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Jasson Dominguez is still young and will play a key role in the Yankees outfield with the departure of Soto.
Late Christmas Present for Everyone! I have finished my Batter Savant Cards for MLB/AAA/FSL! This covers all seasons from 2020-2024. This is coming to the website soon. Taking requests for now.
I made a mock Savant percentile setup
I like this Conforto signing for the Dodgers, he increased his bat speed over the course of the season.
Michael Conforto signs with the Dodgers, a much needed LHH OF
If you look at the movement plots, you can see that there are 2 distinct pitch shapes. I'd be disingenuous of me to call them both sliders.
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As for some changes I would make for Holmes I'd bring the Four-Seam Fastball back for left handed hitters as well as a potential kick change or splitter that he cuts a bit to fill out that arsenal.
Sweeper:
Last but not least it is the Sweeper, his best pitch by far. 84 MPH with 8 inches of drop and 18 inches of sweep it is truly an amazing pitch.
Slider:
His Slider is a good bridge pitch of sorts between his heavy Sinker and Sweeper. It comes in at 87 MPH and generates a 40 Whiff% with a 30 Chase%
I will now break down every pitch in Holmes repertoire:
Sinker:
Holmes throws a pretty nasty sinker at 96 MPH with 4.3 IVB and 14.4 inches of ASR. With a lot more drop than what is typical for his arm angle
Clay Holmes has elite stuff, with his arsenal scoring high marks according to my TimStuff+ Model:
Sinker - 106 TimStuff+
Slider - 110 TimStuff+
Sweeper - 124 TimStuff+
Losing velocity shouldn't me much of a worry as my stuff model still believes it will be an above average pitch.
Good Control:
Holmes controls his pitches well, dotting the corners and the bottom of the zone on all 3 of his pitches
Good Repertoire:
Holmes showcases a good three pitch mix with al pitches working well together, one of Holmes defining traits is the outlier movement on 3 of his pitches for his respective arm angle, something that sets him apart from the rest of the pack.
The first thing I look for is a deep arsenal, I set this at having 3 or more pitches. Holmes checks this box with his Sinker, Slider, and Sweeper. The next characteristic is above average command, Holmes has that as well. The last characteristics is having a plus pitch, Holmes' Sweeper is that pitch
Transitioning from a Starter to a Reliever isn't easy, and not every pitcher can do it. There are certain characteristics of a relief pitcher that I look for do judge their viability as a starter, Clay Holmes as all of them.
The Mets just signed Clay Holmes, could he be a starter? What he does well and the changes I'd make.
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Thanks to @tjstats.bsky.social Rule 5 Prospects List, I was able to quickly compile statcast data for all prospects that played in a statcast park into this sheet below
Average with no Rogers
Average Arm Angle by Team
Tommy Edman and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a 5 year, 74 million dollar contract extension. Edman played a crucial role in the Dodgers World Series run.
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Yusei Kikuchi heads to the Angels for 3 Years 61 Million
There was a bug with NA pitches showing up that has been fixed
My Pitch Plots App has been completed, create colorful pitch plots with Arm Angle and Arm Angle Average Movement from 2020 to 2024, check it out! 🔗👇
This is the correct one I had the arm angle wrong
Updated look, added ellipse to show average movement at arm angle
