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Kyle Bland

@blandalytics.pitcherlist.com

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Trying to make analytics a little less boring. All takes backed by a colorful chart Dir. of Data Analytics & Research @ https://pitcherlist.com/. He/Him

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Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · Nov 9

I put together a Starter Pack for Pitcher List Staff (& Friends!). Give them a follow if you want cool baseball content and 80-grade vibes!

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Professor SweetPants @ygrene.bsky.social · 3h

reminder to check your kid’s trick or treat candy this year to make sure there isn’t any ai in it

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Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 3d

Josh Naylor has Seattle’s first hip check of the 2025-26 NHL season!

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Asher - ELIMINATED @asherd.xyz · 3d

With Schlittler going tonight, I just wanted to revisit his WC start real quick and say that it's pretty cool that he could throw almost all fastballs because they're all actually distinct. Good stuff.

Cam Schlittler's movement chart from his Wild Card start, showing his four-seamer, two-seamer, and cutter all in distinct locations on the movement plot.

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Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 3d

Maybe it’s an artifact from his approach when he didn’t have as many pitches coming up? Like he’s learning pitches faster than he can implement them in his pitch mix lol

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Stephen Sutton-Brown @srbrown70.bsky.social · 3d

On Judge's HR against Varland, PitchPro estimated an expected wOBACON of just 0.139 if put in play. That's the second lowest E[wOBACON] for any home run in 2025.

Note that Bleday's homer off Matsui came off the bat at just 94.8 mph and snuck over the wall.

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Pitcher List @pitcherlist.com · 3d

Aaron Judge homering on this pitch is INSANE!

The PLV result likelihoods of this pitch:

Swinging Strike: 29.0%
Foul: 32.7%
In-Play Out: 13.0%

We aren't talking enough about how crazy this homerun was

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Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 4d

*yells at clouds*

Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 4d

This is now more me arguing with the “comparison vs themselves” point, when “this player is still objectively very good” is more important imo.

Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 4d

To stick with a Yankees player: Jeter had a 119 wRC+ in the regular season and a 121 in the playoffs. That’s essentially the same (and essentially what Judge’s career numbers will be after tonight) and he’s seen as super clutch

Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 4d

Not hitting for a 178 wRC+ against an objectively better set pitchers than you see in the regular season isn’t very damning imo

Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 4d

Fwiw I’m happy to see the Yankees get run out in 3, but the Judge slander is wild

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Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 4d

1st point is this entire postseason
2nd and 3rd points are empirically not true, but the narrative has stuck

Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 4d

So Judge:
- can’t hit in the postseason
- only hits when the game is out of reach
- only hits meatballs

Do I have that right?

Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 4d

In Vermont rn, so East Coast start time and moody weather to match my anxiety about the game 😅

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🪩 Kiri 🪩 @kirio.bsky.social · 6d

Earlier today Andrés Muñoz told the media that when they leave their apartment, he and his wife leave the TV on so that Matilda (their cat) can watch the game.

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Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 5d

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 7d

LLMs don’t know ball

Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 8d

We’re winning it all this year

Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 9d

Looks like I had it backwards. The image I posted is the one they use for pitchers, while the one you shared is hitter-specific

Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 9d

My understanding is GameDay uses a single zone for the hitter, while Savant uses a dynamic zone that can be different pitch-to-pitch (if a hitter changes their stance). I default to the Savant zone

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Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 9d

“We need robo umps!” They shout, as the robo umps confirm the call they don’t like.

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Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 9d

“The purest women are AI” is the most incel-coded thing I’ve seen in a while

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Pitcher List @pitcherlist.com · 9d

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Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 9d

Ding(l)er

Kyle Bland @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com · 9d

Since it’s not every pitch, probably not significantly. There will be some change for borderline pitches, sure, but those are a smallish sample, still need to be challenged, and that can only happen on takes. If hitter behavior at the edges changes substantially, then there might be a bigger change