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What makes an elite pitcher so good using Pitch FX.

I have a new article that examines this very topic over at Fantasy Baseball Strategy and I found a few interesting differences.

  1. The first one may not be that surprising but elite pitchers have a higher avereage velocity than other groups of pitchers which carries over to the off-speed and breaking pitches as well.
  2. The movement on the elite pitches are greater, in some case much greater, movement

Beyond the Boxscore–Fantasy MLB News and Notes 6/27/08

Carlos DelgadoIn the first game of what might go down as one of the strangest doubleheaders in MLB history, Carlos Delgado set the Mets’ franchise record for RBI in a game with nine. This was quite a feat since he had only 35 the entire rest of the season. Delgado had a two-run double in the fifth, a grand slam in the…
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Beyond the Boxscore–Fantasy MLB News and Notes 6/16/08

Very short slate of games last night, not a whole lot to cover.

Bad news Yankee fans and Chien-Ming Wang owners, when the ace pitcher ran the bases in Houston the other day, it could be the last thing he does in pinstripes this year.  Wang has a partially torn tendon in the foot and will be out until September, most likely for the season. Although he isn’t a big strikeout…
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Beyond the Boxscore–Fantasy MLB News and Notes 5/6/08

What’s the deal with Joba this year? After being nearly perfect in 2007, Chamberlain has looked like quite the mortal pitcher in 2008. Joba gave up a three run homer to David Dellucci of all people to take his second loss of the season already. You couldn’t have expected Chamberlain to be as dominant as he was last year…
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Beyond the Boxscore–Fantasy MLB News and Notes 4/30/08

Welcome to the Bigs!

The Mariners sent both of their top prospects to the field tonight as they promotoed both Wladimir Balentien and Jeff Clement. Balentien started in right field, had a homer and three RBI in his debut. Clement didn’t start but came in to replace Johjima and did have a single in his only plate appearance. Balentien strikes out a lot but has had 22-25 HRs in each…
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Beyond the Boxscore–Fantasy MLB News and Notes 4/20/08 Hochevar, Big Papi, Dodgers Outfield, Injury Report, and more

Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez left the game today with a quadricps injury. He said he felt it in his swing, and then as he ran down the baseline, he felt a “twinge.” Rodriguez has been an incredibly durable player throughout his career, so it is tough to gauge how long this might keep him out of action…
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