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Dec 19, 2023 • 14 tweets • 6 min read
With a price tag expected to be over $200M and a league-impacting decision hanging in the balance, Yoshinobu Yamamoto could be one of a kind.
A breakdown on why so many teams are in a frenzy for the Japanese star and a look at what makes him so special from a data perspective🧵
Despite standing at just 5-foot-10, 176 pounds, Yamamoto's delivery is low-effort, consistently maintaining his mid 90s fastball velo deep into starts.
This was his 138th pitch of his final start of the year. It was clocked at 96.6 mph in a 9 IP, 1 ER, 0 BB, 14 K performance.
Dec 11, 2023 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
Guardians Rule 5 Draft pick Deyvison De Los Santos hit just .203/.267/.307 through his first 62 Double-A games last season before hitting the Dev List.
He returned July 14th with a new-looked swing, hitting .324/.340/.596 over his final 56 games. Let's dive into the changes🧵
De Los Santos struggled with his timing in the first half, fighting to repeat his disruptive hand load along with inconsistencies with his lower half.
He actively experimented with different timing mechanisms which may have compounded the issues before hitting the Dev List.
Jan 27, 2023 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
Cubs CF prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong could be baseball's next great centerfielder. His speed, jumps, reads and routes helped him win a Minor League Gold Glove last season and I'm going to show you why he has more hardware on the way at the highest level🧵
Let's start with his comfort and awareness. PCA always seems to know where he is on the field. This ball was crushed dead central and he puts his head down for 5 or 6 hard steps before finding the ball again. He sneaks one last peek at the wall before timing his jump perfectly
Jan 24, 2023 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
You won't find a prospect with more ridiculous tools than Reds top prospect Elly De La Cruz. He's not quite a finished product, but De La Cruz has given us plenty of glimpses into what one of baseball's next superstars could look like 🧵
Power. De la Cruz has a lot of it. He has recorded exit velocities as high as 118 mph and home runs as far as 512 feet. He launched 28 in 120 games. Here's the one that went 512 feet.
