Very early command sub-indicator changes, 2024

It's still risky to put significant stock into early-season skills, especially aggregate measures like strikeouts and walks. But looking into the components that drive them can be a helpful early-season exercise, since they represent larger sample sizes.

These starting pitchers have increased their swinging strike rates the most from 2023 to 2024 (min 20 IP each season):

   2023 2024Δ
NameLgTmSwK%FpK%Ball%SwK%FpK%Ball%SwK%FpK%Ball%
Ryan FeltnerNLCOL8.3%65%37%13.3%66%33%5.0%1%-3%
Jack FlahertyALDET10.8%59%39%15.0%63%34%4.2%4%-5%
Jordan WicksNLCHC10.0%54%38%13.9%63%36%3.9%9%-2%
Nathan EovaldiALTEX11.5%60%37%15.1%61%35%3.6%1%-2%
Ranger SuárezNLPHI9.4%62%37%11.9%61%34%2.5%-1%-3%
Graham AshcraftNLCIN9.6%60%35%12.0%59%35%2.4%-1%0%
Jake IrvinNLWAS

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