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New Arms of the Week - August 10-16
Six rookies got the call and made their major league debuts this week. This will mostly be a run-down of their basic PITCHf/x numbers, but I have a few observations - despite the small samples. ...
Pedro Martinez Returns
Welcome back, Pedro Martinez. Martinez came back against the Cubs, tossing 99 pitches, topping out just under 93 mph, which are both pretty darn good for this vintage of Martinez. He threw change-ups,...
New Arms of the Weekend: Tuesday Night Starters
Since the most recent edition of New Arms covered a good chunk of last week already, I'm left with what amounts to a preview of two of Tuesday's starters. After being thrown to the wolves in the Bronx...
New Arms of the Week and a Half
Instead of just last week's rookie pitching debuts, I'm including Monday through Wednesday's debuts as well. Hello, Neftali Feliz. This is a pretty big batch of pitchers this time around, led by Feliz...
New Arms of the Week: Five Righties
Five right-handed rookies made their big league debuts between July 20 and 26. Flight paths and backgrounds after the jump. Pitch type key after this table (smaller than small sample size warning); cl...
Erik Bedard Hurt, Had Lost Velocity
Erik Bedard is back on the DL thanks to his balky shoulder. Taking a look at Bedard's recent starts, conveniently taking place in Seattle, you can see a loss of velocity since his latest return from t...
New Arm of the Week: Mat Latos
Mat Latos went from Futures to Majors in a week. Latos' debut with the Padres came on Sunday, making him the only rookie pitcher to make his debut in the weekend after the All Star break. Latos throw...
Graph of the Day: Average Spin Movement
As frequently discussed, here are the average spin movements of the five "typical" pitches. The middle/lower chart combines the LHP/RHP versions for an easier comparison. It's all one image, click to ...
New Arms of the Week: End of the First Half
The week of July 6 had more rookie pitching debuts than recent weeks. We got five new arms, not to mention the gaggle of minor leaguers in the Futures Game. Spin movement graphs and flight paths after...
2009 MLB Futures PITCHf/x
The kids were out to play Sunday night in St. Louis. Some live arms and hard to classify breaking stuff a'plenty (slider? curveball?). Pitch types and some stats after the jump...click the headers to ...
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