I heard eno talking to Trevor May on a pod about a month and half ago. They were forcing on fastball ride and how some pitchers who have a lower release angle messes with batters because it’s coming from a low point and coming in at a higher point. This may explain butto maybe??
Yeah, I remember listening to that, I think they nailed it. Release is super important to fastball shape and quality. If you can get a pitch to have more carry than is expected for your release, even at below-average velo, it can perform well because the pitch approaches the plate flatter than the hitter expects.
Butto, however, is still around average vertical break for his (new) slot. So that alone isn't totally describing what's happening I don't think. There must be something else going on, perhaps it's interaction between his four-seam with the slider and sweeper tweaks? Perhaps it's just something about the new slot that's disguising the fastball.
I heard eno talking to Trevor May on a pod about a month and half ago. They were forcing on fastball ride and how some pitchers who have a lower release angle messes with batters because it’s coming from a low point and coming in at a higher point. This may explain butto maybe??
Yeah, I remember listening to that, I think they nailed it. Release is super important to fastball shape and quality. If you can get a pitch to have more carry than is expected for your release, even at below-average velo, it can perform well because the pitch approaches the plate flatter than the hitter expects.
Butto, however, is still around average vertical break for his (new) slot. So that alone isn't totally describing what's happening I don't think. There must be something else going on, perhaps it's interaction between his four-seam with the slider and sweeper tweaks? Perhaps it's just something about the new slot that's disguising the fastball.