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I will not rest until Great American Ballpark is more hitter/pitcher neutral.
2024: #YearOfTheSplitter
2025: #YearOfTheKitchenSink
I will not rest until Great American Ballpark is more hitter/pitcher neutral.
2024: #YearOfTheSplitter
2025: #YearOfTheKitchenSink
I've been a known proponent of the fact that 2025 is the #YearOfTheKitchenSink, but I have to give props to David Adler (don't think he as BSky account) for this piece on Savant.
The average number of pitches for a SP are rising & so are the # of SPs w/ deep mixes.
🔗: www.mlb.com/news/mlb-pit...
The average number of pitches for a SP are rising & so are the # of SPs w/ deep mixes.
🔗: www.mlb.com/news/mlb-pit...
Is 2025 really the 'year of the pitch mix'?
Every year, it seems, a hot new pitch type spreads across the Major Leagues.
One season is the year of the high four-seamer. The next season is the year of the sweeper. Then the year of the splitter. ...
www.mlb.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I've been a known proponent of the fact that 2025 is the #YearOfTheKitchenSink, but I have to give props to David Adler (don't think he as BSky account) for this piece on Savant.
The average number of pitches for a SP are rising & so are the # of SPs w/ deep mixes.
🔗: www.mlb.com/news/mlb-pit...
The average number of pitches for a SP are rising & so are the # of SPs w/ deep mixes.
🔗: www.mlb.com/news/mlb-pit...
Valaika Ball, baby!
Reds batters struck out 19 times, a new franchise record for a 9-inning game.
August 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Valaika Ball, baby!
Happy Chase Burns Debut Day!
Burns is a hard-throwing RHP with a 4-pitch mix. A little similar to Hunter Greene, the FF gets the headlines but the SL is his calling card.
CH is better than HG's pre-SPL CH, but I'm curious how it'll play vs. MLB hitters.
Very excited!
#Reds
@mlbpitchprofiler.com
Burns is a hard-throwing RHP with a 4-pitch mix. A little similar to Hunter Greene, the FF gets the headlines but the SL is his calling card.
CH is better than HG's pre-SPL CH, but I'm curious how it'll play vs. MLB hitters.
Very excited!
#Reds
@mlbpitchprofiler.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Happy Chase Burns Debut Day!
Burns is a hard-throwing RHP with a 4-pitch mix. A little similar to Hunter Greene, the FF gets the headlines but the SL is his calling card.
CH is better than HG's pre-SPL CH, but I'm curious how it'll play vs. MLB hitters.
Very excited!
#Reds
@mlbpitchprofiler.com
Burns is a hard-throwing RHP with a 4-pitch mix. A little similar to Hunter Greene, the FF gets the headlines but the SL is his calling card.
CH is better than HG's pre-SPL CH, but I'm curious how it'll play vs. MLB hitters.
Very excited!
#Reds
@mlbpitchprofiler.com
The atReds appear to have tagged the wrong Andrew in their tweet.
June 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The atReds appear to have tagged the wrong Andrew in their tweet.
#Reds Stuff+ Preview 6/10 vCLE
Andrew Abbott
Whiff rate is starting to drop and the contact is getting a little louder. Will it matter against's CLE's vLHP lineup?
Slade Cecconi
Lots of variance in arm slots recently... is he healthy? So many 4SFBs... why? Command slipping.
@mlbpitchprofiler.com
Andrew Abbott
Whiff rate is starting to drop and the contact is getting a little louder. Will it matter against's CLE's vLHP lineup?
Slade Cecconi
Lots of variance in arm slots recently... is he healthy? So many 4SFBs... why? Command slipping.
@mlbpitchprofiler.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
#Reds Stuff+ Preview 6/10 vCLE
Andrew Abbott
Whiff rate is starting to drop and the contact is getting a little louder. Will it matter against's CLE's vLHP lineup?
Slade Cecconi
Lots of variance in arm slots recently... is he healthy? So many 4SFBs... why? Command slipping.
@mlbpitchprofiler.com
Andrew Abbott
Whiff rate is starting to drop and the contact is getting a little louder. Will it matter against's CLE's vLHP lineup?
Slade Cecconi
Lots of variance in arm slots recently... is he healthy? So many 4SFBs... why? Command slipping.
@mlbpitchprofiler.com
We're back!
#Reds Stuff+ Preview 6/9 vCLE
Wade Miley
I think there's a distinct CUT & 4SFB in that 4SFB mix. The CUT-like pitches grade better. Not totally sure what the goal is here.
Luis L. Ortiz
One of the best 4SFB Whiff%'s in baseball. I just find him so interesting.
📊 @mlbpitchprofiler.com
#Reds Stuff+ Preview 6/9 vCLE
Wade Miley
I think there's a distinct CUT & 4SFB in that 4SFB mix. The CUT-like pitches grade better. Not totally sure what the goal is here.
Luis L. Ortiz
One of the best 4SFB Whiff%'s in baseball. I just find him so interesting.
📊 @mlbpitchprofiler.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We're back!
#Reds Stuff+ Preview 6/9 vCLE
Wade Miley
I think there's a distinct CUT & 4SFB in that 4SFB mix. The CUT-like pitches grade better. Not totally sure what the goal is here.
Luis L. Ortiz
One of the best 4SFB Whiff%'s in baseball. I just find him so interesting.
📊 @mlbpitchprofiler.com
#Reds Stuff+ Preview 6/9 vCLE
Wade Miley
I think there's a distinct CUT & 4SFB in that 4SFB mix. The CUT-like pitches grade better. Not totally sure what the goal is here.
Luis L. Ortiz
One of the best 4SFB Whiff%'s in baseball. I just find him so interesting.
📊 @mlbpitchprofiler.com
#Reds Stuff+ Preview 6/4 vMIL
Andrew Abbott
Pitching at a really high level lately. The CH improvements & new CUT have been great.
DL Hall
Looks really good. Solid fastball shape & getting whiffs elsewhere. Complete enough mix. Has struggled w/ command in past, but not now.
@mlbpitchprofiler.com
Andrew Abbott
Pitching at a really high level lately. The CH improvements & new CUT have been great.
DL Hall
Looks really good. Solid fastball shape & getting whiffs elsewhere. Complete enough mix. Has struggled w/ command in past, but not now.
@mlbpitchprofiler.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
#Reds Stuff+ Preview 6/4 vMIL
Andrew Abbott
Pitching at a really high level lately. The CH improvements & new CUT have been great.
DL Hall
Looks really good. Solid fastball shape & getting whiffs elsewhere. Complete enough mix. Has struggled w/ command in past, but not now.
@mlbpitchprofiler.com
Andrew Abbott
Pitching at a really high level lately. The CH improvements & new CUT have been great.
DL Hall
Looks really good. Solid fastball shape & getting whiffs elsewhere. Complete enough mix. Has struggled w/ command in past, but not now.
@mlbpitchprofiler.com
You know what…
There’s a dormant part of me that would look at a play like TJ Friedl just made and call that a potential turning point in the season.
Let’s see what tomorrow holds!
#ATOBTTR
There’s a dormant part of me that would look at a play like TJ Friedl just made and call that a potential turning point in the season.
Let’s see what tomorrow holds!
#ATOBTTR
June 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
You know what…
There’s a dormant part of me that would look at a play like TJ Friedl just made and call that a potential turning point in the season.
Let’s see what tomorrow holds!
#ATOBTTR
There’s a dormant part of me that would look at a play like TJ Friedl just made and call that a potential turning point in the season.
Let’s see what tomorrow holds!
#ATOBTTR
#Reds Stuff+ Preview 6/3 vMIL
Hunter Greene
Stuff & velo are fine since returning, but Ks aren't there. Some arm angle variance w/ his SL a root cause?
Freddy Peralta
An oddly similar story. These two are just so similar, tbh. Has struggled to go deep into games this year.
📊@mlbpitchprofiler.com
Hunter Greene
Stuff & velo are fine since returning, but Ks aren't there. Some arm angle variance w/ his SL a root cause?
Freddy Peralta
An oddly similar story. These two are just so similar, tbh. Has struggled to go deep into games this year.
📊@mlbpitchprofiler.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
#Reds Stuff+ Preview 6/3 vMIL
Hunter Greene
Stuff & velo are fine since returning, but Ks aren't there. Some arm angle variance w/ his SL a root cause?
Freddy Peralta
An oddly similar story. These two are just so similar, tbh. Has struggled to go deep into games this year.
📊@mlbpitchprofiler.com
Hunter Greene
Stuff & velo are fine since returning, but Ks aren't there. Some arm angle variance w/ his SL a root cause?
Freddy Peralta
An oddly similar story. These two are just so similar, tbh. Has struggled to go deep into games this year.
📊@mlbpitchprofiler.com
#Reds Stuff+ Preview 6/2 vMIL
Brady Singer
Is he getting more drop on his SL? Getting a little death-ballish? Starting to like the 4SFB shape. Still kinda concerned.
Aaron Civale
Limiting LHBs for the first time... ever. All thanks to the "Chad Patrick-like" cutter. Fun.
@mlbpitchprofiler.com
Brady Singer
Is he getting more drop on his SL? Getting a little death-ballish? Starting to like the 4SFB shape. Still kinda concerned.
Aaron Civale
Limiting LHBs for the first time... ever. All thanks to the "Chad Patrick-like" cutter. Fun.
@mlbpitchprofiler.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
#Reds Stuff+ Preview 6/2 vMIL
Brady Singer
Is he getting more drop on his SL? Getting a little death-ballish? Starting to like the 4SFB shape. Still kinda concerned.
Aaron Civale
Limiting LHBs for the first time... ever. All thanks to the "Chad Patrick-like" cutter. Fun.
@mlbpitchprofiler.com
Brady Singer
Is he getting more drop on his SL? Getting a little death-ballish? Starting to like the 4SFB shape. Still kinda concerned.
Aaron Civale
Limiting LHBs for the first time... ever. All thanks to the "Chad Patrick-like" cutter. Fun.
@mlbpitchprofiler.com
Not sure if this news has made it over here yet, but Elly De La Cruz has been playing through "a leg" injury this season.
From the GOAT, Charlie G of course.
From the GOAT, Charlie G of course.
May 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Not sure if this news has made it over here yet, but Elly De La Cruz has been playing through "a leg" injury this season.
From the GOAT, Charlie G of course.
From the GOAT, Charlie G of course.
#Reds Stuff+ Preview 5/31 vCHC
Nick Lodolo
Wish he had a cutter, especially after seeing what it's done for Abbott. Lodolo just a "chad innings eater" now?
Drew Pomeranz & Ben Brown
Pom is one of the best LHRPs in MLB. Oddly similar pitchers from diff. hands. BB's ERA/FIP👀
📊 @mlbpitchprofiler.com
Nick Lodolo
Wish he had a cutter, especially after seeing what it's done for Abbott. Lodolo just a "chad innings eater" now?
Drew Pomeranz & Ben Brown
Pom is one of the best LHRPs in MLB. Oddly similar pitchers from diff. hands. BB's ERA/FIP👀
📊 @mlbpitchprofiler.com
May 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
#Reds Stuff+ Preview 5/31 vCHC
Nick Lodolo
Wish he had a cutter, especially after seeing what it's done for Abbott. Lodolo just a "chad innings eater" now?
Drew Pomeranz & Ben Brown
Pom is one of the best LHRPs in MLB. Oddly similar pitchers from diff. hands. BB's ERA/FIP👀
📊 @mlbpitchprofiler.com
Nick Lodolo
Wish he had a cutter, especially after seeing what it's done for Abbott. Lodolo just a "chad innings eater" now?
Drew Pomeranz & Ben Brown
Pom is one of the best LHRPs in MLB. Oddly similar pitchers from diff. hands. BB's ERA/FIP👀
📊 @mlbpitchprofiler.com
My conspiracy theory is that the league decided to let Shohei Ohtani just openly use every steroid & human growth hormone known to man starting in 2021 for the better of the game.
And honestly... I wouldn't be all that upset if it was true.
And honestly... I wouldn't be all that upset if it was true.
May 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My conspiracy theory is that the league decided to let Shohei Ohtani just openly use every steroid & human growth hormone known to man starting in 2021 for the better of the game.
And honestly... I wouldn't be all that upset if it was true.
And honestly... I wouldn't be all that upset if it was true.
Elly De La Cruz Home-to-First Times
2025: 4.31 seconds (74th)
2024: 4.21 seconds (32nd)
2023: 4.13 seconds (7th)
He's still posting a fair amount of Bolts, but it really seems like his "start-up" speed has taken a step back.
2025: 4.31 seconds (74th)
2024: 4.21 seconds (32nd)
2023: 4.13 seconds (7th)
He's still posting a fair amount of Bolts, but it really seems like his "start-up" speed has taken a step back.
May 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Elly De La Cruz Home-to-First Times
2025: 4.31 seconds (74th)
2024: 4.21 seconds (32nd)
2023: 4.13 seconds (7th)
He's still posting a fair amount of Bolts, but it really seems like his "start-up" speed has taken a step back.
2025: 4.31 seconds (74th)
2024: 4.21 seconds (32nd)
2023: 4.13 seconds (7th)
He's still posting a fair amount of Bolts, but it really seems like his "start-up" speed has taken a step back.
#Reds Stuff+ Preview 5/30 vCHC
Andrew Abbott
So glad we get Pitch Frequency charts on these summaries now. Look at Abbott's approach!
Colin Rea
Reds got to him last time. Also has distinct approaches by handedness. Wind's blowing out for LHBs today too.
📊: @mlbpitchprofiler.com
Andrew Abbott
So glad we get Pitch Frequency charts on these summaries now. Look at Abbott's approach!
Colin Rea
Reds got to him last time. Also has distinct approaches by handedness. Wind's blowing out for LHBs today too.
📊: @mlbpitchprofiler.com
May 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#Reds Stuff+ Preview 5/30 vCHC
Andrew Abbott
So glad we get Pitch Frequency charts on these summaries now. Look at Abbott's approach!
Colin Rea
Reds got to him last time. Also has distinct approaches by handedness. Wind's blowing out for LHBs today too.
📊: @mlbpitchprofiler.com
Andrew Abbott
So glad we get Pitch Frequency charts on these summaries now. Look at Abbott's approach!
Colin Rea
Reds got to him last time. Also has distinct approaches by handedness. Wind's blowing out for LHBs today too.
📊: @mlbpitchprofiler.com
It's not that the return for Diaz was underwhelming, they did fine to get anything in return for this version of him.
It's how often we're told everything with a player is "fine" and then you look up and they're unrecognizable from when they debuted & being sold off for scraps.
It's how often we're told everything with a player is "fine" and then you look up and they're unrecognizable from when they debuted & being sold off for scraps.
May 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It's not that the return for Diaz was underwhelming, they did fine to get anything in return for this version of him.
It's how often we're told everything with a player is "fine" and then you look up and they're unrecognizable from when they debuted & being sold off for scraps.
It's how often we're told everything with a player is "fine" and then you look up and they're unrecognizable from when they debuted & being sold off for scraps.
The amount of players who have gotten actively worse every year they've spent on the #Reds' big league roster in the past 3-5 years is starting to become kind of jarring.
May 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The amount of players who have gotten actively worse every year they've spent on the #Reds' big league roster in the past 3-5 years is starting to become kind of jarring.
With today's Alexis Diaz trade, the 2025 #Reds officially have a lower payroll ($113.5MM) than the 2022 team that lost 100 games ($115.4MM).
May 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
With today's Alexis Diaz trade, the 2025 #Reds officially have a lower payroll ($113.5MM) than the 2022 team that lost 100 games ($115.4MM).
Mike Villani
400th pick in the 2024 Draft.
22 year old right-handed pitcher. Reliever his entire college career.
Two appearances as a professional, both in the past week in Complex ball:
5/27: 1.0 IP / 0 H / 0 R / 2 SO / 0 BB
5/22: 1.0 IP / 0 H / 0 R / 3 SO / 0 BB
400th pick in the 2024 Draft.
22 year old right-handed pitcher. Reliever his entire college career.
Two appearances as a professional, both in the past week in Complex ball:
5/27: 1.0 IP / 0 H / 0 R / 2 SO / 0 BB
5/22: 1.0 IP / 0 H / 0 R / 3 SO / 0 BB
The Dodgers are sending 2024 draft pick Mike Villani, a pitcher, to the Reds for Diaz, reporting with @jonheyman.bsky.social
With @jonheyman.bsky.social hearing the Dodgers are close to acquiring Alexis Diaz from the Reds.
May 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Mike Villani
400th pick in the 2024 Draft.
22 year old right-handed pitcher. Reliever his entire college career.
Two appearances as a professional, both in the past week in Complex ball:
5/27: 1.0 IP / 0 H / 0 R / 2 SO / 0 BB
5/22: 1.0 IP / 0 H / 0 R / 3 SO / 0 BB
400th pick in the 2024 Draft.
22 year old right-handed pitcher. Reliever his entire college career.
Two appearances as a professional, both in the past week in Complex ball:
5/27: 1.0 IP / 0 H / 0 R / 2 SO / 0 BB
5/22: 1.0 IP / 0 H / 0 R / 3 SO / 0 BB
Something different for the Stuff+ Preview for an off day...
#Reds AAA Data!
All data will be for the last 3 weeks in hopes of finding more relevant trends.
First off... the Patron Saint of Stuff+ Models:
Zach "Big Sugar" Maxwell
Reel in that command, and we're cooking.
📊 @mlbpitchprofiler.com
#Reds AAA Data!
All data will be for the last 3 weeks in hopes of finding more relevant trends.
First off... the Patron Saint of Stuff+ Models:
Zach "Big Sugar" Maxwell
Reel in that command, and we're cooking.
📊 @mlbpitchprofiler.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Something different for the Stuff+ Preview for an off day...
#Reds AAA Data!
All data will be for the last 3 weeks in hopes of finding more relevant trends.
First off... the Patron Saint of Stuff+ Models:
Zach "Big Sugar" Maxwell
Reel in that command, and we're cooking.
📊 @mlbpitchprofiler.com
#Reds AAA Data!
All data will be for the last 3 weeks in hopes of finding more relevant trends.
First off... the Patron Saint of Stuff+ Models:
Zach "Big Sugar" Maxwell
Reel in that command, and we're cooking.
📊 @mlbpitchprofiler.com