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Omir Santos' Short-Swing Quantified
In honor of another successful pinch-hit short-swing homer and BtB new DiamondView graphs, I present the short swing quantified, with Fangraphs' linear-weight pitch-type run values: Wow, he really hits those fastballs!
Graph of the Day: The Turbulent Career of Rich Hill
via img37.imageshack.us FB/100 from Fangraphs Pitch Type Linear Weights Rich Hill is one of a group of young players let go by Jim Hendry and the Chicago Cubs last winter, along with Felix Pie and Ronny Cedeno. Hill's always been known for a powerful, big breaking curveball. At age 29, Hill may...
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