New Pitch For Spencer Strider?!
Spencer Strider spoke to the crowd at Braves Fest and mentioned the possibility of adding a new pitch that his body is more inclined to throw. This got me wondering what would make the most sense for his repertoire.
Within this video, I'll break down 4 potential options and dive into the pros and cons of changing something in a pitcher that has been so dominant over the past calendar year.
This video was inspired by a post from Lindsay Crosby on this exact topic. His piece can be found here: https://www.si.com/mlb/braves/analysi...
My substack can be found here: https://lancebroz.substack.com/
Big thanks to TruMedia for giving me access to their software to display the plots, charts, and data within this video. Check them out here: https://www.trumedianetworks.com/base...
If you're looking for sortable short-form movement, you can find it at Alex Chamberlain's pitch leaderboard: https://public.tableau.com/app/profil...
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Video and images via MLB, MLB.tv, Baseball Savant
0:00 Strider's Thoughts on A New Pitch
1:00 Option 1 - Add a Splitter
3:06 Option 2 - Add a Sweeper
4:53 Option 3 - Dual Slider Approach?
7:02 Option 4 - Add a Sinker
8:34 What's the Smartest Adjustment?