Mentioned this to @sandwichpick.bsky.social earlier but it was also the "most important out(s)" ever, per cWPA (makes sense given that it was a DP)
November 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Mentioned this to @sandwichpick.bsky.social earlier but it was also the "most important out(s)" ever, per cWPA (makes sense given that it was a DP)
Looks like the Kirk AB resulted in the biggest out(s) from a cWPA standpoint ever. Also appears that it was the third highest championship leverage situation on record
November 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Looks like the Kirk AB resulted in the biggest out(s) from a cWPA standpoint ever. Also appears that it was the third highest championship leverage situation on record
The only regular season occurrence I could find with more pitches than Yamamoto was a decidedly less impressive stretch from Terry Mulholland on September 27-28, 1998 (134 pitches, 121 from an 8-inning start then the rest from a short relief outing)
www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.f...
www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.f...
November 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The only regular season occurrence I could find with more pitches than Yamamoto was a decidedly less impressive stretch from Terry Mulholland on September 27-28, 1998 (134 pitches, 121 from an 8-inning start then the rest from a short relief outing)
www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.f...
www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.f...
I'm always on Rodón velo-watch because he's historically had a way of ramping up his outings unlike pretty much any other pitcher in the league. But his max velo has definitely been slipping and I'm not surprised there was something going on.
October 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I'm always on Rodón velo-watch because he's historically had a way of ramping up his outings unlike pretty much any other pitcher in the league. But his max velo has definitely been slipping and I'm not surprised there was something going on.
Through the pre-Championship Series games, starters pitching a "normal length" (6 innings, for these purposes) still tracking around where it's been the past decade, despite plenty of prominent bullpen games.
October 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Through the pre-Championship Series games, starters pitching a "normal length" (6 innings, for these purposes) still tracking around where it's been the past decade, despite plenty of prominent bullpen games.
Last three pitches from Williams to Varsho were at 97, which is as hard as he's been throwing all year.
October 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Last three pitches from Williams to Varsho were at 97, which is as hard as he's been throwing all year.
I didn't expect this large of a split.
(I'd lean Warren, personally, but I'm not at all sold on that.)
(I'd lean Warren, personally, but I'm not at all sold on that.)
October 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I didn't expect this large of a split.
(I'd lean Warren, personally, but I'm not at all sold on that.)
(I'd lean Warren, personally, but I'm not at all sold on that.)
A box score oddity that I'm getting a kick out of: Paul Goldschmidt is listed as a 3/8 player on B-Ref this year, meaning he's primarily a 1B with at least one batter faced in CF. Obviously that's not actually true, but it was logged that way with the extra innings five-man infield on 6/13.
September 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A box score oddity that I'm getting a kick out of: Paul Goldschmidt is listed as a 3/8 player on B-Ref this year, meaning he's primarily a 1B with at least one batter faced in CF. Obviously that's not actually true, but it was logged that way with the extra innings five-man infield on 6/13.
I mean, what are you gonna do with these?
September 28, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I mean, what are you gonna do with these?
I mentioned that Cam Schlittler has been tightening up his cutter his past few starts, and today he added a new slider that covers a different band of velocity and vertical break. His cutter was 94-97mph, while the slider was 87-92mph.
September 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I mentioned that Cam Schlittler has been tightening up his cutter his past few starts, and today he added a new slider that covers a different band of velocity and vertical break. His cutter was 94-97mph, while the slider was 87-92mph.
These two pitches from Cam Schlittler today caught my eye– backdooring against both sides, which I hadn't noticed from him before. Outside cutter to a lefty (that missed), then an outside sinker to a righty (that he landed). Seems to be experimenting with some finesse to add to his power game.
September 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
These two pitches from Cam Schlittler today caught my eye– backdooring against both sides, which I hadn't noticed from him before. Outside cutter to a lefty (that missed), then an outside sinker to a righty (that he landed). Seems to be experimenting with some finesse to add to his power game.
Cam Schlittler's cutter velocity was substantially higher today, and the shape resembled more of a true cut fastball than the slider-ish breaker he'd been using (this one that just missed was at 96mph)
September 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Cam Schlittler's cutter velocity was substantially higher today, and the shape resembled more of a true cut fastball than the slider-ish breaker he'd been using (this one that just missed was at 96mph)
The extremely subtle pitch relaying has returned
September 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The extremely subtle pitch relaying has returned
Okay, so Nick Kurtz cannot hit an eephus pitch.
September 7, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Okay, so Nick Kurtz cannot hit an eephus pitch.
It's like...basically all first base since the end of August. I'm stupefied.
September 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
It's like...basically all first base since the end of August. I'm stupefied.
Don’t bring in the lefty.
September 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Don’t bring in the lefty.
Solid outing for Carlos Lagrange today in Somerset (5 innings, 5 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts). Here's 99 on the outer half to strike out Charlie Condon.
August 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Solid outing for Carlos Lagrange today in Somerset (5 innings, 5 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts). Here's 99 on the outer half to strike out Charlie Condon.