Explain the new “change of football” tone. Also: or do they bet the best athlete?
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First of all, some latest news: Jackson Merrill, 21 years old, agrees with the Padres on a a Extension of nine and $ 135 million, For Ken. More on this tomorrow.
As for today, even in San Diego, we have a moving story on a notorious club that loses a member. In addition: we finally have details on the “change of football”, there is a Meta-Maddux in Cincinnati and Ken begins a heated debate. They are Levi Weaver, here with Ken Rosenthal. Welcome to Windup!
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Baseball is the best: 2020 Club restricted by 1
This came a little late for yesterday’s winup, but it’s still worth it.
Last month we told you about it The story of Andy McCulloough On the players whose entire career in a great league consisted in playing in empty stadiums during the 2020 season granted.
That list is a shorter player now. The last time Kyle Hart launched in the majors was September 1, 2020, with the Red Sox. It did not go well: he gave up six races earned in two inning to inflate his era from 13.00 to 15.55. It turns out that he was fighting a little Persistent effects from Lyme disease At the moment.
On Monday, Hart, now 32 years old, took the mound for the Padres and dropped his career era of almost four points, allowing two earned in five inning. He also collected his first victory of the great League, while San Diego beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-2.
So what did Hart do in those four years?
- In 2021-2022, he launched the Triple and Doppie team to Di Boston. In 2023, he signed with the Phillies and – after being released – the Mariners, never leaving the minors with both organizations.
- But in 2024 he went to Korea and put things together. He won the equivalent of the League to the Cy Young Award, going 13-3 with an era 2.69. This attracted the interest of the Padres, who signed him in February.
How can you not love baseball? Dennis Lin has The whole story here.
More parents: San Diego and Arizona should play A Serie A Mexico City in 2026.
Ken’s notebook: Teammates weigh on Shohei Vs. Mookie
From My last column:
In a corner, standing 6 feet and 3 and weighs 210 pounds, there is Shohei Ohtani, a beating, pitcher and three times unanimous MVP.
In the other corner, 5 feet and 10 standing and weighs 175 pounds (When completely nourished), is Mookie Betts, Outfielder, Infielder and Mvp One Tantum.
Which Superstar Dodgers is the best athlete? Atletico He has asked numerous dodgers in recent weeks.
- “Oh friend,” said the Infielder/Outfielder Tommy Edman.
- “Oh God,” said Tyler Glasnow’s pitcher.
- “It’s difficult,” said the third base coach Dino Ebel.
The beauty of the question is that even if the baseball players, Ohtani and Betts are so different. Ohtani does not play Infield or Outfield. Betts does not launch.
The Ohtani is stronger, with a career percentage that slows down 50 more points and faster, with a sprint speed that ranked in the 70th percentile of last season, compared to Betts in the 31st percentile. (Surprisingly, the 220 pound catcher of the Yankees, Austin Wells and the first base/outfielder of San Diego Padas of San Diego Padas, were among the players who had the same average speed as Bettes’s sprint).)
As a launcher, Ohtani’s career strikes of career is 31.2 percent; Chris Sale led Major last season at 32.1 percent. Last season, although unable to launch during his recovery from the great surgery to the elbow, everything that Ohtani has done has become the first player in the history of Al/NL to hit 50 runs at home and steal 50 bases in one season.
The latter total was helped by the rules that the Major League Baseball introduced in 2022 to make it easier for players to steal the foundations. Even then, Betts reached 30-30 once-in 2018, his MVP season with the Boston Red Sox.
It does not matter. In our informal survey, Betts was the clear winner. Chris Taylor of Dodgers, Chris Taylor, called him “one of the greatest athletes with whom he ever played, if not the biggest”.
Explanors: What is a “calcium change”?
The Sninker, the Sunter, the Sleazeball on a fingers … Ok, I did the last one, but when is a new shot actually a new shot?
Such is the question about The “change of calcium”, a new type of gearbox that has spread quickly in the championship. I have heard of it since the beginning of spring and I wanted to write a section on it, but the truth is that – even after some research – I didn’t know enough to be confident that I did it well.
Fortunately for you and both: Eno Sarris works for Atletico. Him has an explainer Today it is much more instructive than anything I would have ever found. Here are some things I learned:
- We were invented (let’s think) by Shaun Anderson, a relief that he launched for seven teams in five seasons of the great alloy, plus a year in Korea (and is currently in the system of the minor league of angels).
- Many changes are the product of the pronation. Keep your hand, parallel to the floor, with the palm down. Now rotate inwards until the thumb is facing down and the palm is facing outwards. This is pronation! But for some launchers (including Anderson) their movement of the natural arm tends towards the supination (same move, but the other direction: Pinky moves downwards and the thumb moves upwards). This is the movement that makes the change of football work.
- The short and stupid way to explain what he does: above all he dives, a bit like a splitter, but with a different rotation axis. While the pitcher releases the ball, it increases it down – or the “kicks” – with the middle finger.
- From Anderson, he spread through the athletics of the tread – maybe you heard about it their work with Cole Ragans. Once a shot is in such a hub, it is a super-supradicator event.
The question now is: Statcast and the championship will define it as a single tone, how did they do with the Sweeper? Or will it be considered only another way in which the boys launch a change?
EAG: On “Tassi e barili”, Eno is flanked by Keenan Long of clubs from Longball to talk about the search process of the right club for a player, the different types of clubs and handles, the torpedo club and more.
Fantastic things: Eovaldi launches a Maddux … with a Maddux?
Monday evening, the Reds scored 14 points against the Ranger while Brady Singer rubbed Texas In his debut of Cincinnati.
Tuesday, Nathan Eovaldi was a man on a mission for the Rangers. He launched the first Shutout of the complete year of MLB, hitting eight and walking nobody, spreading four shots on the nine inning while the Rangers won 1-0.
Obviously a great evening for fans of the Rangers. But for all the others, there was still a small fun corner:
In the ninth inning, the 89th shot of Eovaldi’s night was hit in the right field by Jacob Hurtubise for a single advantage. On the next field, TJ Friedl put herself to the bunt elaborate, pulling the bat back at the last minute for Ball One. This gained a visit to Eovaldi from the launch coach of the Rangers Mike Maddux – both to discuss Bunt’s coverage, both to give the rescuers Chris Martin and Luke Jackson a little more time to warm up.
Maybe you see where it is going.
See, when a pitcher launches a complete game shutout in less than 100 shots, It’s called “Maddux”. He was coined by the Jason Lukehart baseball writer in 2012. Since 1988 (the first year for which we have accurate data of the Pitch count), Hall of Famer (and Mike’s brother) Greg Maddux holds the record for the maximum start, at 13 years old.
Nine shots later – n. 99 For the night – Eovaldi brought Elly de la Cruz to the ground at the first base. He was a Maddux, with a little help from a Maddux. Quite beautiful!
Handshakes and five highs
Sometimes you just need a new item. For Kodai Senga, the new assistant launch coach of Mets Desi Druschel It could be that voice.
More Siluro Mazza! It turns out that some players were using them last year – including Giancarlo Stanton and Francisco Lindor. But “Torpedomania” now hitAnd bats of bats are spending a wild week. (Note: my baseball team of sandlot and I have common funds in common and we purchased one. I report once you arrive. Then nobody will give a damn about it.)
Tyler Glasnow seemed dominant on Monday evening. Hop the adjustments it made In Offseason it will keep him healthy enough to do it in the post -station.
Evan Drellich was in sacrament for the open of the house of that strange A. he Guides us through experience.
We have more on the extension of Garrett’s crochet. Jen McCaffrey says it could only be the start of the team Blocking its nucleusWhile Steve Buckley says it is another signal in which Boston is committing Avoid other finishes in the last place.
With crochet signing extensions and Cal Raleigh, the expert Tim Britton resident watch What does it mean for the market.
I know that the collection is a business now. But it was very fun to read an article on baseball cards that He spread strong in nostalgia And the reasons to collect cards at old days.
On a personal note: Godspeed and good luck at Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times, which is Taking a four -month -old sabbatico. Divish is among the best in our field and we wish them well.
More clicked in our latest newsletter: Our first power rankings of this young season, with A encouraging sign for each team.
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