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How many fastballs should a pitcher have on the menu?

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

Logan Webb did a curious thing in 2025, well, a few curious things. San Francisco Giants ace had alrady long established himself as one of the better ...read more

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The Bat Speed Wars rage on. What will end them?

November 8, 2025November 10, 2025

There is no end in sight to the Bat Speed Wars. We are not sure when we will be able to return ...read more

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The latest and best iteration of Casey Mize (And his journey is not complete)

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025

During Casey Mize’s first two career postseason starts this October, the benefits of his continued development were clear. On Oct. ...read more

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The $92 Million Lesson: How the Blue Jays Rode Internal Development—Not Big Signings—to the ALCS

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025

One of the loudest ovations erupting from the Rogers Centre crowd as lineups were introduced Sunday prior to Game 1 ...read more

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Pitch Design, Research

Laminar Express: Using Baseball Science to Enhance Two-Seam Fastballs

January 20, 2019July 2, 2021

A “laminar express” pitch is a two-seam fastball whose term was coined by Trevor Bauer years ago when he developed ...read more

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Pitch Design

Rapsodo, Trackman, and Pitch Tracking Technologies – Where We Stand

November 18, 2016August 30, 2022

Major League Baseball is now in the Statcast era, where Trackman radar is fully operational across all MLB parks and tracking ...read more

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