Archive for the 'Pitching' Category

A simple formula to assess how much a pitcher’s ERA can be affected by his BABIP fluctuations

Identifying which pitchers stay around the edges of the plate.

New Toon Thursday with TUCK! brand toons

Poor control, release inconsistency… and a no-hitter.

He’s performing like a legitimate ace with some solid peripherals to back it up, but something doesn’t seem quite right…

It’s been a year—time for new PITCHf/x-based benchmarks.

New Toon Thursday returns with TUCK! brand toon goodness

On May 6, 1994, Anthony Young won a game he started for the first time in more than two years, linking him to Ike Pearson and Dolly Gray, to say nothing of Spud Chandler and Jon Lester.

Brandon McCarthy has completely changed how he throws a baseball…

Dropping the slider might’ve been a very good move for Trevor Cahill.