Category Archives: Pitch F/X

August 18, 2012

Dissecting James McDonald

Written by: Paul on August 18, 2012.

James McDonald had a better season in 2011 than his 4.21 ERA might lead you to believe.  While “breakout” might be a stretch as a definition, “breakthrough” probably works.  He labored through his first four starts in April posting a … Continue reading →

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July 24, 2012

Bedard Shines in Losing Effort

Written by: Paul on July 24, 2012.

By Paul Sporer Two hits was the order of the day.  That’s all Erik Bedard gave up in seven innings of work, but unfortunately that’s also all the offense could muster against Jeff Samardzija and Carlos Marmol in a 2-0 loss … Continue reading →

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April 17, 2012

Pitching to contact

Written by: John Franco on April 17, 2012.

By John Franco Searching through the advanced pitching metrics on Fangraphs.com, I thought I came across a positive sign for the Pirates. Their pitchers lead the league in inducing swings on pitches outside the strike zone, a statistic called O-Swing%. … Continue reading →

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August 10, 2011

Kevin Correia: Cause and F/X

Written by: John Franco on August 10, 2011.

By John Franco If you squint really hard, you can still see the Kevin Correia who went 11-2 in the first half and made the all-star team. Of course, you’d be squinting to avoid seeing Correia’s performances over the last few … Continue reading →

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