Snap Pitcher Judgments, 2025
Apr 16 2025
Some might say it's too early, but pitchers can change quickly, and this is the time to pounce.
By looking at per-pitch metrics, or what we like to call “sub-indicators”, like ball percentage (Ball%; league-average 36%) and swinging-strike rate (SwK%; league-average 11.5%), we can perhaps pick up on early signs of a breakout… or of looming disaster.
Last week's exercise used Quality of Batted Ball (QBaB) data to make some snap hitter judgments; we'll go back to that well with pitchers for 2025, asking ourselves the following question:
If this early performance is real, what might it look like over a full season?
***
More whiffs, more strikes
Pitchers with 15+ IP, the biggest jumps in swinging-strike rate (SwK%), and biggest dips in...
Almost!
You’re just a few clicks away from accessing this feature and hundreds more throughout the year that have a singular goal in mind: Winning your league. Subscribe to BaseballHQ.com here!
Already a subscriber? Sign in here
More From Speculator
Can we extract fantasy value from September auditions? Plus, a quick check on how team schedules shake out over the final month.
Aug 27 2025 3:06am
Aug 27 2025 3:06am
A mid-summer check on whose skills have improved or faded the most from the beginning of the season.
Aug 20 2025 3:06am
Aug 20 2025 3:06am
Continuing our look at what we've seen from this year's rookie class with revised, speculative outlooks going forward.
Aug 13 2025 3:09am
Aug 13 2025 3:09am
Our annual exercise checking in on the MLB returns from this year's rookie class, and speculating on revised outlooks going forward.
Jul 30 2025 3:09am
Jul 30 2025 3:09am
QBaB scores have been integrated into the site this year, so let's take them for a spin.
Jul 23 2025 3:07am
Jul 23 2025 3:07am
