The Dilemma I believe that we have been looking at pitch quality all wrong. Many mathematical models designed to evaluate a pitcher's stuff have been misdirected. These heavy claims are baseless without evidence, but in this piece, I plan on exploring a massive shortcoming with traditional stuff analysis, and how we can change that. We... Continue Reading →
Introduction The term “stuff” has frequented the art of pitching for decades. In the ball-flight tracking era, stuff has transformed from an optical observation to a quantifiable science. We’ve all seen the electric Jacob deGrom fastball and the air-bending Devin Williams changeup; perhaps we don’t need advanced programming languages to tell us that those are... Continue Reading →
The outlook for Jakob Junis was bleak, to say the least. After opening his 2021 campaign with four solid starts, Kansas City Royals Manager Mike Matheny sat the right-handed pitcher down in his office and informed him of the team’s plan to move him to the bullpen. Jakob Junis, who sported a 3.47 ERA through... Continue Reading →
Alex Botticelli
Andrew Snyder
Axel Post
baseballcloud
Brooks Robinson
Eric Sexton
Gregory Harvey
jacksonjthomas
Jeremy Rodriguez
Matt Mancuso
maxwellresnick
John Moore
Rylan Domingues
Ryan Holland
Ryan Wilson
tgerkin11
Will Stern