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I don't know how you can trick with to many similar types pitchers.

Come to Seattle we develop great pitchers

Have you considered doing a video on why a pitcher is over-performing their stuff plus numbers? A guy like Andrew Abbott, it makes no sense why he does not have a 5-6 ERA.

Push the velocity, grip it as hard as you can and throw the crap out of it. How long until they all have Tommy John? They will surely all just break really soon, right?

Finally somebody else who doesnt hate on Clay holmes

What do you think about the twins trying out griffin Jax as a starter?

As a Yankee fan I always thought Clay got beat on his sinker. It’s a good pitch but it always felt like he was at his best when he was throwing that sweeper and slider more. I think it’d be an interesting experiment but I’m not sure how much I’d believe in it. However you are a lot smarter than me so it’ll probably work out.

On another note, if you're intereated/have the time, I'm curious what your thoughts are on Will Warren. I feel like he is a strong candidate for a Yankees SP->RP transformation. His Sinker-Sweeper combo remidns me of Ottavino and Michael King, albeit from a higher arm angle. I feel like if they full-force focus him on being a RP (which is likely given that the rotation has no openings for him atm) he could find similar success, and then maybe down the road could even be a candidate for the SP->RP->SP career trajectory of guys like Lugo and King.

I think Clay Holmes would be a terrible idea. He has horrendously inconsistent command of his pitches and we can easily expect a 1-3MPH average fastball/sinker velocity decrease if he switches to the rotation. I can't see this one tbh Lance.

SP not RP. Even tho teams have tried and failed. 1)Try mechanical changes (they did. Saw improvements. Still not enough) 2)change grip. Did. Still not enough. And it has less movement. Soo, less difference in pitch mix. More likely to get hit if batter GUESSES wrong cause doesn't leave bat path. 3) with no logical reason. Teams should try SP to save money. With evidence why. "Here's how he ranked as reliever. Let's have him rank even WORSE as SP. I hate this guy being associated with Cubs. Analytics are f*@'ed

I would like to see Kopech start again ! But you got tony ,dustin may ,walker ,ohtani ,yama (snell ,fried ) probably sasaki and pretty sure they could trade for crochet

Do you think if the Dodgers and Cubs offers to him are competitive he picks LA because his roots there?

Random question but what do you think of Shintaro Fujinami and could the dodgers make him into an elite arm?

Hi Lance, thanks for tackling this topic. In addition to these two guys, do you have any thoughts on the potential conversion for Griffin Jax and Dedniel Nunez (the latter of whom only really throws two pitches, but has been playing with a sinker and change)? I found from a cursory search that both seem to check all three of those preliminary boxes you listed. Would love to know if you have any insight on those two, as well as for Nate Pearson who I'm a little less high on but apparently the Cubs are planning to try to start. Edit: Just heard you mention Jax in the final 30 seconds of the video, glad to know I was not that far off!

Fantastic, quality video. No fluff, solid data, fantastic insights. Thank you!!!

Awesome vid lance!

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Keep up the great work Lance!

Holmes has a really nice sinker-sweeper mix like Michael King, but unless he's got another pitch (aside from his SL) up his sleeve he can command well I think trying to convert him to a starter is more of an experiment than a thing worth a shot. Still a really interesting idea!

Great analysis as usual!

Nice video!

Was thinking about a video that I think would be really interesting- Going through each team and describing their pitching/development philosophy Could also add maybe a prospect in their system or potential FA that fits their philosophy best

Thanks for the amazing stats! Great video🤙🏼

You are so locked in Lance. Keep cooking

I don't think that's a Cub's philosophy as much as it is a Breslow philosophy, as all the points you're making here about fast balls with break and sweepers have made it's way to Boston. Boston's rotation is also full of righties, so it makes sense that Boston is going to be looking for at least one lefty option.

I'am willing to bet 50 k this dude has been watching yamamoto 😂😂😂

What soft tossing lefty starter will the Pirates fix this year, and why is it Cole Irvin? 😂

Walker you are a Detroit Tiger 😏😏😏.

I know it doesn’t make sense for him to come to my Detroit Tigers but I think he’d fit really well. We also have elite pitching coach and he wouldn’t have to be an elite starter he would be a mid rotation arm for us.

Just found your channel, and I love the stat breakdown. Great details and explanation.

エンゼルスに行くのもいいと思う笑

Interesting approach

Come to my team, the White Sox 😐 😢

With Sasaki’s velocity and pitch movement, are there specific MLB teams or pitching coaches who’d be especially well-suited to help him transition to the majors? For instance, the Cleveland Guardians have a great track record for developing pitchers with strong fastball-slider combinations, like Shane Bieber and Triston McKenzie, and they’re known for building on a player’s strengths while making key adjustments for MLB success. Do you think a team like Cleveland could be a good fit for Sasaki, or might another organization be better equipped to bring out his unique skill set

I think he's no doubt joining team Tommy John. I don't think he's going to be as electric as he used to be unfortunately.

This guy is underrated big time ! Mlb shows should give him a call

Cub will not spend the required money for either Fried and Buehler. Fried want to go to west coast (ie Dodgers)

Immediately moot now that the latest Japanese phenom is being posted, with his salary apparently being controlled due to his age and international status, and the Cubs having an insiders track on him - if he’s open to it.

Getting into the weeds! I love this kind of shit! I'll miss Fried with my team but we've more or less known he was moving on for a few years.

If I hear correctly, cold weather affecting Buehler, then maybe Boston, or teams affected by cold weather is a good fit.

奴は体力無いからね😆

uhhh....no. Fried just had dinner with half the Dodgers roster, and he's from SoCal, so that's where he's going. Buehler has also made it quite clear he wants to stay in LA, so Dodgers sign both.

Anywhere I can see similar content but on hitters?

we need sasak in dodgers uniform. it's almost a given he will sign with dodgers

perfect timing for this vid

Flaherty re-signing with the Dodgers is highly unlikely if they land Sasaki.

I don’t see any team giving a ‘big bag’ multi-year contract to Buehler. Too many unknowns. If it’s just a (1) year, second year club option deal, why wouldn’t he re-sign with the Dodgers?

Fried is from California and the Dodgers need a lefty. Just sayin….

This video really has made me curious about what the Tigers secret sauce was this season. I know our fanbase considers our pitching coach a wizard, but what was it they were seeing in these minor league guys who were statistically playing average at best and ungodly in the majors? How does this affect free agents they either move on from or acquire?

He’s probably a dodger, but the Mets will probably be pretty aggressive