4/7 DH Game 2

[Enscheff]

Pitchers have often talked of losing some movement on their fastball when they crank it up.

Newk threw 1 FA last night at 97.6 mph with 2482 rpm. I imagine that pitch must have had 11"+ of rise, and may be the nastiest pitch thrown by any Braves pitcher this year.

Here's video of it: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=94be7031-097f-4d7c-8c0e-7819a9498be1

That pitch was right down the middle and was fouled off. Had it been located a bit higher it would have probably been a whiff.

If Newk could consistently get that pitch up in the zone, I suspect we would see a lot of this:

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=ebd5dcdc-d807-418b-80c7-b25afb17cb43

That guy had zero chance of touching that pitch.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Newk threw 1 FA last night at 97.6 mph with 2482 rpm. I imagine that pitch must have had 11"+ of rise, and may be the nastiest pitch thrown by any Braves pitcher this year.

Here's video of it: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=94be7031-097f-4d7c-8c0e-7819a9498be1

That pitch was right down the middle and was fouled off. Had it been located a bit higher it would have probably been a whiff.

If Newk could consistently get that pitch up in the zone, I suspect we would see a lot of this:

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=ebd5dcdc-d807-418b-80c7-b25afb17cb43

Keep going

 

[50PoundHead]

Newk threw 1 FA last night at 97.6 mph with 2482 rpm. I imagine that pitch must have had 11"+ of rise, and may be the nastiest pitch thrown by any Braves pitcher this year.

Here's video of it: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=94be7031-097f-4d7c-8c0e-7819a9498be1

That pitch was right down the middle and was fouled off. Had it been located a bit higher it would have probably been a whiff.

If Newk could consistently get that pitch up in the zone, I suspect we would see a lot of this:

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=ebd5dcdc-d807-418b-80c7-b25afb17cb43

That guy had zero chance of touching that pitch.

There are very few people in the game that can get on top of the pitch that K'd Stevenson. I try not to get too excited about Newcomb. He's got some quality parts, but some assembly required.

 

[GovClintonTyree]

There are very few people in the game that can get on top of the pitch that K'd Stevenson. I try not to get too excited about Newcomb. He's got some quality parts, but some assembly required.

...but less assembly required if he's just going to pitch the eighth or ninth.

Meanwhile, Ynoa is starting to look like a horse. I'd like to see the pitch data on that slider. That was impressive.