https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/11/09/houston-astros-charlie-morton-next-great-pitcher Great article... What’s so interesting is that a different pitcher made each one, and the rise of each pitcher helps tell the story about how Houston has applied personalized data to pitching: 1. Collin McHugh 2. Lance McCullers 3. Brad Peacock 4. Charlie Morton I really wonder if we would have advanced sooner to the World Series if the analytics-driven approach was adopted with the likes of Tim Redding, Roy Oswalt, and Wade Miller...
Good read for sure. But one has to wonder whether fastballs getting hit a lot has to do with a lot of hitters keying on them. If the landscape changes, and hitters start seeing more secondary pitches, then they will key on them instead. A good part of it all is the hitter guessing what the pitcher will throw. If I were facing the four above named pitchers, i might be shy to wait too long for a fastball that I can actually hit, for it may not come very often.
