A post for introductions, welcome to Brooks Baseball! =)
Type: Posts; User: Dan Brooks
A post for introductions, welcome to Brooks Baseball! =)
Amusingly, if you sort to 2011, it is almost 100% accurate.
Well that one should be easy enough to fix (all pitchers should just respond via twitter to Brooksbaseball.net questions)
Thanks for posting this, Pat! =)
Not as of yet, no. There's no pitch comparison feature. But it would be a cool feature! =)
Sergio has thrown one odd Sinker, according to his player card:
http://www.brooksbaseball.net/player_cards/player_card.php?player=435045
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So... why is his Slider labeled as a Screwball?
Player Card for Reference:
http://brooksbaseball.net/player_cards/player_card.php?player=136268
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I believe that postgame comments confirmed that the two oddballs are splitters here:...
Mike was one of the PitchFX pioneers, at least from my vantage point. I remember reading the 2007 post he made called "Magnus Papelbonus", which ultimately led me to Alan Nathan (or maybe the order...
There are definitely both, and they have happened in the same game, but they are very different. I'll go find the picture.
Silly question: does he also throw multiple speeds of Knuckleball, like Wakefield?
Pitches Notes Still under contract negotiation / posting process.
Prospect Insider has an article from 8-2-2010; mention a developing Cutter but no mention of Two-Seam (also note that the Changeup Grip is a circle change):...
A snippet from Josh's article at IATMS on Pineda after the trade:
http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2012/01/14/scouting-pineda/
Discussion thread for Michael Pineda, recently acquired SP for the NYY. Basic Pitch Information: Fastball - 62.2% / 94.7mph Slider - 31.5% / 84.1mph Circle Changeup - 6.3% / 87.6mph Cutter - ??? ...