I had to look up what the heck a "waste pitch" meant. Seems like it is a pitch done by the pitcher to "not mess up" when they are ahead in the count. So if the pitcher has 2 strikes and 0 balls, they might throw a "waste pitch" so as not to hit the runner or give them an easy ball. Or at least that is what I assume it means.
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I had to look up what the heck a "waste pitch" meant. Seems like it is a pitch done by the pitcher to "not mess up" when they are ahead in the count. So if the pitcher has 2 strikes and 0 balls, they might throw a "waste pitch" so as not to hit the runner or give them an easy ball. Or at least that is what I assume it means.
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It’s statcast term to describe pitches that are really far from the strike zone
I feel like it’s more of a strategic setup. Like “if he swing at it there’s no way he’ll hit it, and if he doesn’t, I’m still way in control”
a pitch that was meant to be outside the zone (when the pitcher is ahead, like you said) and then goes even further outside than intended
What was the deal with the Rizzo one at 4:35 lmao
Yeah it doesn't look all that outside. Could be a statcast error or maybe Rizzo just got it way more off the end of the bat than it looks.
@@NolanMcD it has to be an error
you can see the error above rizzos head
Damn Tigers might be good if they had some plate discipline