tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post7437141607127387799..comments2023-10-30T04:49:38.290-04:00Comments on Mr Bill's Baseball Blog: What has improved with Clay Buchholz? Mr. Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16676914320866059234noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-88712901257879784522013-04-30T18:08:34.528-04:002013-04-30T18:08:34.528-04:00Doug Thorburn at Baseball Prospectus has a nice pi...Doug Thorburn at Baseball Prospectus has a nice piece on the mechanical changes for Buchholz. I'm no scout, but the general gist of it is that Buchholz has greatly improved his mechanics under John Farrell. Also, his mechanics are much more similar to 2010, his last good year.<br /><br />http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20417<br /><br />(Subscription required)Mr. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676914320866059234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-68107377186234529742013-04-30T18:07:59.627-04:002013-04-30T18:07:59.627-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mr. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676914320866059234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-89326639572907985952013-04-30T18:06:23.050-04:002013-04-30T18:06:23.050-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mr. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676914320866059234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-27547769739569409832013-04-29T17:25:48.896-04:002013-04-29T17:25:48.896-04:00Great analysis. I wonder if the Slurve pitch is be...Great analysis. I wonder if the Slurve pitch is better disguised than his previous 12-6. Not sure if you can compare release points from year to year using PitchFX, but that might be an explanation as to why so many more hitters are being fooled by the slurve. Not convinced that would explain all of the difference, but something to consider.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833146469552845543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-69959119865728021952013-04-29T16:41:55.410-04:002013-04-29T16:41:55.410-04:00It depends on how high you define "high"...It depends on how high you define "high". I think the upside comparable is Doug Fister, who consistently is in the mid 50% range for in the zone swing rate and put up a 7.63 K/9 last year. CJ Wilson also has consistently outperformed his swinging strike rate, which is middling, while averaging 7.83 K/9 over the last three full seasons. I could run some more analysis to see who consistently falls into this group, but right now the model is only working with 2012 data, so I'm not sure how consistent this skill is (beyond the two pitchers mentioned above).Mr. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676914320866059234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-74036331168099599782013-04-29T15:26:56.669-04:002013-04-29T15:26:56.669-04:00Great article. Are there any pitchers who have pos...Great article. Are there any pitchers who have posted high strikeout rates without high swinging strike rates throughout their career? It would be interesting to see what that group looks like.Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026034710935646258noreply@blogger.com