What do you do when you're watching the Nuggets game & Jokic goes to the bench to rest?
You look at Zach Thompson cutters!
Mini #BlueJays ⚾️🧵starting with this: The problem was with cutters vs lefties & the problem was predictability.
You look at Zach Thompson cutters!
Mini #BlueJays ⚾️🧵starting with this: The problem was with cutters vs lefties & the problem was predictability.
https://twitter.com/JaysKid_RHP/status/1613371277896564742
LHB vs Thompson Cutter
'21: .211 avg, .316 slug, .281 wOBA, 0 HR
'22: .378 avg, .778 slug, .513 wOBA, 4 HR
1st clip vs Freeman tipped me off: 1-1 count, pitch on edge, but he was all over it, pulling hands in, etc...
Then you look at heat maps of his cutter & a story develops.
'21: .211 avg, .316 slug, .281 wOBA, 0 HR
'22: .378 avg, .778 slug, .513 wOBA, 4 HR
1st clip vs Freeman tipped me off: 1-1 count, pitch on edge, but he was all over it, pulling hands in, etc...
Then you look at heat maps of his cutter & a story develops.
He threw cutters to the outside corner vs LHB ~5-6 times more often in 2021 compared to 2022.
He essentially threw it in one spot this year.
Good hitters & good teams pick up on that & zone in.
If he mixes it up more, goes backdoor again, the cutter results can improve (end).
He essentially threw it in one spot this year.
Good hitters & good teams pick up on that & zone in.
If he mixes it up more, goes backdoor again, the cutter results can improve (end).
hope that works for you @JaysKid_RHP!
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