US EditionMLB Expanded Pitching Comparison
- Leo Mazzone coached the Atlanta Braves' pitching staff from 1990 to 2005, overseeing pitchers who averaged 200 to 250 innings annually with low injury rates.
- This success contrasts with today's major league emphasis on pitch velocity and analytics, which many argue has increased injuries and diminished game quality.
- Bartolo Colon pitched nearly 200 innings at age 43 in 2016 by varying speeds and locations, while strikeouts have sharply increased and batting averages declined in modern baseball.
- Mazzone condemned the fixation on pitch speed as foolish, emphasizing that managing exertion levels was crucial, and he advised youth coaches against emphasizing velocity.
- The shift toward analytics-driven velocity pitching has likely harmed pitcher health, but Mazzone supports recent reforms aiming to revive the sport’s pace and quality.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?
33 Articles
33 Articles
All
Left
10
Center
8
Right
3
The Bakersfield Californian+21 Reposted by 21 other sources
MLB Expanded Pitching Comparison
For Games of Friday, April 4
·Bakersfield, United States
Read Full Article
Pitching Streamers: Mitchell Parker on the Rise
The post Pitching Streamers: Mitchell Parker on the Rise was written by Taylor Tarterappeared first on FantraxHQ. One trick to identifying pitching streamers is gathering information to help make your decision. By using the data to find advantageous matchups, you can maximize your pitching output. As the season goes on, we get more information, so that these decisions are not the dart throws they sometimes are in the first few weeks. As a heads …
Coverage Details
Total News Sources33
Leaning Left10Leaning Right3Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution48% Left
Bias Distribution
- 48% of the sources lean Left
48% Left
L 48%
C 38%
14%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
Ownership
To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage
