Offseason Speculation Season
Jan 9 2023
One of the common refrains you hear from analysts in the aftermath of free agent deals for starting pitchers in 2022 is that “Team X sees upside in Pitcher Y and they will likely tweak his arsenal to get more out of him.” Given what we do in the Arsenal Report, this seems like a perfect opportunity to break down a few of the pitchers that received large free agent deals and analyze what their current arsenals look like as well as what their new teams could potentially be trying to modify. The format of this article is a little bit different than the typical in-season Arsenal Reports, as we will go through each pitch for the pitchers we are breaking down, look at an overview of how the respective new teams have approached pitching in...
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