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Assuming situational pitch prediction being one of the biggest batter advantages, one wonders how well a pitcher would perform if they threw a truly random prog
by mef 10y ago
Assuming situational pitch prediction being one of the biggest batter advantages, one wonders how well a pitcher would perform if they threw a truly random progression of pitches.
- dmoy 10y agoWould be funny if they tried that - give the catcher some form of RNG, don't let the pitcher disagree with catcher's first signal. Probably hard to test properly though, since pitchers would be used to not doing it that way for so long.
- jnordwick 10y agoThe problem is some batters are much better at certain locations and some pitchers are much better at certain pitches and locations. The batter could probably lay off until he gets what he's looking for. But you might be able to get a club like the A's to try it in spring ball or something for a few games a year and gather some stats on it.
- mef 10y agoAn analysis of pitch sequencing suggests pairs of pitches perform particularly well http://www.hardballtimes.com/pitch-sequencing/ http://www.hardballtimes.com/pitch-sequencing/