Sentence examples for pitchers based on from inspiring English sources
Expansion abruptly reversed the trend; today, the variance in quality of major league pitchers, based on E.R.A., is at an all-time high.
Before every series, Denbo will give a presentation on the opposing pitchers, based on the reports forwarded to him by the Yankees' advance scouts.
Moreover, according to xFIP (Expected Fielding Independent Pitching), a predictive metric that judges pitchers based on their strikeouts, walks and fly balls allowed per inning, the Rangers' staff is the A.L.'s fifth best.
Terry Francona, manager of the Cleveland Indians, threw away the old school mentality by using his relief pitchers based on need and not pre-defined roles.
No baseball team will fire a starting pitcher based on the results of a single game, or even a few of them.
Although he did accept less money, Lee can now call himself the highest-paid active pitcher, based on the $24 million average annual value of the guaranteed portion of his contract.
But the advent of statistics like FIP has made it fairly straightforward to analyse pitchers based only on the factors under their control.
Greg Maddux won 355 games as a starting pitcher based largely on his ability to vary the speed between his fastball and changeup by as little as five to six miles per hour, which was enough to throw hitters off balance.
Pitchers were ranked based on saves and holds as well as ERA+, a stat that indexes a pitchers earned run average against the league average, while accounting for the differences in ball parks that make some more "pitcher-friendly" than others.
Ratings and numbers have been assigned based on how pitchers and batters performed that season.
Among pitchers, Roger Clemens may be selected, based on his performance and on his stated intention to retire after the season.
