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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · 20d

This is a fun one.

HR on pitches outside the zone:

Cal Raleigh: 10 (leads MLB)
Aaron Judge: 0

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · 20d

Hahaha. Win/win my friend!

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you!!!

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · 20d

We're all winners here

Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · 20d

Totally missed this! Thanks so much, @benclemens.bsky.social. Saw your shoutout in the FG piece, too. Thanks so much for doing that.

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Jun 4

Last night, George Kirby struck out Jackson Holliday on an absolutely fantastic slider down and in.

Before that, he threw a splitter down and away that ran outside the zone (Holliday fouled it off).

Here are those pitches overlaid.

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Jun 2

Cant help it
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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · May 14

SLG allowed against 7, 8, 9 hitters.

21. LAD: .377
22. ATH: .381
23. PHI: .384
24. ARI: .386
25. TB: .389
26. CHW: .394
27. PIT: .406
28. COL: .419
29. WAS: .454
30. BAL: .457

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · May 2

Pitchers most negatively impacted by defense to begin the year (OAA):

1. Fried: -7
2. T Williams: -6
3. Verlander: -4
4. Spence: -4
5. Paddack: -4
6. Kremer: -4
7. B Keller: -4
8. Houck: -4
9. Eisert: -4
10. Clase: -4
11. Cease: -4

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Apr 29

Good to be back

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Apr 29

Really nice start from Sugano:

17 total whiffs - most for an Oriole starter this year
9 splitter whiffs - tied for 2nd most by an SP so far this year

Here are all 8 Ks

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Apr 28

This Sugano splitter was SO SO nasty.

29 inches of drop.
13 inches of horizontal.

Just a gorgeous pitch.

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Apr 22

SLG allowed w/ 2 strikes

30. BAL: .320
29. MIA: .314
28. CLE: .307
27. CHC: .301
26. ARI: .300
25. COL: .300
24. ATL: .295
23. MIL: .289
22. STL: .285
21. WSH: .281

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Apr 22

@enosarris.bsky.social why do you think this is: Health? Less of an instance on elevated heat? Bigger focus on approach angle?

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Apr 22

Something interesting I just noticed. We only have 5 years of public arm angle data but thru this early sample size...

Average Arm Angle is at it's lowest point in the past five seasons.

2025: 37.2°
2024: 38.1°
2023: 38.8°

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Apr 22

Top pitches by SLG (min 100 thrown):

1. Justin Sterner's FF: .056
2. H Brown's FF: .056
3. Rasmussen's FC: .074
4. Holmes' SL: .077
5. Gilbert's FS: .094
6. T Williams' Sw: .095
7. Eovaldi's CU: .095
8. F Cruz's SL: .107
9. Canning's FF: .111
10. Sasaki's FS: .118

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Apr 22

SL - slider
FS - splitter
FF - four-seam
CU - curveball

Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Apr 21

Baseballs top swing-and-miss pitches (min 100 thrown):

1. Greene's SL: 29.5%
2. Yamamoto's FS: 28.2
3. Meyer's SL: 23.0
4. Eovaldi's FS: 22.7
5. Ben Brown's CU: 22.0
6. Woo's FF: 20.6
7. Imanaga's FS: 20.5
8. Sale's SL: 20.5
9. Rodón's SL: 20.0
10. Ryan Gusto's FF: 19.6

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Apr 15

Only one pitch in baseball has been thrown over 100 times and is yet to give up a hit.

Hunter Greene's slider.

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Apr 14

Some changes Spencer Torkelson has made:

- Stands MUCH further back in the box (3rd greatest depth among right handed hitters)
- Slowed his swing down
- Drastically opened up his stance
- Cut down his swing and miss on breaking pitches (small sample)

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Apr 13

Amount of teams with 10 or more wins:

NL: 5
AL: 0

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Apr 10

Interesting thing I noticed re Heston Kjerstad:

55% of his batted balls have been to the opposite field.

That's the 2nd highest rate in baseball right now.

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Apr 7

Small sample fun. Qualified BABIP leaders:

1. Will Smith: .625
2. George Springer: .588
3. Mike Yastrzemski: .500
4. Wilyer Abreu: .500
5. Spencer Torkelson: .474
6. Nathaniel Lowe: .467
7. Jose Altuve: .462
8. Ramón Urías: .455
9. Riley Greene: .455
10. Sal Frelick: .452

Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Mar 30

HR Totals:
LAD (12) + NYY (11) + BAL (10) = 33

COL + NYM + HOU + MIA + TBR + MIN + LAA + STL + PIT + MIL + CIN + TOR + SEA + KCR + CLE + SF + SD + CHC = 31

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Alex Fast @alexfast.bsky.social · Mar 18

Hilarious that this is what the dodgers offense is doing WITHOUT Betts and Freeman

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