Sandoval Swing Plot!

Really cool stuff from BtB's Graham Goldbeck.

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about 3 years ago xanthan 15 comments 0 recs |

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Needs moar contact indication. We all know Pablo is hacky. I think everyone’s argument is that his contact on pitches out of the zone is better than average.

by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 10, 2009 8:00 AM PDT reply actions

Make the suggestion to Graham! I’m sure he could whip up some related plots.

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by xanthan on Mar 10, 2009 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions

I think you can draw that conclusion from that plot already- he mentions that Sandoval’s contact rate is 79.4% for those pitches out of the strike zone vs. Johnson’s 71%. That means that even though Sandoval’s effective strike zone (or “swing zone”) is huge, he’s still making contact on those balls at a greater rate than Johnson, who has a teeny “swing zone”. So, yeah- Sandoval is really really good at making contact on pitches outside of the strike zone.

by clevername on Mar 10, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, I read the 79% part. What I was looking for was a plot of those pitches in which he actually made contact; not just the pitches in which he swung the bat. Basically, an idea of where out of the strikezone he is more likely to make contact.

by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 10, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions

I will post a more concrete plot later tonight

In fact, I’m thinking about doing a full article on Pablo just because he’s so much of an outlier, which is awesome.

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by iamawesomer on Mar 10, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks!

by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 10, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Too tired tonight, sorry :(

But expect it to me made up for (and then some) tomorrow!

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by iamawesomer on Mar 10, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Jesus a couple of those balls he swung at were about two inches off the ground.

by Norm Median on Mar 10, 2009 10:42 AM PDT reply actions

I’m not too surprised. It’s not uncommon to see guys swing at breaking balls in the dirt.

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by raisingcain on Mar 10, 2009 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions

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by howtheyscored on Mar 10, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions

this is a lot more valuable than Russell Martin’s swing plot

by FluLikeSymptoms on Mar 10, 2009 1:05 PM PDT reply actions

Am I the only one who was expecting an article about a secret orgy?

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by Bhaakon on Mar 10, 2009 3:02 PM PDT reply actions

Does “hoping for” count?

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by howtheyscored on Mar 10, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions

The exuberant exclamation point in the title drew me in. Well played.

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by can of corn on Mar 10, 2009 3:46 PM PDT reply actions

Well at least on the outside and top of the strike zone he’s staying quite near the strike zone. He goes down on low pitches, but then again you can get some drives on golfing the ball. I’m guessing those ones really low and in are breaking pitches which he still managed to adapt his swing and make contact with.

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by WalrusMan on Mar 10, 2009 3:54 PM PDT reply actions