by bcowett | Jul 21, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester, Kansas City Royals, Pitch F/x, Raul Ibanez, Seattle Mariners
One can make the point that baseball is like natural evolution – to succeed/survive, you have to adapt, either constantly or gradually. Rookie pitchers, at least when they first enter the league, are already ahead of the curve. The hitters & advanced scouts...
by Mike Simmons | Jun 26, 2012 | Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Franklin Morales, Interleague, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Pitch F/x, Seattle Mariners
What happens when a three or four inning spot start turns into 11 solid innings over two games—do you keep the guy in the rotation, even when it starts getting crowded again? That’s the question in Boston at the moment, with Franklin Morales taking two...
by Mike Simmons | Jun 5, 2012 | Daniel Bard, Pitch F/x
Daniel Bard has not fared well as a starter. It seems like he could be headed back to the bullpen in hopes of finding his form. A cursory glance at some numbers suggests this may not be a bad idea. I’m not the only one to notice a four MPH drop in fastball...
by Mike Simmons | May 29, 2012 | David Price, Felix Doubront, Pitch F/x
Alex wrote about Doubront’s fine start earlier today, so I’m on the Felix bandwagon with a look at his stuff. The phrase I recall hearing during Spring Training was something about a guy with five plus pitches. Given that hype, perhaps we shouldn’t...
by Troy Patterson | Apr 8, 2010 | John Lackey, Pitch F/x
Sometimes a pitcher will make adjustments and one game will result in a large jump in one pitch or perhaps they can’t control it so they just get rid of the pitch. That doesn’t seem to be the case as John Lackey made a huge change to his pitch breakdown...
by Troy Patterson | Apr 6, 2010 | Josh Beckett, Pitch F/x
I’m never one to jump on single game data, but I’m also never one to pass up a chance to play with Pitch F/x and also test the announcers claims. Sunday and Monday have been full of chatter on Beckett and that it was only one game, but also that his stuff...
