To Megill’s credit, he finished 2024 far stronger than the other two. Acquired at the trade deadline from the Athletics, Blackburn was inconsistent over five starts before requiring surgery to repair ...

Post-hype here means somebody who was either a top prospect or had considerable buzz in previous seasons but failed to live up to it. They need to have languished in the minors for longer than ...

Tyler Bremner has established himself as the ace of the top 25-ranked UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (Coach Andrew Checketts) since ...

The right-hander didn’t have issues blowing hitters away when he could find the strike zone though, displaying a four-seam fastball that generated 17-18 inches of IVB while sitting in the 94-96 ...

Velocity remains in his arsenal, with his four-seam fastball averaging 94.6 mph in 2024. That pitch, in particular, was highly effective, holding opposing batters to a .115 batting average and ...

Tommy Kahnle doesn’t believe in surprises. He’ll tell you exactly what’s coming, and so will the scouting reports. If you step into the batter’s box against him, there’s a pretty good chance you’re ...

We will break these pitches down based on pitch types, combining four-seam and two-seam shapes ... swinging strike rate on his fastball among Top 100 peers. His 20.4% swinging strike rate is ...

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A year ago, I used some of the under-the-hood data we now have on college players to explore fastball quality for ... in 2024 with at least 100 four-seam fastballs thrown. Of that group of players ...

Here's the swords leader for each pitch type in 2023. 4-seam fastball: Michael Kopech-- 15 swords Kopech might have struggled last season, but the overpowering stuff is still there. The White Sox ...

Sasaki was a premier name entering this winter, with teams and fans alike mystified with his incredible stuff, triple digit fastball ... allowing for better grip. The MLB ball which American ...