2026 ST Thread

Deester11 said:
Tate is intriguing for sure. Seeing him at 2nd is what they'll probably do to a few of the SS prospects in order to get playing time and add versatility. With Tate, they've move his hands up higher and in the videos I saw in ST, he was stinging the ball. There have been glowing reports of almost all the SS prospects. Gonna be fun to see who separates.
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There are a lot of college guys jumping up the rankings that weren't there before so we should get a stud at 9 and then another great pick with the extra 1st. AA needs to go back to quantity over quality on the international front.
 
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B Wisely (L) 2B
J Mateo (R) SS
D Baldwin (L) C
M Yastrzemski (L) LF
J Heim (S) DH
Do Smith (L) 1B
K Farmer (R) 3B
D Keirsey Jr. (L) CF
P Clohisy (L) RF
 
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Enscheff said:
So this is interesting. The most average rise of any fastball in 2025 was 20.9”. Owen is suddenly getting more rise than any other
MLB pitcher at 21.3”.

Hard to believe, but very notable if true.
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velo and spin create rise Neither were high enough to create that result. Seems fishy to me
 
Iirc statcast's ivb is relative to pitches with similar velocity, so velocity shouldn't be a factor

And there are other factors involved like spin efficiency
 
Seems it would easy to check. Go to statcast and verify the numbers, and if they match, check the other pitchers for abnormally high readings. I do wonder how you cook movement readings though
 
Induced vertical break is an absolute measurement, and velocity contributes to it.

Vesia is the guy with the most rise in 2025. He threw it 92.7 with 2468 rpm.

Zack Kent had the highest spin rate in 2025 at 2762 rpm.

Owen got more rise than Vesia at the same velocity with 2654 rpm. That spin rate would be top 6 in 2025. If he’s really getting that spin rate, and the new coach has helped him dial in the spin axis, it’s plausible that rise is real.
 
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