Common MISTAKES pitchers are making in the playoffs
The Mayday Catch Up - Oct. 10, 2025
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After the first week of postseason baseball, some common mistakes pitchers are making have become more and more obvious. Let’s talk about it... (20 mins)
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Did the pitcher make or a mistake or get outplayed?
The following is every home run hit in the first two days of the Division Series. The heat map shows each hitters xWOBA on all pitches seen from the same handedness of the pitcher.
I took a look at every home run from the first two days of the Division Series to see if the pitcher made a mistake or was just outplayed.
STAT OF THE WEEK - Run Value
Every pitch is assigned a run value based on its outcome (ball, strike, home run, etc.). The sum of all of a player’s contributions across a season, or multiple seasons, measures his overall batting or pitching run value. A positive value represents runs created for hitters, and runs prevented for pitchers. (via Baseball Savant)
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