Archive for the 'Pitching' Category

Lots of pitchers would hit better, if we just game them the chance.

A change in leverage doesn’t necessarily mean a change in performance.

How much rise could a fastball rise if a fastball could rise up?

Checking out a theory Evan Longoria suggested because of Chris Sale’s skill.

Clayton Kershaw’s been giving up dingers this year. Weird. Should we worry about it?

Some of history’s greatest hitters have stepped on the big league mound.

Jon Roegele is back with his periodic update about the ups and downs and ins and outs of the strike zone.

Reliever performance, and manager evaluations of that performance, can be fickle.

Can a particular kind of pitcher – or pitch – help defuse the home run explosion?

Sometimes the truth is more mundane than fiction.