2026 ST Thread

[cajunrevenge]

According to ChatGPT, here are the whiff rates on SS#1's pitches last season...
Fastball: 15-16%
Slider: 48.3-48.6%
Curve: 53.7%

The whiff rates on his secondary pitches are really, really impressive, and it's carried over to ST this season. I'm not saying he's gonna be good, but I'm just questioning how those pitches rate below or avg with elite whiff rate vs them. It doesn't make sense to me.

That could just be lack of consistency with the pitches. Probably hanging too many. Savant shows .400 slugging on those pitches but a sub .200 BA for both combined. Thats like .200 Isolated slugging. But thats good imo. Consistency shoul naturally improve with time and reps.

 

[zbhargrove]

Didn't realize Italy's manager was Brave's legend Francisco Cervelli

 

[Enscheff]

We have now reached peak spring training optimism. The article on top of my mlb app is “Strider isn't quite the same pitcher -- but he might be even better”.

Holy hell people are dense.

 

[msstate7]

We have now reached peak spring training optimism. The article on top of my mlb app is “Strider isn't quite the same pitcher -- but he might be even better”.

Holy hell people are dense.

lol, yeah, that's a reach.