ugh Pablo

Wow, Pablo.

I want to see a Red Sox one… or maybe I don’t.

One problem with these is that the assumption is that the strike zone is always equal in every game…which of course, it’s not. So I am okay with the red dots close to the box. But in cases like Pablo and Rowand, the swings at pitches way outside the approximate zone are obvious problems.

Also, I’d like to see something to say whether this is the strike zone from the catcher’s perspective or the pitcher’s, so I know what’s inside/outside. I mean, explicitly. I’m guess, due to Rowand’s one that it’s from the catcher’s perspective.

On the other hand, I like Nate’s box. He’s not swinging way outside of the zone, especially way low or inside like he had problems with. The high pitches seem to still be a bit of a problem.

Almost all of Rowand’s swings out of the zone are down and away.

So the red is the hot zone?

They need to somehow get Nate’s back foot on to his swing chart. Its location is a very telling indicator on whether or not he’ll swing.

why would anybody throw a pitch in the strike zone to Pablo? Now I see why he usually pops out on the 4th pitch, after missing or fouling off a few lousy ones. His strength has become a weakness. Time to find a different strength.