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Minor League Analysis: Travis Snider
Yesterday saw our Minor Leaguers win two games and lose the other two, not counting our Dominican Summer teenagers, who are so far off from meaningful pro ball that I don't have them in my minor league recaps. The last few days have been highlighted by good pitching performances from Brett Cecil,...
Pitch Analysis: Brandon Morrow
As some of you may have guessed, I think statistics are a very good way to understand the game better. If you do not like stats, the following article might not be a fun read for you, but you can of course skip the graphs and numbers and go directly to to the conclusion. In this article I'll be...
Scouting Reds Pitchers: A New Francisco Cordero?
After a long intermission, today I'd like to continue the Scouting Reds Pitchers series (at least for today!) and take a look at the Reds' closer, Francisco Cordero. So far this season, Cordero has a 1.77 ERA and is 8 of 9 in save situations. And he's currently sporting a best-since-2007 walk...
The Evolution of Clay Buchholz's Slider
Lined up to be third in the Red Sox' 2011 rotation, Clay Buchholz has finally established himself as a major league starting pitcher. He's gone through his fair share of highs and lows since his first call-up in 2007, including a no-hitter in his second career start and a world of struggles that...
Scouting Reds Pitchers: Travis Wood
The last pitcher that I think will make the rotation is Travis Wood. The big surprise last spring was that Wood lost the competition for the #5 spot in the rotation to Mike Leake. But he did what he could do: went down to Louisville, pitched very well, and then pitched superbly when he was called...
Scouting Reds Pitchers: Homer Bailey
Just a few years ago, Homer Bailey was the #2 pitching prospect in baseball. He threw breathtaking heat and had a killer curve ball--or so scouts raved. But after making his debut in 2007, Homer is still fighting for a rotation spot entering the 2011 season. There's reason for optimism: his...
Scouting Reds Pitchers: Bronson Arroyo
With some trepidation, today we'll look at Bronson Arroyo. I'm scared, because Bronson's far less traditional than other pitchers. He throws a ton of pitches, varies his arm angle, pitches backwards, etc. I don't know if I'm up to the task of "scouting" him. But I'll try! Pitches Arroyo throws...
Scouting Reds Pitchers: Johnny Cueto
Today we turn our attention to Johnny Cueto. Cueto had a big year last year, and at least in terms of his ERA seemed to take a step forward in his development (though his peripherals might disagree...). But today, I'm not here to tell you how good he--I'm trying to describe how he goes about...
Scouting Reds Pitchers: Edinson Volquez
I ordered mlb.tv this year, which means that for the first time since 1996, I will have the access to watch (by my wife's reckoning) an absurd number of Reds games. One of the things I'd like to do with that subscription is to learn a bit more about pitchers and pitches. So, I thought it would be...
A Quick Word on Home Field Advantage and the Strike Zone
A new book called Scorecasting makes the claim that the primary source of home field advantage is a bias in the behavior of officials. To quote this interview at Wired.com (h/t Rob Neyer): So we looked at how games are called and that’s where the data went berserk.... called balls and...
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