Eno Sarris
@enosarris
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Top 20 teams by playoff odds, rest of season starting pitcher projections by OOPSY and Steamer @fangraphs.com, color coded by quality
New pitcher ranks! Used K-BB movers to shake things up a bit www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
No pitcher has improved their K-BB more in the last thirty days than Jordan Hicks.
I found these two aging curves to be validating, but I also think they inspire more questions when it comes to Cam Schlittler's approach and how it will age.
There's a manufacturing issue with the baseball. Drag is down. Link unclear. Full story to come shortly, but here's the statement I got from MLB when I asked about it.
Holy crap gonna be a lot of homers this summer, drag lower than any year but 2019 aka The Year of the Home Run.
Revisiting tough ranks from earlier in the season, these are the the ten pitchers with the biggest difference between their actual ERA in May and their rest-of-season projected ERA (by OOPSY), and how they did in the last 30.
Dogs in a pile paid tribute to the knicks for winning but also played “freakie deakies in fenway” to balance things out
Biggest SP Stuff+ surgers (Last 30 vs April) below. Looked more closely at stuff-surgers Aaron Nola, Emmet Sheehan, Noah Cameron, Jack Flaherty, Sean Burke, and Justin Wrobleski www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...
On the link between bat speed and injury, spurred by Aaron Judge’s trip to the IL www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...
Minor league injuries dwarf major league ones, of course, because of the sheer number of minor leaguers. But why do the Yankees, Mets, and Orioles rise to the top no matter how you slide the data? @brittghiroli.bsky.social and I investigated: www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...
Grant Taylor, high slot righty, learned a new pitch from his low-slot lefty brother:
we talked about why it wouldn't be Wenninger or Tong today, and the "location" parts of their respective charts really tell the story, as Britton points out.
Last September, @michaelrosen.bsky.social wrote that Janson Junk varied his arm angle but maintained the shape on his four seamer. So Junk said he went to @drivelinebaseball.com & asked them to help him find his ideal arm angle. He's settled on one this year, & that's what gave him more velo.
my working theory based off of some stuff from Petriello is that domes are easier to defend, particularly in the outfield, and they've dialed in their outfield defense over time. can't be all of it though (BA/SLG on OF fly balls here) baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_sea...
If you’re going to San Francisco, and like beer, Toronado & Bare Bottle are musts. But make room for a trip across bay if you can. Take the BART to Ashby. Cellarmaker, Wondrous & Tenma Beer all in a couple mile radius, pleasant neighborhood walks to pristine beers.
No team's offense is lagging behind projections as much as the Mets'. Diagnosing their most pressing problems: www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...
Our beer with Bare Bottle is out (Kayakers Cove, 5% pale ale) and available everywhere bare bottle is and it’s great, smells awesome, and look at this idiot on the label:
Looked at changes in 75th percentile Bat Speed to try and see who's "A" Swing has improved. Here are the surgers in Top End Bat Speed. Four numbers that could matter in the early season: t.co/xqB17hcR8k
Seven starting pitchers with improved stuff this spring, doing it by throwing multiple changeups, changing shapes, adding fastballs, and moving on the mound: www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...
No surprise that, given how nasty he looked, Ryan Weathers joined the top ten starting pitchers in spring training Stuff+. Might be surprised by the other Yankee next to him though.
On the pod yesterday w/ @iamtrevormay.bsky.social we talked about simple youth coaching takeaways from stuff+, how Johan Oviedo used seam-shifted wake to improve his fastball, & how Brewers & Cubs are chasing the same pitch, just by different names -- Cut Ride or Riding Cutter? youtu.be/vwiWKKpwQXU
Refreshed Stuff+ training set, removed 2020-2021 to reflect changing pitch environment. Batters have seen the sweeper, and adjusted, so Stuff+ should too. Biggest Stuff+ losers below, some sweeper-guyers there. Will be on FanGraphs shortly, in meantime on ranks here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...