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Author: Mike Sonne

Brett Cecil Workload

The Most Heavily Used Blue Jay Pitchers in the PITCHf/x Era

by Mike Sonne November 20, 2017

Workload isn’t as easily defined as the number of games, innings, or pitches a pitcher throws. It is an interaction of all of these things – and to summarize them all, I came up with the metric “Fatigue Units”. Well, I came up with the Metric… Jenn Smith came up with the name. In the […]

Tags: AJ Burnett, Fatigue Units, Roy Halladay, Workload | Leave a comment
stuffies-intro

The 2017 Stuffies! Volume 2 – The Best Stuff in Baseball

by Mike Sonne October 26, 2017

Welcome back to the Stuffies! It has been a thrilling ride through the first few rounds of the playoffs, but to really increase your appetite for the World Series, Nick and I are here to help you understand which pitchers in baseball had the best Stuff. Off the hop – a bit of a lesson […]

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stuffies-intro

The 2017 Stuffies! Volume 1 – Rookies of the Year, and Not So Stuffies

by Mike Sonne October 18, 2017

Good evening everyone! With the regular season complete and us all having a lot more stress free time on our hands this postseason, we’re proud to bring you the 2017 Stuffy awards! I’ll be your co-host, Mike Sonne. I’m proud to have alongside me, Canada’s second favourite bass playing baseball fan, Nick Dika! (Sorry, Geddy […]

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Roberto Osuna Stuff

Toronto Blue Jays Stuff Report – Volume 2, Issue 6

by Mike Sonne August 23, 2017

Even in the darkest days of the Toronto Blue Jays 2017 season, there will still be Stuff to discuss. Let’s look and see how this tire fire has played out in the world of advanced pitching metrics. Starting Pitchers The Starters who have managed to stick around for more than spot starts or one inning […]

Tags: Fatigue Units, Marcus Stroman, Osuna | Leave a comment
Ryan Tepera Fatigue

Mid Season Workloads – Fatigue Units for the Toronto Blue Jays

by Mike Sonne July 15, 2017

Half way through this season, there are many reasons to say FU. Some of them come from the Jays starters giving up another crooked number in the first inning. Some of them come from early season reliever giving up home runs to the stupid Orioles. Others come from the fact that our resident list making […]

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Marcus Stroman

The STUFF report – Vol. 2, Issue 5 – All Star Break Edition

by Mike Sonne July 12, 2017

Hey Sorry – I broke my own Stuff report – but it’s all fixed now and we’re ready to rock again. I think it might even be new, and improved. Let’s get to it. Starting Pitchers The usual suspects are all here; and the numbers don’t look a whole lot different than they did in […]

Tags: Marcus Stroman, Roberto Osuna, STUFF | Leave a comment
Joe Biagini Fatigue

There’s No Need to Worry About Joe Biagini’s Workload

by Mike Sonne June 16, 2017

Joe Biagini has moved from his role as bullpen stalwart to the Jays rotation and has filled Aaron Sanchez’s starting spot admirably. While the wins seem to be eluding him, Biagini is racking up the strikeouts, keeping the runs to a minimum, and looking every bit like a Major League starting pitcher. Of course, a […]

Tags: Fatigue Units, Joe Biagini, Workload | 2 Comments
Stuff is an interaction between velocity, pitch usage, pitch movement, and change of velocity. Previous articles on the development of the stuff equation have found that it is significantly correlated with both K/9, WAR, and xFIP/ERA. The benefit of using the Stuff metric, is you could theoretically look at a pitcher’s arsenal in a bullpen session, and with the use of radar guns and spin trackers, could calculate their stuff. This has implications for both scouting, and rehabilitation.

THE STUFF REPORT – VOL. 2, ISSUE 4

by Mike Sonne May 30, 2017

Thank you for tuning into the 2-4 Stuff report. It’s a week late for celebrating the real 2-4, but that doesn’t mean you can’t grab a 2-4 with your buds and enjoy some statistical bliss. And that doesn’t mean beer! There’s a great sale on Blue Label sparking water at Fortino’s right now. Have you […]

Tags: Aaron Loup, Marcus Stroman, Roberto Osuna, STUFF | Leave a comment
Stuff

The STUFF report – Vol. 2, Issue 3

by Mike Sonne May 18, 2017

Things are looking up – arms have stopped flying off pitcher’s bodies and some wins have started coming around (until this series). But – what about the Stuff? We always want to know about the Stuff. Starting Pitchers   Now, the STUFF report gets a bit messy here – because Joe Biagini has become a […]

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Stuff

The STUFF report – Volume 2, Issue 2

by Mike Sonne May 2, 2017

EVERYTHING IS STILL AWFUL, BUT WE’RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER. DO YOU HEAR ME??! TOGETHER! Hey, it’s issue 2 of the Stuff report! The Stuff report examines changes in the Blue Jays pitching staff to look at changes in performance, risk of injury, or for the deeper meaning of life and a cold […]

Tags: Marcus Stroman, Roberto Osuna, STUFF | Leave a comment

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