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Jenrry Mejia In Pitchf/x
Thanks to the Gameday cameras operated by MLB during the Arizona Fall League, we now have statistical measurement of the mythical stuff of Mets top prospect, Jenrry Mejia. Based on conflicting scoutin...
Inside Out: Daniel Murphy's New Approach To Fastballs
Daniel Murphy's 2009 season began well enough, with a two-run homerun versus Cincinnati on opening day. By June, however, Murphy had already endured the worst of a month-long slump, with his OPS dropp...
Jeff Francoeur's "Change Of Scenery": Improvement Or Hot Streak?
Amidst complaints that Amazin' Avenue has been too Francoeur-centric lately, I decided to do the only thing I could do: write exhaustively about Jeff Francoeur. Actually, I've been tracking Francoeur'...
Mike Pelfrey May Have Found His Out-Pitch
Exactly one month ago, after Mike Pelfrey threw a career-high 22 sliders against the Brewers, I asked if Pelfrey's sudden fondness was a result of a tangible improvement. I said at the time of his res...
Is Pelfrey's Slider Coming Around?
As Eric alluded to yesterday, Mike Pelfrey threw an unusually high number of bendy things in his dominating performance versus the Brewers (22 to be exact). Seeing Pelfrey confident in a secondary pit...
Fernando Nieve, Everyone's New Favorite Met
"His history wouldn’t have indicated he would be this good." -Jerry Manuel Jerry makes an fair obvious point, but what exactly is Fernando Nieve's history? Nieve was actually a very projectable ...
Johan 2.0
[Note by Sam, 05/09/09 11:53 AM CDT ] Edited to not suggest he just learned to throw a two-seam fastball yesterday. Unbeknownst to most Mets fans, Johan Santana has experienced a statistical decline...
Ken Takahashi
Ken Takahashi debuted for the Mets yesterday, pitching 2.2 innings of scoreless relief from the top of a Titanic life-raft, ultimately letting the Mets back into the game. Now it seems Takahashi's suc...
Oliver Perez In So Many Graphs And Charts
In continuation of Oliver Perez week, let's check out the statistical breakdown of Omar's 36 million-dollar Titanic. It's early, so all sample size warnings apply and not everything is completely clea...
Mike Pelfrey's First Three Starts
Mike Pelfrey was very much the balls for most of last season's second half, but he's had an up-and-down few starts to begin the 2009 season. Let's take a look at those starts using PITCHf/x. Let's sta...
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