Kyle Bradish 2022 Deep Dive and A Game Plan for 2023

[btdart20]

55 minutes ago, nvpacchi said:

thanks! yeah I agree I went a little bullish saying he has #2 upside - certainly lofty! Having 2 above average breaking balls certainly helps set him apart, but getting that command in sync is huge for it to come true.

He's got options to attack LHP and RHP.  If he can get a bit more out of his changeup...  If only there was precedence on the staff teaching any one on the current roster a changeup...  Oh wait, Means and Grayson!  Not saying it's happening, just saying it's possible!

[btdart20]

1 hour ago, nvpacchi said:

 

How he tries to use the sinker and four seam in tandem may be the most interesting early season development for him.  As btdart pointed it out, it is a bit surprising he only threw one sinker to lefties.

This was his essentially his pitch mix priority in September:

vs. RHP - Slider, sinker, curve, 4-seam

vs. LHP - 4-seam, slider, curve, changeup

 

[PeteCanes]

Wow, thank you for the time you spent on this.  

[Il BuonO]

Very impressive OP. It’s refreshing to see OH still brings in people of this caliber. 
 

 

[Jim'sKid26]

This stuff is absolute gold! Thank you. Your work is stellar.

I don't like his change up very much. I think he throws it too hard and he doesn't miss many bats. 

 

[Tony-OH]

22 hours ago, btdart20 said:

This was his essentially his pitch mix priority in September:

vs. RHP - Slider, sinker, curve, 4-seam

vs. LHP - 4-seam, slider, curve, changeup

 

Here's his swings and misses on fastballs and sinkers in September. You can definitely see the two different movements from the cut to the arm side run on the sinker.

https://www.mlb.com/video/00u7jzgkdtP9kH55c356/reels/kyle-bradish-swing-and-miss-k-s-on-fb-and-sinkers-sept?partnerId=web_multimedia-search_video-share

 

[nvpacchi]

5 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

Here's his swings and misses on fastballs and sinkers in September. You can definitely see the two different movements from the cut to the arm side run on the sinker.

https://www.mlb.com/video/00u7jzgkdtP9kH55c356/reels/kyle-bradish-swing-and-miss-k-s-on-fb-and-sinkers-sept?partnerId=web_multimedia-search_video-share

 

that pitch he threw to Verdugo basically looked like a cutter, but I really liked those FBs he threw to Toronto in their red uniforms, as he kept them up in the zone - which will help his fastball if he can consistently locate it there.

[Yossarian]

Very nice analysis here. 

[NCRaven]

Does this mean he pitches better if the opponents are wearing red jersey's?