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George Lund
@GLundMedia
More progress from Brandon Pfaadt: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 Ks.
Really liking the simplified windup. It looks like it’s helped tighten everything up, and the results are starting to show.
75% strike rate
79% first-pitch strike rate
40% chase rate
31% CSW
The sinker, cutter, and changeup all had 80%+ strike rates.
On 13 balls in play, only four fell for hits, and just six were hit 95+ mph.
He’s continuing to lean on the fastball, throwing it 33% of the time, up 12% from his season average. It gave up the loudest contact, but he also filled the zone with it (79% strikes).
The sweeper was phenomenal. After barely using it against the Giants, he threw it 11 times today, picked up two strikeouts, generated a 60% whiff rate, and added 0.9 mph of velocity. It’s always been his best swing-and-miss pitch, and it also had four more inches of induced vertical break.
The cutter also stood out, adding three more inches of horizontal break while posting a pitch mix-best 57% CSW.
He threw all six pitches at least 10% of the time, too.
@GLundMedia
More progress from Brandon Pfaadt: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 Ks.
Really liking the simplified windup. It looks like it’s helped tighten everything up, and the results are starting to show.
75% strike rate
79% first-pitch strike rate
40% chase rate
31% CSW
The sinker, cutter, and changeup all had 80%+ strike rates.
On 13 balls in play, only four fell for hits, and just six were hit 95+ mph.
He’s continuing to lean on the fastball, throwing it 33% of the time, up 12% from his season average. It gave up the loudest contact, but he also filled the zone with it (79% strikes).
The sweeper was phenomenal. After barely using it against the Giants, he threw it 11 times today, picked up two strikeouts, generated a 60% whiff rate, and added 0.9 mph of velocity. It’s always been his best swing-and-miss pitch, and it also had four more inches of induced vertical break.
The cutter also stood out, adding three more inches of horizontal break while posting a pitch mix-best 57% CSW.
He threw all six pitches at least 10% of the time, too.
