Tyler Anderson, Sandy Alcantara Lead List Of MLB's Best Changeups

Lub caij nplooj ntoos hlav kev cob qhia chaw pw hav zoov yuav qhib txhua hnub tam sim no, yog li nws yog lub sijhawm los saib xyuas zaum kawg ntawm lub caij dhau los nrog kuv lub xyoo "Qhov Zoo Tshaj Plaws" series.

Cia peb mus ua si los ntawm lub suab los ntawm arsenals ntawm txhua tus pib pitchers uas cuam 135 lossis ntau dua innings lub caij dhau los thiab txiav txim siab qhov kev ua si zoo tshaj plaws - thiab phem tshaj - muab khoom. Cov tswv yim tseem ceeb yog pitchers 'bat-missing thiab kev sib cuag tswj tau. Txhua lub suab yog muab piv rau cov qhab nia nruab nrab ntawm kev sib tw-thiab-tsis nco qab thiab cov qhab-nees tshwj xeeb hloov kho cov qhab nia.

Kho Cov qhab nias yog, ntawm qhov ntsuas qhov twg 100 sib npaug MLB qhov nruab nrab thiab tus lej qis dua qhov zoo dua, cov txheeb ze tsim tawm lub pitcher "yuav tsum muaj" tso cai raws li kev tawm nrawm / tua lub kaum ntse ntse sib xyaw ntawm txhua lub pob batted yielded. Qhov nruab nrab lub suab tau txais "B", thiab qhov zawv zawg zawg yog siv rau txhua lub pitcher cov txiaj ntsig kom kwv yees lub tswb nkhaus.

Niaj hnub no, peb pib nrog kev hloov pauv. Raws li ib txwm muaj, qhov kev hloov pauv tau muab qhab nia raws li MLB qhov kev ua tau zoo tshaj plaws hauv xyoo 2022. Kuv hais tias "core" suab vim tias thawj zaug, cov neeg tsim nyog txaus cuam tshuam rau kuv "sib cais" deb ntawm cov txiav rau hauv lawv cov qeb. Los ntawm kev ntsuas kuv siv ntawm no, kev hloov pauv tiav tom qab "niche" splitters. Changeups yielded qhov nruab nrab Adjusted Contact Score ntawm 84.4, tom qab xwb splitters ntawm 82.9. Nws 14.7% viav vias-thiab-tsis nco qab tus nqi thib peb tom qab splitters (18.8%) thiab sliders (15.5%). 45 pitchers tau ntsib tag nrho lub suab thiab ntaus pob uas yuav tsum tau ua kom tau qib, nrog rau yim pitchers hauv qab no tau txais qib "A" lossis "A+". Ob tug ntawm lawv - Cov Tubtxib saum ntuj '(Dodgers hauv 2022) Tyler Anderson, uas tau txais tsuas yog "A +" thiab Marlins 'Sandy Alcantara - tau txais cov nqi saum toj kawg nkaus, vim lawv lub sijhawm zoo tshaj plaws thiab kev hloov pauv zaus.

LHP Tyler Anderson (Dodgers, tam sim no Angels) - A + - (51 Adj. Contact Score, 20.0% Whiff Rate) - Anderson ib txwm muaj kev hloov pauv zoo ("B+" qib hauv 2018, "B" hauv 2020-21), tab sis nws txoj kev txav mus rau Dodgers coincided nrog lub suab tiag tiag tawm. Nws pitch-specific 51 Adjusted Contact Score yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm txhua qhov kev tsim nyog, thiab nws tus nqi sib tw nyob rau qib 6. Nws kuj cuam tshuam lub suab ib tuj, 31.6% ntawm lub sijhawm, ib qho kev sib tw tsuas yog los ntawm Pablo Lopez thiab Jeffrey Springs ntawm cov neeg tsim nyog.

Anderson induced ib tuj ntawm pop ups nrog nws qhov kev hloov - nws 15.2% pop up tus nqi yog ntau tshaj ob npaug ntawm qhov tsim nyog qhov nruab nrab ntawm 6.7%. Nws kuj tseem txhawb nqa txoj cai ya pob nrog lub suab, raws li nws lub suab tshwj xeeb Kho Fly Ball Contact Score yog 2nd zoo tshaj plaws ntawm cov neeg tsim nyog ntawm 40. Anderson qhov kev hloov pauv nrawm yog qhov qeeb tshaj plaws ntawm cov neeg tsim nyog ntawm 79.1 mph, thiab nws qhov nruab nrab ntawm tus nqi (1848 rpm) nyob rau qhov siab kawg, thaum nws qhov nruab nrab kab rov tav (7.8 in.) thiab ntsug (4.2 in.) txav tau ob qho tib si hauv qab nruab nrab.

RHP Sandy Alcantara (Marlins) – A – (56 Adj. Contact Score, 18.4% Whiff Rate) - Tus kav NL Cy Young champ tus neeg lim dej tuaj yeem tau txais feem ntau ntawm cov qhab nia, tab sis nws qhov kev hloov pauv yog nws qhov zoo tshaj plaws muab rau xyoo 2022. Nws cov suab tshwj xeeb Kho Kev Sib cuag Cov qhab nia ranked 3rd ntawm cov neeg tsim nyog, thaum nws tus nqi whiff tau khi rau 10th. Alcantara qhov kev hloov pauv tau txais "B +" hauv 2019 thiab "B" hauv 2021, thiab tom qab ntawd tau ua ib kauj ruam loj rau lub caij no, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyob rau sab kev tswj hwm.

Nws qhov kev hloov pauv yog lub tshuab hluav taws xob loj loj - nws lub suab tshwj xeeb 62.3% tus nqi hauv av yog txoj hauv kev siab dua qhov tsim nyog 'qhov nruab nrab ntawm 46.2%. Ib feem ntawm nws txoj kev vam meej 2022 yog vim muaj kev pheej hmoo, txawm li cas los xij, vim nws qhov qis qis qis qis tau tso cai ntawm 13.1% (21.2% tus neeg tsim nyog 'qhov nruab nrab) tsis rov ua dua. Alcantara kuj muffled ya pob txoj cai, tshaj tawm 50 Kho Fly Ball Sib cuag Cov qhab nia nrog lub suab. Nws qhov kev hloov pauv tau muaj qhov thib 3 siab tshaj qhov sib tw (2056 rpm) ntawm cov neeg tsim nyog, tau cuam tshuam qhov nyuaj tshaj plaws (91.8 mph), thiab muaj ntau kab rov tav (9.5 in.) tab sis me ntsis ntsug (1.5 in.) txav.

Lwm Hnub Qub Tub Kawm - Lwm peb 162+ inning "A"-cov neeg tau txais qib yog Shane McClanahan (Rays), Jordan Montgomery (Yankees / Cardinals) thiab Max Fried (Braves). McClanahan darned nyob ze tau txais kev them nqi saum toj kawg nkaus nrog ob lub pitchers tau teev tseg saum toj no, raws li nws lub suab tshwj xeeb 23.5% whiff tus nqi thib 2 ntawm cov neeg tsim nyog thiab nws 25.4% kev siv tus nqi qis dua Alcantara's 27.7%. Montgomery qhov kev hloov pauv tau txais qib "A" rau 2nd lub caij sib law liag, nrog nws tus nqi sib tw nce los ntawm 21.7% mus rau 23.1%, thiab nws qhov kev hloov pauv tshwj xeeb ntawm Kev Sib Txuas Lus tau txhim kho los ntawm 85 mus rau 71. Fried yeej tsis cuam tshuam qhov kev hloov pauv ua ntej. 2022 thiab twb tau tsim qhov "A" qib suab, txawm tias nws tsuas yog pov nws 14.1% ntawm lub sijhawm. Nws 57 Kho Cov qhab nia sib txuas tau ranked 4th ntawm cov kev tsim nyog. Nws cuam tshuam nws qhov kev hloov pauv nrog tus nqi qis qis (1411 rpm) thiab tsis tshua muaj kev txav ntsug (1.5 hauv.)

Peb tus pitchers ntxiv nrog ntawm 135-162 IP tau txais qib "A" - qhov Rays' Jeffrey Springs, Brewers' Brandon Woodruff thiab Astros' Luis Garcia. Tsis ntev los no kuv tau sau txog Springs no. Nws cuam nws qhov kev hloov pauv ib tuj (35.0%) lub caij dhau los, thiab nws 21.2% whiff tus nqi nyob rau qib 5 ntawm cov kev tsim nyog. Zoo li Fried, Springs cuam tshuam nws qhov kev hloov pauv me ntsis (1415 rpm). Tsis muaj pitcher tau sau txog qhov hloov pauv ntau dua li Woodruff (27.8%) lub caij dhau los. Nws rov ua dua li tus neeg tau txais qib "A" los ntawm 2021, thiab tau txais "B" rau lub suab hauv xyoo 2020. Nws qhov kev hloov pauv muaj tus nqi siab (2008 rpm). Garcia tus nqi sib tw tseem siab dua ntawm 2032 rpm, thiab nws qhov kev sib tw tshwj xeeb Kho Tus Kheej Tus Kheej yog 2nd ntawm cov neeg tsim nyog ntawm 55. Nws tsuas yog cuam tshuam lub suab 9.4% ntawm lub sijhawm, tab sis tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo, suav nrog 42 Kho Fly Ball Contact Score. Garcia qhov kev hloov pauv tau txais "B+" hauv 2021.

Tsuas Yog Tsis Tau: 6 pitchers tau txais qib "B +" rau lawv qhov kev hloov pauv hauv 2021: Julio Urias, Corey Kluber, Kyle Gibson, Martin Perez, Lucas Giolito thiab Jose Urquidy.

Ntawm cov pab pawg ntawd, Kluber, Perez thiab Giolito yog tus zoo tshaj plaws bat-missers, Urias, Gibson thiab Urquidy tus thawj tswj hwm kev sib cuag zoo tshaj plaws, nrog Perez thiab Giolito cuam tshuam ntau zaus.

Qhov phem tshaj kev hloov pauv: Kyle Freeland (Rockies) tau txais "D" rau nws qhov kev hloov pauv, thaum Jameson Taillon (Yankees, tam sim no Cubs) tau txais "D+". Freeland qhov kev hloov pauv tau tuag kawg hauv ob qho kev sib tw tshwj xeeb Kho Tus Kheej Tus Kheej (132) thiab tus nqi sib tw (5.8%). Taillon's yog 5 qhov phem tshaj plaws hais txog kev tswj hwm kev sib cuag (113), 6 qhov phem tshaj plaws ntawm bat-tsis ploj (8.9%).

2021 Qib "A" Cov neeg tau txais: Peb twb tham lawm Montgomery ("A" hauv 2022) thiab Giolito ("B+"). Gerrit Cole (87, 13.0%) poob rau "B" lub sijhawm no nyob ib puag ncig, thiab Lus Castillo (87, 12.9%) poob rau "C +". Yusei Kikuchi tsis tau ua kom txaus innings kom tsim nyog.

Zuag qhia tag nrho, 2022 qhov kev hloov pauv zoo tshaj plaws tuaj nyob rau hauv txhua daim duab thiab qhov ntau thiab tsawg, nrog qhov sib txawv ntawm qhov nruab nrab qhov sib txawv, txawm hais tias qhov nruab nrab lawv tau cuam tshuam rau qhov nyuaj, nrog rau qhov nruab nrab qhov nruab nrab kab rov tav txav. Ntawm no yog ib lub rooj nrog tag nrho 2022 qualifiers' changeup qib.