Lincecum, I don't need to say much more. Check out the sickest curveball you'll see this side of Josh Beckett after the break.
Posted in pitch f/x, pitching mechanics, sabermetrics, statistical analysis | 12 Comments »
Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Tyson Ross is the second round draft pick of the Oakland Athletics (58th overall). People are worried about his followthrough (which is weird - he is mainly upright). However, that's not the big problem - he has a major Inverted W in his delivery. It's something I haven't seen since ...
Posted in pitching mechanics, quick note | 8 Comments »
Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Before I start the analysis of Justin Duchscherer (hereafter called "The Duke"), I want to confess that The Duke is my favorite pitcher of all time. He gets it done at the major league level without a 90+ mph fastball and throws five pitches for strikes, relying on his pinpoint ...
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