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	<title>Comments on: Why Marcus Stroman is Primed to Take a Big Step Forward in 2017</title>
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		<title>By: Joshua Howsam</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Howsam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2016 20:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The QoP info is interesting, but my point here is that it&#039;s the difference in movement with combined usage that matters, not the quality of any one individual pitch. Basically, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It&#039;s an idea that is more related to the &quot;Stuff&quot; metric that Mike Sonne created (and which you can find on this site), but focused on a specific subset as opposed to the arsenal as a whole.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The QoP info is interesting, but my point here is that it&#8217;s the difference in movement with combined usage that matters, not the quality of any one individual pitch. Basically, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It&#8217;s an idea that is more related to the &#8220;Stuff&#8221; metric that Mike Sonne created (and which you can find on this site), but focused on a specific subset as opposed to the arsenal as a whole.</p>
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		<title>By: Wayne</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wayne]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2016 18:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joshua. Here is the pitch quality history for Stroman:

All pitches
2016 4.43 QOPA 
2015 4.40 QOPA 
2014 4.31 QOPA 

Cut Fastball 
2016 4.18 QOPA 
2015 3.96 QOPA 
2014 4.18 QOPA 

Four Seam
2016 4.01 QOPA 
2015 3.77 QOPA 
2014 4.13 QOPA 

Two Seam
2016 4.95 QOPA 
2015 4.92 QOPA 
2014 4.77 QOPA 

Two Seam fastball is the highest quality pitch for Marcus Stroman

Wayne]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Joshua. Here is the pitch quality history for Stroman:</p>
<p>All pitches<br />
2016 4.43 QOPA<br />
2015 4.40 QOPA<br />
2014 4.31 QOPA </p>
<p>Cut Fastball<br />
2016 4.18 QOPA<br />
2015 3.96 QOPA<br />
2014 4.18 QOPA </p>
<p>Four Seam<br />
2016 4.01 QOPA<br />
2015 3.77 QOPA<br />
2014 4.13 QOPA </p>
<p>Two Seam<br />
2016 4.95 QOPA<br />
2015 4.92 QOPA<br />
2014 4.77 QOPA </p>
<p>Two Seam fastball is the highest quality pitch for Marcus Stroman</p>
<p>Wayne</p>
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		<title>By: Joshua Howsam</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Howsam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 15:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fourseamer alone still is somewhat abnormal (it has less &quot;rise&quot; than many pitchers), which would lead to a few extra grounders, but its lack of run would probably allow for more hitters to square it up in a vacuum. That&#039;s why I think it&#039;s important that he uses all three fastballs liberally, as opposed to just relying on one.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The fourseamer alone still is somewhat abnormal (it has less &#8220;rise&#8221; than many pitchers), which would lead to a few extra grounders, but its lack of run would probably allow for more hitters to square it up in a vacuum. That&#8217;s why I think it&#8217;s important that he uses all three fastballs liberally, as opposed to just relying on one.</p>
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		<title>By: Walker Wentworth</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Walker Wentworth]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 13:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does his 4 seam have the same disguise that Happens does though?  or is it weaker on its own that they would not want to over expose it?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Does his 4 seam have the same disguise that Happens does though?  or is it weaker on its own that they would not want to over expose it?</p>
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		<title>By: Joshua Howsam</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Howsam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2016 17:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah, he does miss down and in a lot with the cutter, but that seems to be a heavy function of the sink on the pitch, which makes it act less like a traditional cut fastball. Agreed 100% on the fourseam up.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah, he does miss down and in a lot with the cutter, but that seems to be a heavy function of the sink on the pitch, which makes it act less like a traditional cut fastball. Agreed 100% on the fourseam up.</p>
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		<title>By: Aaron Noel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Noel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great article. I wonder if we will see Marcus pitch more up in the zone with the Fourseamer. Also, the Cutter has to be more refined and find the zone more often in regards too left handed hitters.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great article. I wonder if we will see Marcus pitch more up in the zone with the Fourseamer. Also, the Cutter has to be more refined and find the zone more often in regards too left handed hitters.</p>
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