Ad Hoc Research and Analysis Tell us what you want our staff of experts to research. We'll do the rest. Here are two of the many examples from last season:
From Steve Phillips, ESPN on 8-18-07:
...I want to know whether Gagne is throwing more FB with the Red Sox than Rangers....my theory is that he needs to use fb, cb, and change to be effective now and Varitek is calling alot more FB..
Our Response:
Overall Performance
Pitcher Team
BAVG
SLG
H
AB
Red Sox
.452
.742
14
31
Rangers
.192
.275
23
120
Grand Total
.245
.371
37
151
He is indeed throwing more fastballs as a Red Sock
Pct. of pitches thrown by pitch type
Pitch Type
With Texas
With Boston
FB
52.2%
60.7%
Curve
11.9%
14.5%
Slider
4.7%
4.1%
Change
30.4%
20.7%
Other
0.7%
0.0%
Drastic difference with 2 strikes:
2 Strike Pitch Selection
Pitch Type
With Texas
With Boston
FB
48.7%
75.0%
Curve
6.3%
0.0%
Slider
3.8%
5.0%
Change
41.1%
20.0%
Opponent performance against his fastball – already more hits against it than when he was a Ranger.
Vs. Fastball
Pitcher Team
BAVG
SLG
H
AB
With Texas
.115
.180
7
61
With Boston
.500
.900
10
20
He’s been in the strike zone a lot more with his fastball since joining the Red Sox:
Fastballs
Pitcher Team
Strike Zone Pct.
Rangers
57.1%
Red Sox
65.9%
Ad hoc analysis:
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