Fantastic Articles To Better Understand New Age Coaching and Analytics

[Jake McKibbin]

Hey guys! So those of you who've read my stuff know that I love going into depth in the statistical world, but I'm always aware that I'm constantly learning myself.

I thought I'd make a little thread where, when fantastic articles are written deconstructing the nuances of baseball in a brilliant way that we might have a place to share such pieces.

Here's the first one. Covering the pronation and supination bias that you've possibly heard about and with some fantastic explanations of the effects of those biases in terms of how to spot them, the pitches they pair best with and some nuances around the discussion.

For example, if you ever wondered why Corbin Burnes four seam fastball got lit up but the cutter was a perfect development for him, look no further.

He also breaks down the importance of learning into seam effects (like a kick changeup for instance) to compensate for a lack of wrist mobility. For example a supinator may struggle to throw a change, and a pronator struggles to throw a sweeper but by adjusting the seams they can fill out their arsenal.

A truly fascinating read if you've got a few minutes 

https://medium.com/@remibunikiewicz/what-you-dont-know-about-pronation-and-supination-4bf1e6e33aa2

 

[Jake McKibbin]

For those with a love of defensive metrics, Vivienne has created a model that updates daily and is proven to be more accurate and in line (in terms of probability) than statcast. For example a 5% play on OAA is often more like a 1-2% play.

She explains more within, and some Brewers are very notable, especially Jackson Chourio in how she grades him out compared with statcast

https://situational-fielding.streamlit.app/

[Jake McKibbin]

Remi has done a phenomenal dive I to similarities between Priester and Burnes including arm slot, supination bias and more, well worth checking out