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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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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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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 […]

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The STUFF report – Volume 2, Issue 1

by Mike Sonne April 18, 2017

***Sunday morning, Mike wakes up, knowing he has a Stuff report to file on Monday. He’s frustrated by the Blue Jays play, but relieved that he at least has an elite pitching rotation to write about*** 7:38 am Aaron Sanchez to the 10-day DL with a blister. Matt Dermody recalled, will give bullpen second Lefty […]

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THE STUFFIES! Part Two: Top Team Stuff and the Not-so-Stuffies

by Mike Sonne October 14, 2016

Welcome back to the Stuffies! Now that we’ve covered the Rookies of the Year, let’s take a look at what teams brought the best Stuff on the season. Best Starting Rotation Chicago Cubs In third place, we saw the Chicago Cubs – a team with an overpowering starting rotation that destroyed their competition. They were […]

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The Stuffies! 2016 – Stuff Rookies of the Year

by Mike Sonne October 12, 2016

Ladies and gentlemen, put on your finest tuxedo and get “Golden Globe” drunk – it’s time for the culmination of a year’s worth of Stuff reports – The Stuffies! While the Stuffies currently have less cache than some of baseball’s more talked about awards – like the MVP, there’s no room for philosophizing about what […]

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The Final Regular Season Blue Jays “STUFF” Report

by Mike Sonne October 3, 2016

We did it!!! We’ve made it to the end of the season, and this is going to be the final regular season Stuff report. If you’ve read one, or you’ve read them all – thank you so much for making this such a fun experience. This Stuff report looks at the Jays pitchers over the […]

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The Blue Jays “Stuff” Report – Volume 10

by Mike Sonne August 29, 2016

The Blue Jays Stuff Report will be appearing in this space every two weeks. The metric was created by Dr. Mike Sonne, who has a PhD in biomechanics from McMaster University. For his work on pitcher fatigue, injury, and other baseball related research, please visit his website over at www.mikesonne.ca. We’re in the home stretch for […]

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