tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008553092008686913.post1719114741417822722..comments2023-12-26T09:16:08.419-05:00Comments on Longenhagen: Felipe Rivero Scouting Report (Tampa Bay Rays)Longenhagenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884989601288267674noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008553092008686913.post-57912743302066371112017-07-22T17:35:04.706-04:002017-07-22T17:35:04.706-04:00This is really fun to read in 2017, now that he...This is really fun to read in 2017, now that he's pitching to a ridiculous numbers with the Pirates this year hahahaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526996846991902312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008553092008686913.post-35312810872794281162013-08-08T21:38:20.519-04:002013-08-08T21:38:20.519-04:00Have always heard that taller pitchers usually equ...Have always heard that taller pitchers usually equals better plane on fastball, meaning the less likely it is to be hit hard. I assumed it was true, but I haven't tested it until now. <br />So I looked at all fastballs (just 4-seamers) that got whiffs versus all fastballs that turned into homers in the Pitch F/X era (Kershaw leads the former, Burnett leads the latter).<br /><br />Release point doesn't equal height, but it does give an estimate of how high the pitcher's arm is when he lets go of the ball. The home run 4-seamers had an average vertical release point of 5.98646, while whiff 4-seamers have a 5.993613 average, not a real difference.<br /><br />However, in other posts when I looked at why some plus velocity pitches were hit and some weren't, I noticed that vertical movement played a big role. The concern is that the pitch is "flat" right? Well the correlation between vertical release point and vertical movement seems to be about .271923, positive, but not really "statistically significant". Just for fun, I also looked at vertical location and the correlation was smaller (about .17) but actually positive, meaning the taller release points locate the fastballs higher (meaning that they are more likely to get whiffs, but also more likely to give up homers). <br /><br />Anyway, I enjoyed the report and it gave me an excuse to look up stuff. Ignore it if you want :)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15132466409851614332noreply@blogger.com