Here's the Only World Series Data that Matters

Let's preview the 2024 World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees through the lens of pitch usage. This simple concept tells you a lot about how both teams approach pitching.

But what happens when your preferred pitching strategy is something your opponent loves? In this video, we'll break down the Dodgers and Yankees strengths on the bump and how they connect to the bats they'll face, all with modern baseball analytics in mind.

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Huge Thanks to TruMedia for access to their software for the plots, data, and images within this video: https://www.trumedianetworks.com/base...

Much of this video was inspired by a tweet I saw from Mason Wood, you can find said tweet and follow him here: https://x.com/Mason25W/status/1848381...

Video and images: MLB, USA Today, Associated Press, MLB.tv

0:00 Pitch Usage Tendencies: Yankees vs Dodgers
1:02 Playoff Blip or Organization Trend?
1:46 Yankees Crush Four-Seamers
2:27 What Will the Dodgers Do?
3:51 Walker Buehler Preview
4:15 Yoshinobu Yamamoto Preview
4:36 The Issue With Optimizing
5:30 Yankees Pitchers vs Dodgers Hitters
6:08 Dodgers Crush Sinkers
7:25 Right-Right Changeup Resurgence?
7:53 Tommy Kahnle: Changeup God
9:09 Small Edges = Big Wins?