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About Josh Smolow

Josh Smolow is a long suffering Mets Fan who enjoys playing around with Pitchf/x data. He serves most of his time studying as a law student. You can contact him by e-mail at garik16@gmail.com or by sending him a message on twitter under the name garik16.


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Fluke Watch - Dillon Gee

June 06, 2012
Are Gee's xFIP and peripherals a sign that he might be a great buy low? Or just a total fluke?

Fluke Watch: Jason Hammel

May 02, 2012
Is Jason Hammels for real?

Fluke Watch: Johan Santana

April 25, 2012
A look at the pitches thrown by Johan Santana through starts 1-3

Fluke Watch: Anibal Sanchez

August 22, 2011
Are Anibal Sanchez's improvements in his peripherals a fluke?

Fluke Watch Ian Kennedy

August 08, 2011
Is the improvement of Ian Kennedy this year nothing more than a fluke?

Fluke Watch: Jon Niese

July 25, 2011
Is Jon Niese's improvement this year sustainable, or merely a fluke?

Fluke Watch: Tim Stauffer

July 18, 2011
Is Tim Stauffer really this good or just a fluke?

Fluke Watch (or really, Breakout Watch): Madison Bumgarner

June 27, 2011
Is Madison Bumgarner primed to break out?

Fluke watch: Deciphering pitching illusions

June 13, 2011
How Pitch-f/x can help determine if pitcher improvement is real or illusion

Fluke watch: Jhoulys Chacin

June 02, 2011
A look at the his pitches to see if his improved performance this year is sustainable.

Fluke Watch: first update of the regular season - Papelbon, Myers and Kershaw

April 04, 2011
A quick update on various pitchers' PITCHf/x results over the season's first few days.

Fluke watch: Carlos Marmol

February 28, 2011
A look at the pitches of Carlos Marmol to see if he can repeat last year's performance.

Fluke watch - Clayton Kershaw

February 14, 2011
A look at the pitches of Clayton Kershaw to see if he can continue his great performance for 2011 and beyond.

Fluke watch (potential closer edition): Evan Meek and Brandon League

January 31, 2011
A look at two potential closers for next year to see if they're likely to succeed in such a role.

Fluke watch - Ubaldo Jimenez

January 17, 2011
A look at the 2010 season of Ubaldo Jimenez and what to expect from him going forward.

Fluke watch - Mike Pelfrey and Phil Hughes

December 23, 2010
Let's take a look at the pitches of Mike Pelfrey and Phil Hughes to try to figure out their potential 2011 fantasy values.

Fluke improvement watch: Jered Weaver

December 13, 2010
A look at an 'odd' pitcher: Is his improvement real?

Fluke watch: Ricky Romero

November 22, 2010
A look at the pitches of Ricky Romero to determine if he can repeat or improve upon his performance from this year.

Fluke Watch: Francisco Rodriguez

November 05, 2010
He's not throwing as hard. Does it matter?

Fluke Watch, Closer Edition: Jonathan Papelbon

October 25, 2010
A look at the pitches of Jonathan Papelbon to determine his likely performance next year.

Fluke improvement watch: Gio Gonzalez

October 15, 2010
Can he continue to have a great performance? A look at his pitches.

Is Brett Myers’ 2010 a fluke?

September 13, 2010
Using PITCHf/x to see if his improved fantasy performance will continue next year.

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