Blengino: Grading the pitchers: 2016 MLB starters’ two-seamers
From SABR member Tony Blengino at FanGraphs on May 16, 2017:
Our series evaluating the individual pitch offerings of 2016 ERA qualifiers grinds on. Actually hoped to be finished by now, but I’ve been writing a little bit more over at ESPN Insider (shameless plug), slowing down my progress here. We’re going to double up today, and tackle both AL and NL two-seam fastballs.
For those of you just tuning in, we’re giving all of the pitches a letter grade, weighted 50% on bat-missing and 50% on contact management. League-average-range performance in both component measures would receive a “B” grade. If that seems high to you, bear in mind that these are already better-than-average pitchers, simply by virtue of their ability to compile the 162 innings necessary for qualification while dodging the not insignificant hurdles of injury and ineffectiveness.
Read the full article here: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/grading-the-pitches-2016-mlb-starters-two-seamers/
Originally published: May 17, 2017. Last Updated: May 17, 2017.