Graph of the Day: Dan Wheeler's Release Points

by R.J. Anderson on Apr 15, 2009 12:24 PM EDT

This seems encouraging when bundled with decreased velocity.

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I assume

the different colors represent different pitches?

by Brendan Scolari on Apr 15, 2009 2:15 PM EDT reply actions

Oh no

The app stands for appearance, duh.

by Brendan Scolari on Apr 15, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions

We talked about this last year with Josh Kalk's analysis of Manny Parra at BCB

Announcers sometimes talk about pitching from either side or the middle of the rubber. It doesn’t explain the lower angle, but maybe he was moving side to side in each start.

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by Jordan M on Apr 15, 2009 7:10 PM EDT reply actions

I want to know how accurate pitch f/x really is on release points

primarily, what kind of error range we are working with (in inches). also, how big should your x and y axes ranges be for a graph like this? i know that in the graphing 101 post, it was -3 to 3 and 0 to 7, but how was that determined? as the axis get bigger, the release point differences look smaller and smaller

that being said, it sure looks like wheeler’s arm is getting better. an injured pitcher generally drops his arm slot, but it seems that wheeler is raising it (assuming release point is related to arm slot).

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by DyeLongJustice on Apr 15, 2009 10:22 PM EDT reply actions