Slot Diversity & Data-driven Identity. Home Plate ↔ Mound View #BeDifferent

Have started to see this more and more, guys thinking they are gripping the baseball one way but somewhere along the ride to release the ball tilts or gets moved in an unwanted way. Assuring we have something concrete to think of and point to with each offering can be a quick

Can be applied to a lot of scenarios, certified good message

I analyzed MLB pitch trajectories to look into deception when pitches reach the hitter's decision point. Here's what I found...🧵

Some really cool and useful analysis here! Peeling back the curtain in relation to the phenomenon of ‘tunneling’ and just how you can use it to your advantage based on arsenal and pitch type.

Michael Soroka seems about as slam dunk of a Toronto Blue Jays free agent pickup as they come. - Underperformed based on his xStats over recent years - Positional versatility between SP/RP - Likely a cheaper/shorter term contract/home country discount? - 27 years old Anytime someone

More to be had here! Continues to climb the intensity and really solid addition to the arsenal with the Sweeper. Has shown tremendous pitch-ability this fall! Will help a program from day 1. Tread Athletics

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This guy hit balls harder than anyone I have ever seen in person @ the Charlottesville regional in 2024. What makes the profile even funnier/better is he would also routinely crush balls 3-4 feet in front of home plate and then beat them out for a single.

💭The quicker you can accept the massive amount of random variance that exists in both training and sport, the quicker your mindset opens up and the less you live and die with every result you get.

I have always loved the use of team logos to display data points, allows for trend analysis but also makes it very easy to find where your favorite team ranks within the dataset. There has been a little discourse recently about the importance of 'putting the ball in play' amidst

The Rockies made the plot! I repeat, the Rockies made the plot!

Touched on this when talking about a Mike Soroka reunion w/ the Toronto Blue Jays, applies to Studs like Cease as well.

Simple but useful viewpoint here

Funny to look back at contract history, this is the exact same contract Clayton Kershaw got in 2014. Obviously times have changed, funny to compare.

Like Chris touched on here, the release plot is expanded in comparison MLB average, likely tied to a little bit of the funk/compacted arm action Cease uses (which honestly probably helps him more than it hurts him). I do like a lot of what Chris touched on in terms of Cease's