evidently there is no relationship between fastball command and arm angle variance. i wrote about it for @fangraphs.com:

as far as null hypothesis blogs go i think this one turned out pretty fun

does luzardo get cy young votes at this point lol

leo rivas wow that's maybe the moment of the season

Thought Michael did a really nice job with this!

This is great, and a nice retort to the idea that "analytics" folks don't care about doing the little things

for @fangraphs.com, i wrote about trail runners. how often do trail runners advance? which teams do it best? and how much of an impact do they make?

savant minor league search if it also had video

so funny that the tigers got kyle finnegan and were like dude what if you didn't throw your dead zone fastball 70% of the time and now he's unhittable

so it looks like tong/tolle have two of the best fastballs in the sport

last year someone came into the aux box and tried to fight me for sitting during the anthem, apparently this is happening all over our great country

not optimal

who even cares if the mariners lose close winnable games due to preventable strategic mishaps, it's fine

NO MORE BUNTS

🛬🛬🛬 saberseminar 🛬🛬🛬

every immerwahr book review is a delight

jax is having the most annoying season

dan wilson using saucedo in a one-run game

looks like bryce has changed the glove movement in his delivery, bringing it up near his head now

When it comes to pitchers, “weird” is often a compliment. Hitters tend to perform better the more they see a specific type of pitch, and Jacob Lopez’s pitches all come from an arm slot and have a movement profile hitters basically never see.

The Brewers really might beat out grounders all the way to the World Series: pebblehunting.substack.com/p/can-you-wi...

jacob lopez sits 90 and strikes out more batters than paul skenes

Good look at Jacob Lopez, a surprise pitching success story for the A's, who is lefty and throwin' with a weird crossfire delivery angle. From @michaelrosen.bsky.social at @fangraphs.com. blogs.fangraphs.com/jacob-lopez-...

for @fangraphs.com, i wrote about jacob lopez defying stuff models in the same manner as chris sale: by throwing it real weird

john kruk do i have the book for you

my dream realignment is four 8 team divisions + only the 1st place team in each division makes the playoffs

mclean looks he's gonna walk a ton of lefties

cris sanchez would be the cy young frontrunner if he had this camera angle every start

4.94 ERA since this post lol

find someone who loves you the way jerry dipoto loves right handed relievers with flat VAA fastballs

for @fangraphs.com, i wrote about ryan bergert doing stuff that nobody else is doing (besides my GOAT lake bachar)

for @fangraphs.com, i wrote about ryan bergert doing stuff that nobody else is doing (besides my GOAT lake bachar)

bunting is so good. love bunts

that curveball is... insane

#noticing that a certain seattle-based major league baseball team has the best projected ROS win % in the AL...

if you thought i was done.... think again!!! for my third blog in the last 24 hours, i wrote a eulogy for this era of twins baseball

for @fangraphs.com, i extended some measured praise to the royals and their deadline acquisitions

i wrote about steven matz, who somewhat incredibly has not added a single pitch since he debuted ten years ago, he is the exact same guy

Staffcast! Special guest host Noah Kulwin and I are joined by @michaelrosen.bsky.social to talk about Comrade Bryce, crying owners, hot new pitching metas, dumb teams, Trump at Shea Stadium, evil fans, divorced owners, and more! open.spotify.com/episode/4sWi... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5...

i was terrified but in the end had fun going on @richstaff.bsky.social's staffcast

GENOOOOOOOOO

some days i feel like the internet's only angels apologist

i offered some medium-hot mitch keller takes for @fangraphs.com:

ramon urias you will make an amazing mariner

Even if you're a casual baseball fan interested in sabermetrics, this is just a great place to meet people (see this piece in Defector). We're all getting together at Maria's Community Bar on 8/23 after the first day of talks, and it will be a blast. See you there! defector.com/looking-for-...

1 like = 1 shortstop with a better OAA than JP crawford

gleyber terrorized the mariners so i was compelled to write about it

gary: "pete alonso is 7 for his last 71 against LHP breaking balls" keith: "boy, all these stats, it's almost like BIG BROTHER is watching"

great stuff

throwing more pitches is lowkey goated when getting hitters out is the vibe