I always thought the shape critiques of Skenes’ fastball were overly critical given his velocity/command combination as well as the other pitches in his arsenal. Nice piece.
It's fascinating that he ends his motion in such a different part of the plate when he's facing lefties or righties. That seems very deliberate, and yeah it's probably a sign of great control that he's able to execute the same motion with such different placement.
Any idea how this affects the performance of his slider, especially to opposite-handed hitters? If there was any effect you'd think it would be most evident in that sort of high-platoon-advantage matchup
I always thought the shape critiques of Skenes’ fastball were overly critical given his velocity/command combination as well as the other pitches in his arsenal. Nice piece.
It's fascinating that he ends his motion in such a different part of the plate when he's facing lefties or righties. That seems very deliberate, and yeah it's probably a sign of great control that he's able to execute the same motion with such different placement.
Any idea how this affects the performance of his slider, especially to opposite-handed hitters? If there was any effect you'd think it would be most evident in that sort of high-platoon-advantage matchup