The Myth of Individualized Pitching | 2024 Player Development Recap

By looking at aggregated MiLB data, we can learn about what organizations prefer to do in pitching development. Let's dive into 2024's numbers and learn as much as we can about how different organizations operate, what they prefer, and why.

Within this video, we'll touch on the Dodgers' preference for velocity, the Rays' insane success, the Guardians' low velo + high fastball usage, the Red Sox's anti-fastball approach, the Mariners' desire for low-slot, and a ton more.

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0:00 Org Fingerprints Matter
0:28 Nuts & Bolts
1:11 Orgs with Top Fastball Velo
1:40 Dodgers: Velo Kings
2:29 Royals & Cardinals Emerging
3:14 Orgs with Lowest Fastball Velo
4:08 Contrast: Mariners vs Guardians
4:58 Orgs with Best Walk Rates
5:28 Rays Praise
5:49 Orgs with Worst Walk Rates
6:58 “Venture Capital” Player Dev Approach
8:06 Orgs with Best Strikeout Rates
8:29 Rangers and Orioles Are Interesting
9:02 Orgs with Worst Strikeout Rates
9:48 Any Hope for Athletics, Nationals?
10:27 Orgs with Worst Expected Damage
10:47 Angels Down Bad
11:48 Orgs with Best Expected Damage
12:26 Twins are Sneaky Sharp
13:20 Braves Love Splitters
14:07 Dodgers, Rays Throw Hardest Sliders
15:04 The Top Pitch Dev Organizations
16:48 These 3 Teams Hate Fastballs
17:09 Red Sox Dramatic Change
18:10 The 4 Individualized Orgs?
19:28 Future Projects
20:19 What Do You Think?