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Anthony Nunez sweeper / sinker overlay. 15" of armside immediately followed up by 13" of gloveside.

Tough night in Baltimore but this Anthony Nunez sweeper is chef's kiss.

ALONSO'S FIRST HR AS AN ORIOLE AND IT'S OFF DEGROM!?!

@bmkhawk @WellTimedSmile It's coming back! just a bug.

@AlexFast8 @WellTimedSmile But why don't they provide the %s for the "all" line? I could obviously compute it on my own, but that's a little annoying. It's very strange for them to provide the %s for the individual pitch lines, but not the total. Is it some legal issue?

@AlexFast8 Do you know where CSW went in statcast player breakdowns? I see it by pitch but not overall, any idea where to find that (without having to do math for everyone)?

@WellTimedSmile Raw number is still there but they're going to be adding the % back relatively soon if I understand correctly.

@AlexFast8 Do you know how to contact Baseball Savant to request they add game CSW back to the Player Breakdowns? Not having the game total CSW % for each pitcher is super frustrating

Yesterday's CWS/MIA might not have been the best game but it featured some unreal pitches. Here are yesterday's whiffs that had the most armside movement, gloveside movement, drop, rise and velo Featuring: Robert Suarez, Chris Paddack, and a nasty slurve via Sean Newcomb

Jack Leiter's day appears to be done 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 8 K He picked up a career high 21 whiffs with just TWO coming off a fastball: CH: 8 SL: 8 CB: 3 FC: 2

In his 2026 debut, Jack Leiter has set a new career record with 21 whiffs (and counting)

@complain_papi You are not! I just realized I beefed it 😂😂😂was so excited he had both

@AlexFast8 Am I mistaken that this video has those flipped?

Notable whiffs from March 29th. These are the whiffs that had the most: Velo (and least velo), vert, drop, armside movement, gloveside movement. Yohan Ramírez had the whiff with the most armside movement AND the pitch with the most gloveside movement.

@complain_papi Pitcher

@AlexFast8 Are armside/gloveside typically defined from the pitcher or catcher's perspective?

@PigTownSports @RobertStock6 @_BigSportsGuy77 totally. I think maybe it's just two metrics then. Maybe its 1st Pitch Strike and we keep it and get ahead%. I called it true f-strike originally but w/e it is I think we need it. I think @pitcherlist tracks on his page.

@AlexFast8 @RobertStock6 @_BigSportsGuy77 It’s def a grey area . Bc he’s technically throwing a strike or something close enough for a guy to swing at , but obviously hurting the team giving up doubles lol

Trevor Rogers had the 4th highest 1st pitch Strike % among starting pitchers during opening weekend 77.8 % Those higher Freddy Peralta - 81% Framber Valdez -80% Slade Cecconi - 79.2 %

@PigTownSports @RobertStock6 @_BigSportsGuy77 IMO, a P didn't get ahead when they allowed a ball in play. I know I'm being pedantic & I know a ball in play is a strike but if Rogers threw three pitches in 0-0 counts and gave up 3 doubles and I saw he had an 100% 1st pitch strike, it'd feel wrong; that's not getting ahead.

@AlexFast8 @RobertStock6 @_BigSportsGuy77 To me a 1st pitch strike is anything that’s called a strike , hit foul , or put in play . I know others may say other wise , but to me that pitch was thrown where a guy put a swing on it or called strike . They got ahead rather than throwing a ball . Guys have to get ahead

@RobertStock6 @_BigSportsGuy77 @PigTownSports I hear you. IMO they need clearer definitions and to me, the average fan would likely interpret first pitch strike as how often an 0-1 count is reached so dibs on that one.

@AlexFast8 @_BigSportsGuy77 @PigTownSports IMO “First pitch strike” and “reached an 0-1 count” are two separate things. Especially from the POV of a pitcher. You throw a pitch and it’s a ball or a strike. If the batter swings then that means it’s a strike. Ofc we’re literally talking semantics so it’s up for debate!

@RobertStock6 @_BigSportsGuy77 @PigTownSports FWIW this has been my axe to grind for too long. It’s led too many of us astray! pitcherlist.com/going-deep-the…

@_BigSportsGuy77 @AlexFast8 @PigTownSports What's the purpose of measuring first pitch strikes? If you can answer that, you can know which "version" of first pitch strike you'd like to use. TBH before today I was unaware it had two contending definitions.

Botto 10 teams by wOBA from Opening Weekend: 1. SF: .189 2. ATH: .237 3. KC: .244 4. COL: .245 5. ARI: .255 6. SD: .256 7. PHI: .272 8. CLE: .276 9. DET: .282 10. CIN: .294

For all the sickos out there. Top 10 teams by wOBA from the Opening Weekend: 1. MIL: .436 2. LAA: .391 3. TB: .366 4. WSH: .366 5. SEA: .356 6. ATL: .356 7. STL: .355 8. TOR: .352 9. MIA: .351 10. LAD: .339

@UnderdogMLB Sub out the w/ gravity vert w/ straight iVB and you got a banger.

Emerson Hancock's 4th K of the night 78.6 MPH Sweeper 2616 RPM spin rate 46-inch vertical break 18-inch horizontal break