I like Nick Johnson. Using PFX to look at his plate approach.

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Also, side-by-side for out of zone swings vs. non-swings

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by xanthan on Nov 13, 2009 7:48 PM PST reply actions

I know its completely reasonable because everyplayer will swing at a really bad pitch atleast a couple times a season

but I love that very bottom green dot, inbetween -2 and -1.

Its funny because fuck the dodgers

by kvdp12 on Nov 13, 2009 8:07 PM PST reply actions

Sandoval's preferred pitch!

You wish you were named Frederick Deshaun...

by dregarx on Nov 13, 2009 9:37 PM PST up reply actions

The one on Kouzmanoff’s chart was pretty funny. It was in the bottom left corner on that pitch that he swung at vs. Lincecum that hit him in the shin.

by deuce deuce on Nov 13, 2009 10:38 PM PST up reply actions

So how many of those in 2,1 are strikes on Nate?

/ runs away crying.

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by daveinexile on Nov 13, 2009 8:08 PM PST reply actions

All the pitches in the left-hand graph

Past the 2 on the x-axis. You know how he loves to tee off on those pitches that hit him….

Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all

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by baetown415 on Nov 13, 2009 8:19 PM PST up reply actions

Look at the non-swings graph for Johnson

Those are swings for Nate.

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by Natto on Nov 13, 2009 8:37 PM PST up reply actions

So just reverse the Swings/Non-Swings and it’s Aaron Rowand ?

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by nvsfg on Nov 14, 2009 9:19 AM PST reply actions

This seems somewhat dubious

If I’m reading these charts right, does that mean that Nick Johnson never ever looked at a pitch down the middle?

Was he never in a 3-0 count, or what?

Give -peace- Ryan Garko a chance.

by GiantPain on Nov 14, 2009 9:46 AM PST reply actions

never mind

I’m dumb. I did misread them.

Give -peace- Ryan Garko a chance.

by GiantPain on Nov 14, 2009 9:46 AM PST up reply actions

I want to see Nate’s charts now… for comparison. Not meant to be a demand, just sayin’.

Utter frustration and futility.

by Johnny Disaster on Nov 14, 2009 11:37 AM PST reply actions

For fun, Nate saw 266 pitches beneath (1.63 feet or less) his normalized strike zone. Of the 266 pitches, 69 were sliders. Of the 69 sliders, he swung at 24 and missed completely. Maybe I’ll run some league averages for a contact vs. misses on sliders below a normalized strike zone because I’m not sure if his number is good or bad. I’ve got a feeling it isn’t great.

Food for thought.

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by xanthan on Nov 14, 2009 8:27 PM PST up reply actions